Thanks for the explanation *very grateful* cause I'm still really new to all of this, I'm not quite sure what some of the words mean, so I've decided to seek your help again :) ... but I think that on the whole I've kind of got it... let me check.
People who take your icons are usually not allowed to hotlink because if they do so, they can use up some of your bandwidth (which you have a set capacity of? What is bandwidth exactly?) which isn't a good thing, especially as they don't actually know who it is that's using up their bandwidth.
If you use Photoshop to upload photos, can people still hotlink and will that affect bandwidth for Photoshop?
Is saving an icon to your computer from another person's webpage counted as hotlinking?
Damn, I sound so ignorant lol *shakes head ruefully* thanks so much for helping out, and you're right, it's a bit hard to ask sometimes as some people get annoyed when you ask if you don't understand or know anything =P it's kind of awkward and embarassing sometimes... would you mind if I came to you to ask advice or help on stuff in the future? If you get annoyed of it you can always feel free to tell me - i won't mind :)
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Re: icon-y appreciation
Date: 2006-06-01 05:21 am (UTC)Thanks for the explanation *very grateful* cause I'm still really new to all of this, I'm not quite sure what some of the words mean, so I've decided to seek your help again :) ... but I think that on the whole I've kind of got it... let me check.
People who take your icons are usually not allowed to hotlink because if they do so, they can use up some of your bandwidth (which you have a set capacity of? What is bandwidth exactly?) which isn't a good thing, especially as they don't actually know who it is that's using up their bandwidth.
If you use Photoshop to upload photos, can people still hotlink and will that affect bandwidth for Photoshop?
Is saving an icon to your computer from another person's webpage counted as hotlinking?
Damn, I sound so ignorant lol *shakes head ruefully* thanks so much for helping out, and you're right, it's a bit hard to ask sometimes as some people get annoyed when you ask if you don't understand or know anything =P it's kind of awkward and embarassing sometimes... would you mind if I came to you to ask advice or help on stuff in the future? If you get annoyed of it you can always feel free to tell me - i won't mind :)
Anyway, thanks a bunch, I appreciate it a lot!