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This would be a unique way to make downloading images harder.
by chrischen 10y ago
This would be a unique way to make downloading images harder.
- MikeTV 10y agoJust what I was thinking. It doesn't actually prevent the user from downloading the image, just makes them think that they failed to download the image (since it saves with a .htm extension). The HTML file could be one that admonishes the user for attempting to scrape the file, all the while the file they wanted is sitting right there. A modern day Purloined Letter.
- goda90 10y agoI just right clicked on the image and saved it in Firefox and it gave me a .jpg. I was still able to change it into a working .html file by renaming it. I imagine some systems for downloading would get it messed up, but Firefox at least treats it as a JPEG when you're interacting with the image tag.