comicjack Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: I finally got to log on to the Bucket in 4 days. Got on in the first try, rather quickly I might add. Seems to be working normal now. I tried to post a few fotos as I usually do and no dice. I feel better crossing one hurdle off the list. Seems to be here. I'm finding the same problems and trying to bypass without luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 28 minutes ago, comicjack said: I'm finding the same problems and trying to bypass without luck Maybe it will just come back like mine did. Hopefully, it will stay that way. Good luck Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 6 hours ago, Architecht said: Does anyone know if photobucket will block an IP address that requests too many images? Maybe the proxy is being blocked for heavy access since it basically loads all of the images for every user. I can't find anything in their knowledge base about this. Interesting idea, though this would presumably have the same effect on the NGC boards (unless there's way fewer PB photo posts on NGC compared to CGC...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 7 hours ago, ThothAmon said: +1. No photobucket for me. Too bad to as I was about to respond to Gator's awesome 5 favorite Golden Age post. If you download the image from PB, you can then drag it on to the boards using the gray "Drag files here ..." box at the bottom of each reply post. That's what I've been doing. While it's a means of posting new images (indirectly) from PB, it does nothing, of course, to help the problem of the many links to old images that remain broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Now that Photobucket works, the links here don't. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Architecht Posted April 26, 2017 Administrator Share Posted April 26, 2017 15 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: Interesting idea, though this would presumably have the same effect on the NGC boards (unless there's way fewer PB photo posts on NGC compared to CGC...) Yeah, I don't think it would, because the volume is much lower, and the cache expiration is set higher - so far fewer requests. I have a request in at photobucket to ask if this is a thing, but they haven't responded yet. This wouldn't have been a problem on the old board, because we didn't proxy the images - we didn't need to because we weren't serving via https. In truth, we don't need to for photobucket either since they allow https links, BUT the proxy isn't smart enough to check that before deciding to cache and proxy the image. Even when the boards don't cache the image (i.e. I turn off that feature) the boards still check to make sure the link is a valid image - even that basic check is failing for photobucket right now, but ONLY for the CGC boards. This is what makes me suspect that the problem is that photobucket is rejecting this specific server's requests for some reason. I can't prove that myself because I don't control the server, and Invision support isn't confirming it, but I'm working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Architecht said: Yeah, I don't think it would, because the volume is much lower, and the cache expiration is set higher - so far fewer requests. I have a request in at photobucket to ask if this is a thing, but they haven't responded yet. This wouldn't have been a problem on the old board, because we didn't proxy the images - we didn't need to because we weren't serving via https. In truth, we don't need to for photobucket either since they allow https links, BUT the proxy isn't smart enough to check that before deciding to cache and proxy the image. Even when the boards don't cache the image (i.e. I turn off that feature) the boards still check to make sure the link is a valid image - even that basic check is failing for photobucket right now, but ONLY for the CGC boards. This is what makes me suspect that the problem is that photobucket is rejecting this specific server's requests for some reason. I can't prove that myself because I don't control the server, and Invision support isn't confirming it, but I'm working on it. Thanks Arch. We await your further sleuthing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 20 hours ago, Sqeggs said: If you download the image from PB, you can then drag it on to the boards using the gray "Drag files here ..." box at the bottom of each reply post. That's what I've been doing. While it's a means of posting new images (indirectly) from PB, it does nothing, of course, to help the problem of the many links to old images that remain broken. Thanks. This solution works for new posts, alas the old posts are mostly picture less. I'm going to drink to Arch fixing the problem tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Architecht Posted April 26, 2017 Administrator Share Posted April 26, 2017 Some progress here, guys. It does turn out that photobucket blocked our server. I'm still trying to find out precisely what events precipitated that outcome. The current status should be that you CAN now embed photobucket images again. The OLD photobucket images that were cached by the boards server are still broken. I THINK that with the server block lifted, that over the next few days, those cached images will refresh and start working again with no user actions - but I'm seeking to verify that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Architecht said: Some progress here, guys. It does turn out that photobucket blocked our server. I'm still trying to find out precisely what events precipitated that outcome. The current status should be that you CAN now embed photobucket images again. The OLD photobucket images that were cached by the boards server are still broken. I THINK that with the server block lifted, that over the next few days, those cached images will refresh and start working again with no user actions - but I'm seeking to verify that. Yep...They're already coming back en masse in one of my threads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Photobucket is back if that is a good thing Thanks Arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Architecht said: Some progress here, guys. It does turn out that photobucket blocked our server. I'm still trying to find out precisely what events precipitated that outcome. The current status should be that you CAN now embed photobucket images again. The OLD photobucket images that were cached by the boards server are still broken. I THINK that with the server block lifted, that over the next few days, those cached images will refresh and start working again with no user actions - but I'm seeking to verify that. You are my hero Arch. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 12 hours ago, Architecht said: Some progress here, guys. It does turn out that photobucket blocked our server. I'm still trying to find out precisely what events precipitated that outcome. The current status should be that you CAN now embed photobucket images again. The OLD photobucket images that were cached by the boards server are still broken. I THINK that with the server block lifted, that over the next few days, those cached images will refresh and start working again with no user actions - but I'm seeking to verify that. Exciting news. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 21 hours ago, Architecht said: Some progress here, guys. It does turn out that photobucket blocked our server. I'm still trying to find out precisely what events precipitated that outcome. The current status should be that you CAN now embed photobucket images again. The OLD photobucket images that were cached by the boards server are still broken. I THINK that with the server block lifted, that over the next few days, those cached images will refresh and start working again with no user actions - but I'm seeking to verify that. We're saved! Seems like only a couple of days ago we were doomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Very happy that this issue has been sorted. Thanks, Arch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 55 minutes ago, Cat-Man_America said: Very happy that this issue has been sorted. Thanks, Arch. FYI I did find that I had to upload a new image (URL) from PB in order to restore my sig line. The image I had been using was still failing, that is, I could see it on PB, but wasn't able to copy its URL successfully into my sig line settings on the boards. Given that it looks like there are still some "corrupted" sig lines among some of the boardies, I would suggest creating a new image for this (which can be done directly on PB using the "edit" function). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 23 hours ago, edowens71 said: Yep...They're already coming back en masse in one of my threads... Well, now some of the ones that came back have gone away again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 4 hours ago, edowens71 said: Well, now some of the ones that came back have gone away again... Seriously...take a look at this thread: Many of those broken links in the EC section (for example) were active yesterday, now they are sporadically broken. What's more, different links appear/are broken depending on which browser I use...Chrome vs. Explorer results in different images appearing, and different links broken. What the hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, edowens71 said: 4 hours ago, edowens71 said: Well, now some of the ones that came back have gone away again... Seriously...take a look at this thread: Many of those broken links in the EC section (for example) were active yesterday, now they are sporadically broken. What's more, different links appear/are broken depending on which browser I use...Chrome vs. Explorer results in different images appearing, and different links broken. What the hell? Took over 20 seconds for your thread to load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
