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@Ostrich McAwesome Help me understand this. You get the IP because someone loads an image you're hosting? Or are you somehow getting the IP when someone loads an image hosted elsewhere?

Also, my understanding is that the images are loading automatically in the client, so however you get the IP, you get it on a silver platter just by the user browsing their feed.

Please do me as well so I can see what this looks like.

Diogenes the Cynic · 108w

Currently there are a number of companies offering a service to embed zero pixel gifs in your outgoing emails, which make calls to specific servers with specific file locations that are stored in a database attached to the name of the recipient and details of the message. When the recipient opens th...

Ostrich McAwesome · 108w

I host the server, and DM people a unique image URL, so when they open that specific URL I'll know who they are and the IP they connected with.