Direct Link to Attachments

[tfw2005]

Is there any hack, or can one be done, that when a person uploads the attachment via the normal upload system, the link in the corresponding post, shows up as a direct link to the file, not a php string driven url?

Like, you upload, and then it shows http://yoursite.com/attachments/file.jpg etc etc?

I am trying to reduce overall stress on my server by removing unnecessary database calls. I know I will lose tracking stats related to attachments, but, I really do not care about that at the moment.

I think if this system is in place, placing an anti-remote file linking setting will also work.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: In relation to images, I would like the thumbnail system to stay in affect, so in theory the hack would produce

<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/attachments/file.jpg"><img src="http://www.yoursites.com/attachments/filethumb.jpg"></a>