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uploading pics through speedguide

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2001 10:10 pm
by RoundEye
Now that many sites such as geocities, won't allow outside linking for pics. How hard would it be for speedguide to enable uploading pics from this site? Would it consume too much bandwidth?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2001 2:50 am
by glc1
Originally posted by John:
I am sure there are other places you could put them up?
virtualave.net
that's what I use

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2001 9:36 am
by messiah
I uploaded an mp3 to geocities, and the link redirected me to a PIRACYnotification on
us.share.geocities.com

This was an mp3 I created.


whats happening to the internet??!?!

:)

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2001 11:01 pm
by RoundEye
John, If I uploaded the pic to speedguide, wouldn't it be on the server after that?
After the pic is on the speedguide server how does it consume bandwidth?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2001 12:22 am
by RoundEye
So is that why geocities stopped outside links?

When we post a pic it actually downloads from the geocities server to my computer, and not from speedguide's server?

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2001 1:47 am
by Prey521
Originally posted by RoundEye:
When we post a pic it actually downloads from the geocities server to my computer, and not from speedguide's server?
Yeah, but remember, when you clear your cache, it has to be re-downloaded from the SG server.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2001 3:05 am
by Brent
yes, when you go to any webserver and your browser requests that image it's downloading from the server onto your computer, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see it

yes it would be hosted on our server, but when your computer or anyways 'sees' the image it's downloding it off the server so you can see it

it would eat up our bandwith and money like mad! i assume that's why geocities is doing away with it, it's because ad banners have gone to crap and there is NO money to support the servers and bandwith anymore! same thing would happen to us, bandwith would go through the roof and our bill would go up and we wouldn't be able to pay for the bandwith meaning we'd have to shut down...

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2001 11:57 pm
by ssjDoh
Originally posted by glc1:
Originally posted by John:
I am sure there are other places you could put them up?
virtualave.net
that's what I use
Damn, want a credic card number that I don't have :(