heyas; no, i'm sure i sent somebody the url to one of my images, by exact link, and he said it was asking him to sign in. well... i can see how having to have an account can provide some... possible security. they have to agree to the tos, they have to say they are over 13, blah blah blah.... (of course, they can lie), and their isp can be tracked or whatever. but that ain't gonna tell you who took your picture. they could just make the blasted things un-downloadable... er, un-save-able or whatever. thanks for the link to the cluing in, dialyn :)