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Originally Posted by R_Fredrick_Smith
Yes, I've used one or more of these techniques for many years. I'm sure you already know that the last line you use costs you 7k of bandwidth each time an attempt is made to display one of the hotlinked images.
But for others, if you do have a substitute image, the bandwidth to display it comes from your bandwidth. So keep the graphic as small as possible in file size.
If using a Gif as in this example, then reduce the colors. For example the brain bucket graphic can be reduced by 3K just by changing the Gif setting to 4 colors.
Cheers,
rfs
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Thanks for the heads up. However, anything less than the size I have it right now gives me undesirable results.
Just so everyone else knows, you can make your .htaccess file prevent certain sites from hotlinking your images, however, I prefer to allow certain sites instead. The example I have works wonders for me. It prevents lots of bandwidth theft and what bandwidth I do use in the replacement image is worth it when someone types in my URL into their browser.
Mike