Re: decreased caching efficiency?

[Christian Kuhtz <ck () arch bellsouth net>]

> I do indeed use the revenue to pay for bandwidth but the pictures, by and large
> (its a work in progress) have been tuned for file size; still takes time to decompress but hey,
> what can I do. Also the projected load vs. the bandwidth is such that I have a LOT more room left.  The users get a 
> reasaonbly large bitmap in a reasonably small file. ImageMagick is nifty set of programs.  The problem I have is 
> pirates who collect images and use them for other purposes.
> the pictures...well, I actually don't want them hanging around on the user's disk once the browser is no longer on 
> the page.
> I haven't figured out how to make that happen other than expiration of 1 minute or something.

Dana,

isn't there a HUGE difference between piracy and transient storage?  Intent
is one.
 
> You do point out that while I pay fixed cost for bandwidth (my server is behind a DSL circuit) others might use the 
> technology to host where they pay for usage as it occurs. An quandary.

A quandry to which whoever pays can respond accordingly.  Anything from
optimizing delivery of your site to cutting it off completely.  Sure, that's
an extreme, but don't you agree?

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Christian Kuhtz                                     Architecture, BellSouth.net
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