Replacement variable to external image?
 

Does anyone know the proper code to link to an external image through replacement variable?

Thank you for your time!

The images you are trying to replace probably account for such a minute amount of your bandwidth. Once a user browses to a page, the images get cached and don't get served up to the user again. If you are worried about bandwidth, I suggest you look at other bigger ticket items than little rank images and icons.

Do you know the proper HTML to use to link to an external image in the replacement variable field?

sample:ht tp://img122.imageshack.us/img122/2662/yourimage.png

host the image and insert url into the variable

Using the direct URL doesn't work.

I don't think either Imageshack or Photobucket allow hotlinking. You'll have to find someplace else to host the images.

It has nothing to do with ImageShack or Photobucket.

Photobucket allows hotlinking. I use it all the time for images when I post to various forums.

Your right Dismas.

I could have sworn at least one of them didn't allow hotlinking. Oh well, anyway.... why don't you post what you were using as the replacement variable and tell us what the result was and then perhaps we can help you fix it.