Problems viewing images

Roland Thunder · April 15, 2011, 02:52 PM

Sometimes the images that people imbed in their posts show up to me as a square box with a red "X" in the middle. Not sure if the problem is the way they are imbedding images or the problem is my browser. I don't have this problem with all images, just some.

Here is an example, post#1 by Constatine shows up as a box with a red X for all the images. Sames goes for post #10, same thread. ANy ideas what causes this.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448033

**Mal H** · April 15, 2011, 03:46 PM

What happens when you refresh the page after getting the red x image?

Both of those images are hosted on photobucket. Do you always get the red x when a photobucket image is involved?

As a test go to the April photo contest thread: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446807

Images in posts 2 through 5 are all on photobucket. Image 6 is on imageshack. Image 7 is an attachment hosted here on TFL. Any differences in the red x?

Roland Thunder · April 15, 2011, 03:53 PM

Yep, photobucket is why. Several days ago, I tried to go to the photobucket website and the domain is blocked by my employer. So that explains it.

I can view the one in image#6 but not the others. I have an active profile on imageshack. Why photobucket is restricted by my employer and imageshack is not is a story for another day, I guess.

Thanks for responding

**Mike Irwin** · April 15, 2011, 05:17 PM

THe company I work at has weird rotating restrictions like that.

Youtube was blocked completely until a few weeks ago.

dilip7788 · April 16, 2011, 02:24 PM

yeah good idea, you could use proxies you can find some at http://proxy-zone.net or add "https" before link.

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April 15, 2011, 03:53 PM	#3
Roland Thunder Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Gwinnett County Georgia Posts: 1,136	Yep, photobucket is why. Several days ago, I tried to go to the photobucket website and the domain is blocked by my employer. So that explains it. I can view the one in image#6 but not the others. I have an active profile on imageshack. Why photobucket is restricted by my employer and imageshack is not is a story for another day, I guess. Thanks for responding __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead, go, instead where there is no path and leave a trail - Ralph Waldo Emerson

April 15, 2011, 05:17 PM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	THe company I work at has weird rotating restrictions like that. Youtube was blocked completely until a few weeks ago. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

April 15, 2011, 02:52 PM	#1
Roland Thunder Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Gwinnett County Georgia Posts: 1,136	Problems viewing images Sometimes the images that people imbed in their posts show up to me as a square box with a red "X" in the middle. Not sure if the problem is the way they are imbedding images or the problem is my browser. I don't have this problem with all images, just some. Here is an example, post#1 by Constatine shows up as a box with a red X for all the images. Sames goes for post #10, same thread. ANy ideas what causes this. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=448033 __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead, go, instead where there is no path and leave a trail - Ralph Waldo Emerson

April 15, 2011, 03:46 PM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	What happens when you refresh the page after getting the red x image? Both of those images are hosted on photobucket. Do you always get the red x when a photobucket image is involved? As a test go to the April photo contest thread: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446807 Images in posts 2 through 5 are all on photobucket. Image 6 is on imageshack. Image 7 is an attachment hosted here on TFL. Any differences in the red x?

April 16, 2011, 02:24 PM	#5
dilip7788 Junior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Posts: 0	yeah good idea, you could use proxies you can find some at http://proxy-zone.net or add "https" before link. )