Example Apache .htaccess rule to redirect .link requests:
| Domain | AMS Meaning | Relevance to JPG links | |--------|-------------|------------------------| | Academic Publishing | American Mathematical Society | Linking figures, proofs, scanned notes (JPGs) to article metadata | | Logistics / Customs | Automated Manifest System | Linking scanned shipping documents, container photos (JPGs) to bills of lading | | IT / Digital Asset Management | Asset Management System | Linking product images, thumbnails, high-res JPGs to asset records | AMS More Filedot Links jpg
/ams_data/ /jpg_links/ /ab/ /cd/ 1234.jpg.link 5678.jpg.link /ef/ /gh/ 9101.jpg.link Each .link file (plain text) contains: Example Apache
# Contents of .jpg.link file protocol=s3 bucket=ams-images key=originals/2024/01/15/asset_789.jpg cache_ttl=3600 fallback_local=/cache/asset_789.jpg Your AMS file-link resolver reads the dot link and fetches the JPG accordingly. For evolving JPGs (e.g., edited scans), maintain a chain: Python script example (pseudocode) scanning a folder of
real_path=/storage/images/ab/cd/1234_original.jpg thumbnail=/storage/thumbs/ab/cd/1234_thumb.jpg metadata_checksum=sha256:... Create a file_links table in your AMS database:
“More filedot links” means multiple rows per record, each pointing to a different JPG. Python script example (pseudocode) scanning a folder of JPGs and creating links:
For further reading, consult your AMS documentation on external file handling, and consider open standards like IIIF or W3C Web Annotations for next-generation linking. Now go link those JPGs.