RE: [PHP] How to prevent people from downloading images

From: Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 14:38:51 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] How to prevent people from downloading images
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On Wed, 04 Jul 2001, ..s.c.o.t.t.. wrote: > there are two answers to this: > > 1) it cannot be done. as long as that image is on the person's > computer screen, it is physically impossible to prevent that > person from saving the image and using it. > (a simple tap of the "print screen" will take a screenshot > on windows machines, as someone else mentioned) Agreed, but how about only showing a very small image. Large enough for them to know what it is, but not large enough that saving it would do them much good. -- John Meyer john_meyer@geocities.com Programmer Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither -- Ben Franklin

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