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Ruben J.
09-22-2001, 10:00 PM
Hi,

I want my users to be able to have avatars, but in an effort to save on datatraffic I want them to be able to remote link them so they dont have to up them to my server.

Thanks in advance.
Dalius
09-22-2001, 10:17 PM
It's already build in
lol
Ruben J.
09-22-2001, 10:25 PM
Why cant I find it then?
Karas
09-23-2001, 03:28 AM
Dalius, I dont see it either. At first I was thinking in terms of smileys...they can be remote linked. However in reference to avatars, either the user has permission to upload, or they dont. There is no "url linking" so to speak...

Note though...data traffic actually I feel will *increase* if this is possible, as the board is now going out to fetch the image. Depending on the size of the avatar, availabilty etc...could cause slight, but possible performance slowdown.
Admin
09-23-2001, 09:08 AM
Dalius, you can upload from a different place, but the avatar will still be uploaded to your server.
Scott MacVicar
09-23-2001, 09:14 AM
Enable custom avatars for hthe forum and then get the users to look in Options under the UserCP.
Ruben J.
09-23-2001, 11:04 AM
Originally posted by PPN
Enable custom avatars for hthe forum and then get the users to look in Options under the UserCP.

Plz give me advice I actually need...
Scott MacVicar
09-23-2001, 12:41 PM
Once you have enabled custom avatars, users will be able to place a URL within the options to the avatar.
Admin
09-23-2001, 12:44 PM
But he wants to LINK the avatars, not having them uploaded to his own server.
Scott MacVicar
09-23-2001, 01:14 PM
o ok :P

I will look into it now, it should be possible without too much work.
Ruben J.
09-27-2001, 05:09 PM
I'm a webdesigner, so I know a little bit about PHP programming and stuff, just not enough... Everybody has his/her own specialty.

Anybody out there who can help me with this? :)
Admin
09-27-2001, 05:10 PM
<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28163" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...threadid=28163</a>
Christine
02-14-2002, 02:02 AM
Hi Chen!

I couldn't get this link to work. Is this a fix that will allow remote linking avatars and block them from being uploaded to the server?

(I am still on 2.0.3, BTW.)

Thanks!
Steve Machol
02-14-2002, 02:18 AM
Christine,

Change the 'com' to 'org':

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28163
Christine
03-08-2002, 02:20 PM
Thanks! Will give this a try today.

:pleased: