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i have a site running on IIS that i have Canonical Issue with.

the error is:

The page with URL "http://www.site.org/images/join_forum.gif" can also be accessed by using URL "https://www.site.org/images/join_forum.gif".Search engines identify unique pages by using URLs. When a single page can be accessed by using any one of multiple URLs, a search engine assumes that there are multiple unique pages. Use a single URL to reference a page to prevent dilution of page relevance. You can prevent dilution by following a standard URL format.

how can i resolve this?

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If the only difference is http vs https then don't worry about it. Search engines are smart enough to know they are the same file. And especially so for images.

DisgruntledGoat
what about http://site.com and http://www.site.comthis is anothe rpain in my but...
kacalapy
Yes, in that case try and make sure you always point to the same domain. The best way is a 301 redirect from one version of the domain to the other (search Stack Overflow or Google, you'll find how to do it), but you can also set a preferred domain in Google webmaster tools - http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
DisgruntledGoat