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[challenge entry] has this been done yet?


elton john major

From the The ungodly love child of X and Y challenge. See all 304 entries (closed)

(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:15, archived)
# yep
8 minutes ago ;)
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:16, archived)
# Yes.
you posted it a couple of minutes ago. ;)

Does your host allow remote linking to images?

*Edit*Oh, you fixed it.
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:18, archived)
# Yes.
You've posted a blank message before :)
Try this:
clicky
Will it work?
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:18, archived)
# twunt
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:19, archived)
# wahey!!
very apt!
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:22, archived)
# Why not check the current enteries before hand?
.
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:21, archived)
# your host doesn't allow hotlinking....
so it won't work
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:24, archived)
# Error message - you need a different host, mate
A Hotlinking Error Has Occured!

We have detected a hotlinking error. Hotlinking is when you link to images or NON html files on dreamstation.com from another host. Hotlinking is not allowed for our FREE Accounts. Hotlinking is allowed for our paid accounts. Your account can be upgraded in the user section when you have logged in.
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:25, archived)
# Strange
I could see it here after cutting and pasting the address in the browser.
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:28, archived)
# yes
you discovered how they detect hotlink. In the HTTP header, there is a REFERER field, which contains the site that the user came from, or, in the case of b3ta, that the image is being linked from. If you just bung the address in the browser, it'll work fine as there is no referer.

Have I spelt referer right?

[edit] does that sound too preachy/patronising. sorry if it does. I'm not very good at choosing the appropriate tone.
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:32, archived)
# appropriate tone checker
- is there such a beast? And if not there bloody should be.

Not angry, but waving
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:39, archived)
# I did say sorry
christ, it's like posting to b3ta in nazi germany
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:58, archived)
# I could see it on B3ta after
going to the image location. Must be cacheing or something.
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 13:02, archived)
# Testing...


[edit] Cool! it works!! Try renaming your image to "blah.html", then link to that... That might get round their filter stuff :-)
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:34, archived)
# you very clever
me never thought of that.
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:37, archived)
# *bow*

=)
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 12:39, archived)
# it looks like my solution
i used the tag .txt instead of .html :(
(, Tue 3 Sep 2002, 13:22, archived)