Picture Posting Problems? Here’s Your Answer

[cosmicfolklore]

I'm always logged in, so... and it still allows me to do all of the moderation stuff. At least I think it does.

I don't have voice recognition. There is not one single voice program out there that understands the way I talk.

 

[Chasing Embers]

No computers where I work either. Office workers and upper management all use tablets.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Earlier today, when I first saw this, I set up an account. Now, since setting the password, the account has not let me log back in. I have received about two dozen "Postimage error: Internal Server Error" messages and still not able to log in.

Phhhht, oh well... Still no pictures. You guys can check out my pictures on Instagram.

 

[danielplainview]

@ Cosmic
You don’t have to sign up or log in to post pics on the forum with Postimage.
Btw, I don’t use a computer either. On my phone I press the home button, then the PipesMag Safari bookmark. Bam! 5 seconds and I’m on the forum.

 

[georged]

Someone who's familiar with PostImage please try to use it (just use some random photo), and report back if you're getting an "insecure connection" warning/lockout screen.
I'm trying to determine if the problem is on my end or theirs.
Thanx

 

[jpmcwjr]

Something's rotten here. A site named postimg.cc- note the missing 'e'- is interfering. Perhaps phishing or spoofing for nefarious reasons. Maybe just some kids.

 

[georged]

Good catch.
That "return to safety" button in the pop-up window looked funny. My instincts said to simply close the window and NOT click it.
Now I'm double-glad I didn't. It's almost certainly a malware download spoof.
:evil:
Welcome to the Internet...

 

[georged]

PS --- I just now noticed that EVERY pic hosted there has now disappeared, Net-wide.
Whatever's wrong will probably get fixed and things back to normal in a day or two.
On the other hand, the site might have been nuked and everything they hosted gone for good. (It happened with SLIM.G) That would majorly suck.

 

[jpmcwjr]

It says the certificate expired yesterday, generally not of huge concern, but the missing 'e' and also an added 's' to the name—in other instances— is of concern.
I guess, really, the safest is our own album here. At least the photos won't disappear unless the site does- and then we're all screwed in any event.

 

[danielplainview]

 

[danielplainview]

Worked fine when I tried, but I guess I jinxed it by posting this thread.
I’ve not had any problems with it so far.

 

[georged]

Yup. Back up & working normally. :D
Was it The Russians? the North Koreans? The UFO People???
We'll never know...

 

[jpmcwjr]

I can upload photos and link per above, but signing in seems fubar, at least for me.

 

[ssjones]

I've used it daily in the past five days without issue. All of my pix are accessible.

I suspect you had a spoof site?

 

[deathmetal]

Wow, I can't imagine trying to access the forum only via my phone. I just don't have the patience to do that.

No kidding. Mobile devices are agony to use because of the lack of keyboard, slow interface, kludginess, etc.
My guess is that mobile computing will always have its place, but that it will recede quite a bit like the other false booms.

 

[ssjones]

It's the lack of a keyboard for me. I can type like a madman. I use swerve typing, which is faster than pecking but still not nearly as quick as keyboard typing. The voice recognition typing is also less than stellar.
On this platform, the Reply box is very small on my android and gets compressed, it's very challenging to post a long reply via my Android phone.

 

[danielplainview]

Bumping the thread for somebody. Here you go, give it a shot. I use postimage with my iPhone too. Works great.

 

[hawky454]

Man, that is super cool and easy!!! Thanks for starting this thread!