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PpEY4fu85hkQpn
113 days ago
I believe that is to prevent hotlinking, which isn't the purpose of the service.
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extraduder_ire
111 days ago
That would make finding the URL to hotlink harder, but wouldn't prevent it.
Typically, sites check that the referer header is from one of their sites to prevent hotlinking.
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Typically, sites check that the referer header is from one of their sites to prevent hotlinking.