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The Help Desk => Suggestions and Feedback => Topic started by: thundley4 on May 19, 2014, 12:10:26 PM

Title: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: thundley4 on May 19, 2014, 12:10:26 PM: Is it better for this site for us to post pictures using the attachment feature or to use a file hosting site like Photobucket, in terms of bandwidth? does it matter?
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: marv on May 19, 2014, 12:23:54 PM: Some file hosting sites, like Photobucket, are verrrrryyyyy slow to load. I use the space on my ISP (10mb) for graphics. 'Course I have to monitor how much I use.
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: Chris_ on May 19, 2014, 12:40:14 PM: Using attachments consumes our bandwidth. Off-site hosting (Photobucket) is generally better.
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: thundley4 on May 19, 2014, 12:41:51 PM: Quote from: Chris_ on May 19, 2014, 12:40:14 PM
Using attachments consumes our bandwidth. Off-site hosting (Photobucket) is generally better.

What about hotlinking a picture to a site that allows it?
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: Chris_ on May 19, 2014, 12:54:53 PM: Quote from: thundley4 on May 19, 2014, 12:41:51 PM
What about hotlinking a picture to a site that allows it?
Only if they allow it. It's no different to the site than using Photobucket.
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: thundley4 on May 19, 2014, 12:59:13 PM: Quote from: Chris_ on May 19, 2014, 12:54:53 PM
Only if they allow it. It's no different to the site than using Photobucket.

Okay, thanks. I'll try and minimize using attachments.
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: Chris_ on May 19, 2014, 01:00:13 PM: The only benefit I can think of in using attachments is that they aren't visible to guests.
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: marv on May 19, 2014, 01:00:44 PM: I hotlink whenever possible. If not, I download to my PC and upload to my allocated space on my ISP, and link from there.
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: Chris_ on May 19, 2014, 01:04:02 PM: I don't like hotlinking. You're using someone else's bandwidth and have no control over the image if it gets moved or changed.
Title: Re: Minor question about attachments and file hosting sites.
Post by: ChuckJ on May 19, 2014, 05:50:35 PM: Quote from: Chris_ on May 19, 2014, 01:04:02 PM
I don't like hotlinking. You're using someone else's bandwidth and have no control over the image if it gets moved or changed.

If I remember correctly that bit the DUmmies in the ass one time back in the old CU days.