Timeline for Why not use IP address for images?
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| Apr 2, 2014 at 1:02 | answer | added | Journeyman GeekMod | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 19:59 | comment | added | Bob | See this MSO post for some more information on this decision. You're welcome to raise the issue of allowing image links like this, but since there's an easy and better way, I doubt any action will be taken. | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 19:15 | comment | added | allquixotic | IMHO the site should only ever accept embedded images from i.stack.imgur.com, the official image host of SE that permanently keeps all images linked to by SE content. It's a potential security issue (CSRF/XSS/HPP, for instance) to allow someone to make anyone who visits a question on SE to perform an arbitrary HTTP request anywhere on the internet. Not all HTTP GET requests are idempotent and harmless, and not all web apps are secure by design. | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 19:14 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod |
I'm not sure enough about this to post a proper answer, but it's much easier for a reference to an IP address to break rather than to a domain. Doesn't even require a service to disappear, just a minor infrastructure change. Sure, links to images hosted on domains might break as well, but it strikes a balance between requiring i.stack.imgur and letting anyone link anywhere. Plus, users might link to files on their local network, not understanding the limited access, and use of IP addresses is much more likely there.
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| Apr 1, 2014 at 19:03 | comment | added | Thomas Weller | @Bob: ok, uploading works (see my updated question above). I think I'll use this approach from now on. But anyway, the question remains. Using a domain name is allowed, but it could also be broken if I unregister the domain. | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 19:01 | history | edited | Thomas Weller | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Add screenshot
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| Apr 1, 2014 at 18:54 | comment | added | Raystafarian | No that's a link. I meant upload like @Bob said. | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 18:54 | comment | added | Thomas Weller |
@Raystafarian: I am trying to embed using  syntax
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| Apr 1, 2014 at 18:48 | comment | added | Bob | Ideally, you should be using SU's image upload functionality. That way, you won't break the post when the images get removed from your own server. | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 18:48 | comment | added | Raystafarian | Why not embed the picture in the question? | |
| Apr 1, 2014 at 18:45 | history | asked | Thomas Weller | CC BY-SA 3.0 |