How does Perlbal translate URLs?

[drpr0ctologist at gmail.com]

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> Perlbal doesn't translate it, your application does.
>
> User requests hi.jpg
> Perlbal forwards request to application
> Application returns X-REPROXY-URL: 2342342.fid
> Perlbal requests 2342342.fid and returns it to the user


Suppose I go directly to 2342342.fid in my browser (not using Perlbal).
Would this lead to the image showing up?

Also, do I need to use Perlbal in order to use MogileFS?
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