Back Door for posting pictures?

Ruthless4christ · November 13, 2008, 09:25 PM

i really dont like the idea of posting pictures on a website(photo bucket) or somesuch, before putting it here. is there no way to upload it directly to my post from my pc?

wjkuleck · November 13, 2008, 09:43 PM

The reason for hosting images elsewhere is bandwidth. The web site has to pay for the amount of bandwidth—traffic, i.e., the bytes that go to it and from it—so forums require that the bandwidth for pictures come out of somebody else's "budget." If the picture bandwidth for all the pictures on TFL, for example, came out of TFL's "budget," it would break the bank. So hosting the pictures elsewhere makes it possible to have pictures, not just text.

The pictures that I post come from Fulton Armory's web space, so each time someone views one of my pictures, Fulton Armory effectively "pays" for the picture to be available; TFL doesn't have to pay. We are fortunate that there are free picture hosting sites, because if not, we probably would not be able to have pictures in the posts at forums such as TFL.

Unless, of course, you have access to a web space and have paid for the bandwidth

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Regards,

Walt

OnTheFly · November 13, 2008, 10:15 PM

Yes...look at this sticky for instructions.

Fly

**Mal H** · November 13, 2008, 10:29 PM

Actually the sticky thread is this one. It is based on OnTheFly's post in the other linked thread, but it contains a little more detail.

OnTheFly · November 13, 2008, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal H

Actually the sticky thread is this one. It is based on OnTheFly's post in the other linked thread, but it contains a little more detail.

Oops...my bad.

November 13, 2008, 09:25 PM	#1
Ruthless4christ Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2007 Location: CNY Posts: 790	Back Door for posting pictures? i really dont like the idea of posting pictures on a website(photo bucket) or somesuch, before putting it here. is there no way to upload it directly to my post from my pc?

November 13, 2008, 09:43 PM	#2
wjkuleck Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 1,220	The reason for hosting images elsewhere is bandwidth. The web site has to pay for the amount of bandwidth—traffic, i.e., the bytes that go to it and from it—so forums require that the bandwidth for pictures come out of somebody else's "budget." If the picture bandwidth for all the pictures on TFL, for example, came out of TFL's "budget," it would break the bank. So hosting the pictures elsewhere makes it possible to have pictures, not just text. The pictures that I post come from Fulton Armory's web space, so each time someone views one of my pictures, Fulton Armory effectively "pays" for the picture to be available; TFL doesn't have to pay. We are fortunate that there are free picture hosting sites, because if not, we probably would not be able to have pictures in the posts at forums such as TFL. Unless, of course, you have access to a web space and have paid for the bandwidth . Regards, Walt __________________ Author, NEW! The M1911 Complete Owner's Guide The M14 and M1 Garand Complete Assembly Guides The M1 Garand Complete Assembly Guide The AR-15 Complete Assembly and (New 4th Edition) Owner's Guides

November 13, 2008, 10:15 PM	#3
OnTheFly Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2007 Location: SE Nebraska Posts: 859	Yes...look at this sticky for instructions. Fly __________________ I told my wife I was scheduling a mid-life crisis. It was either a Harley or guns. Secretly, I've already decided on guns. :-) Bang... Bang... Bang...

November 13, 2008, 10:29 PM	#4
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Actually the sticky thread is this one. It is based on OnTheFly's post in the other linked thread, but it contains a little more detail.