From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    bit-naughty@hotmail.com wrote:   
      
   > If someone on a forum wants to post a picture in his/her post, and that   
   > picture is on, say, Flickr, then they post a  flickr.com/blah blah/pic.jpg> in their post right? (well, they post   
   > different, but that's what the forum software changes it to....?)   
   > But does Flickr KNOW that it's a post on Mr. Forum that's requesting that   
   > picture? I don't know for sure if this is what is called "leeching" or not   
   > (sounds more like MP3 stuff to me!), but - what's there in the HTTP protocol   
   > to tell Flickr that it's Mr. Forum that's requesting the pic? Is it the   
   > Referer header? WHY IS THIS NECESSARY? I DON'T _WANT_ FLICKR TO KNOW!   
      
   Yes, it's the Referer header.   
      
   I don't think Private Browsing mode disables this in most browsers. But   
   there are extensions available for them that do.   
      
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   Barry Margolin   
   Arlington, MA   
      
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