Posted by Larry Hoover on February 22, 2007, at 5:46:50
In reply to Re: Kath,Phillipa,Quintal » Jo U.K, posted by Kath on February 21, 2007, at 19:47:58
> I couldn't get it to work. I freaked out because when you clicked on Browse, all the titles of my files in my file folder showed.
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> Even if I go in now, I can't 'see' any photos. And now I'm afraid to try to set up photos because of what happened!!I think you misunderstand how the process works. Nobody can see anything on your computer. There has been no compromise of your privacy.
The website you were visiting sent an image of the download page to your computer. Within the page, there was a small piece of code that made it easier for you to do a search of your own directories, to find the pictures you might want to consider for uploading to the site. This browse feature all happens within your own computer environment. Nobody could see this unless they were looking over your shoulder.
The browse function allows you to specify the pathname for the picture file without having to type it in. This makes the risk of typing mistakes zero. Computers are too literal to figure out what you thought you meant, so the only way it's going to know which picture file you really meant is from the path definition. The receiving computer (i.e. the website where the picture file will end up) only ever sees the filename, such as kath_snake.jpg. Not the C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Pictures\blah blah blah..... part.
It's a secure procedure. Nothing to worry about, unless the picture files are named in such a way as to give out too much information. You can always rename the file before uploading it, if there's any concern at all.
Lar
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