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Jan 31st, 2012 at 02:32 PM

Steve Thomas
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Hi Guys....
A strange image has appeared on webpage. I don't think related to VSD ??
Do you see what I see... it's orange.
Jan 31st, 2012 at 02:56 PM

Phil
Senior Advisor
2,171 posts

Steve - First glance, it looks as though you had linked to an image on another site (vs dl'g it and putting it in your site via VSD), and that site has either taken the image down, or has found out that you were linking to it and wants you to stop (?)... If you look at that image's info, you will notice in the link "/image_redirect/"... Living the dream, stocking the cream :D
Jan 31st, 2012 at 03:11 PM

Eric Rohloff (Rolly)
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Remove this code from an html box.
<!--//TopListed Link Code Begins//-->

<a href="http://siamesecats.toplisted.net/index_29964.html" target="win_siamesecats.toplisted.net">Check out..<br> <img src="http://siamesecats.toplisted.net/image_29964_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Check out the Top 50 Siamese Cat sites!"> <br>..these Siamese Cat sites!</a>

<!--//TopListed Link Code Ends//-->
I can't hear what I'm looking at when it's so easy to overlook something I'm not looking for.
Here's my S-Drive site with
examples of what can be accomplished in VSD.
http://progrower.coffeecup.com/
Here's my CoffeeCup SCCP Shop with examples of what can be done.
http://progrower.coffeecup.com/shop/
Jan 31st, 2012 at 03:50 PM

Inger Eik
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Steve, if you haven't placed the code that Eric said should be removed yourself, my hunch is that your site has been hacked. I'd change the password to the server immediately! If it has been placed there by the people running the server, quit and get hosting somewhere else. Ha en riktig god dag!
Inger, Norway
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Jan 31st, 2012 at 04:38 PM

Steve Thomas
Registered User
100 posts

Gone now... Have taken out the html box code. There was a link to another website/image. I think it is that site that has been altered/taken over/hacked.
Jan 31st, 2012 at 08:22 PM

Jo Ann
Senior Advisor
7,525 posts

Just for future reference, you should never link to images or files on other people's websites unless you have their permission to do so. It uses their bandwidth every time someone loads your site if you're linking to images at their site and of course their bandwidth if you're linking to files.

Your site pages will also load much faster if the images are located on your own server rather than someone else's as you can then use relative links instead of full links which is less work for the browsers to sort through to get to the images.

Just an FYI :) Jo Ann

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Due to spammers the below sites are not viewable outside the US, sorry guys :(
http://proudayou.com - My sons website for his music business
http://rockinwithmainstreet.com - My brother's band website
Jan 31st, 2012 at 08:43 PM

paintbrush
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1,779 posts

And... sometimes web developers will purposely change the image file you've linked to (usually to something disgusting or pornographic) so you won't "hot-link" to their images. :o I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. (Douglas Adams)
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