Imagehost Problems, Imagebam, Imagevenue, PimpAndHost, PixHost, ImgBox etc - Page 18

**Al Gebra** · July 9th, 2009, 08:31 PM

NoScript does the job to suppress the pop-ups.

And even "Image being retrieved from backup" * is working again. So I'm going to continue using ImageBam.
_____________

* They seem to work with a sort of MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5) checksum to save and find the pics.

Example:
0d7d79d7487f8bf5150fbfa1ffd7677e (MD5)
0d7d794730681 (string in link)

Code:

[URL=http://www.imagebam.com/image/0d7d794730681][IMG]http://thumbnails6.imagebam.com/474/0d7d794730681.gif[/IMG][/URL]

= "Image being retrieved from backup".

**Trip** · July 12th, 2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xxphd

Oh God.. if things go awry, it's basically the freeimagehost disaster over again..

...and that is what it's looking like as of today 7-12-09.
None of the Imagebam images are loading, a real waste of time IMO.
I'll stick with Imagevenue, at least the model threads are loading those images.

**DTravel** · July 12th, 2009, 07:09 PM

ImageGrabber is downloading from ImageBam.

**Xxphd** · July 13th, 2009, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trip

...and that is what it's looking like as of today 7-12-09.
None of the Imagebam images are loading, a real waste of time IMO.
I'll stick with Imagevenue, at least the model threads are loading those images.

july 13, 2009: Older Imagebam galleries seem to load a bit slower, but they do load.
Awaiting more observations..

**Brooksie** · August 4th, 2009, 12:55 AM

Hi,

I don't know if anyone else is having these problems, but recently when trying to open pictures on Imagevenue, some of the images just refuse to open and hang for ages. I've tried opening them in different browsers, but it's the same result. Some open normally, but others just don't. I've encountered it a few times this week and it's becoming frustrating. The thumbnails show, but the pics just won't load.

Am I alone in this?

DubSalute · August 4th, 2009, 02:33 AM

Last days imagevenue seems to be having a few issues or perhaps maintenance.

On august 1 i was not able to upload anything as i got constant message:

Quote:

We can not store this type of file!
Please refer to FAQ section for file formats.

... while i was uploading allowed .jpg files.

Luckely that sorted itself after a couple of hours and still working correct on my end.

Have not encountered your specific problem but i do not watch so much images so might have missed it. When you encounter such a "problem image" then link it here so that we can look if it also happens when we try to view.

Know btw that imagevenue has several servers and when you have 1 image galery in a post then the images in that post will be spread over several servers, it could be that one server is having some problems.

**Name-Hunter** · August 4th, 2009, 02:43 PM

For the last several days I have received the worrisome message[paraphrase]
xxx.jpg is on banned list, your IP: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx has been logged

I think this 'feature' was a part of the July maintenance.
And I think its possible that imagebam is finding a new revenue stream by charging paysites to check for unique filenames.

my workaround [PITA] is to shorten unique filenames to their base name.
i.e. 657001.jpg
to
001.jpg

**blackv8** · August 4th, 2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Name-Hunter

For the last several days I have received the worrisome message[paraphrase]
xxx.jpg is on banned list, your IP: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx has been logged

I think this 'feature' was a part of the July maintenance.
And I think its possible that imagebam is finding a new revenue stream by charging paysites to check for unique filenames.

Actually, that message routinely showed up for me as long as six months ago when I tried to load images from a couple of specific paysites (perhaps more sites have recently signed on). The workaround was imagevenue, which I hate to use (problems with my specific hardware/software: routinely fails to load any images at all, renames all images arbitrarily, routinely fails to load some images, then they show up in multiples in subsequent attempts, always reorders the images. Surely not everyone has this many problems! My older machine which can't upgrade the OS isn't supported by the latest release of Flash.)

Bam has been really slow for me the last few days, and seems to have developed more bad links/dropped out pictures than in the past. Does anyone recommend other hosts besides Bam and venue?

**buttsie** · August 4th, 2009, 11:02 PM

The trouble is once you mention a good site which is better than the previous best it suddenly becomes popular overnight,the servers get stressed,stuff goes missing and soon becomes like all the rest...catch 22

I know of one that was set-up less than 2 months ago which started with files being allowed up to 10mb in size...they've since revised this to 2mb..due to its popularity..and added any images experiencing high net volume traffic will be deleted...sign of the future I think

The wiseman will always keep a good site to himself if he wants it to remain that way
Imagevenue & Imagebam are about as good as its ever going to get imho

**Brooksie** · August 4th, 2009, 11:15 PM

That's interesting. I didn't know about the different servers, that might be where the problem lies.

Here's an example of one that doesn't want to open:

http://img153.imagevenue.com/img.php...123_797lo.jpg#

July 9th, 2009, 08:31 PM	#171
Al Gebra Former Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 11,875 Thanks: 19,210 Thanked 570,893 Times in 11,033 Posts	NoScript does the job to suppress the pop-ups. And even "Image being retrieved from backup" * is working again. So I'm going to continue using ImageBam. _____________ * They seem to work with a sort of MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5) checksum to save and find the pics. Example: 0d7d79d7487f8bf5150fbfa1ffd7677e (MD5) 0d7d794730681 (string in link) Code: [URL=http://www.imagebam.com/image/0d7d794730681][IMG]http://thumbnails6.imagebam.com/474/0d7d794730681.gif[/IMG][/URL] = "Image being retrieved from backup". __________________ m Please add source, post complete photo and scan sets - with indexes, if available, preserve genuine file names (that will help to ID sources and model names), thank, credit, and quote original posters. I'm afraid I haven't any time for reuploads. Don't send reports (or PMs) of dead files or requests! Once the files posted above are expired, please help each other, add the info I provided as well. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. -> Underlined words in my posts are clickable. <- Last edited by Al Gebra; July 9th, 2009 at 09:01 PM.. Reason: Info added

July 12th, 2009, 07:09 PM	#173
DTravel Lean Mean Screencap Machine Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Better you don't know. Posts: 23,783 Thanks: 10,476 Thanked 207,123 Times in 23,690 Posts	ImageGrabber is downloading from ImageBam. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I rage and weep for my country. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I can reup screencaps, other material might have been lost.

August 4th, 2009, 12:55 AM	#175
Brooksie Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,034 Thanks: 4,148 Thanked 14,485 Times in 937 Posts	Imagevenue Issues? Hi, I don't know if anyone else is having these problems, but recently when trying to open pictures on Imagevenue, some of the images just refuse to open and hang for ages. I've tried opening them in different browsers, but it's the same result. Some open normally, but others just don't. I've encountered it a few times this week and it's becoming frustrating. The thumbnails show, but the pics just won't load. Am I alone in this? __________________ Remember: Guessing wrong is not a crime!

August 4th, 2009, 02:43 PM	#177
Name-Hunter Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA Posts: 8,845 Thanks: 33,180 Thanked 250,792 Times in 8,769 Posts	For the last several days I have received the worrisome message[paraphrase] xxx.jpg is on banned list, your IP: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx has been logged I think this 'feature' was a part of the July maintenance. And I think its possible that imagebam is finding a new revenue stream by charging paysites to check for unique filenames. my workaround [PITA] is to shorten unique filenames to their base name. i.e. 657001.jpg to 001.jpg Last edited by Name-Hunter; August 4th, 2009 at 02:45 PM..

August 4th, 2009, 11:15 PM	#180
Brooksie Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,034 Thanks: 4,148 Thanked 14,485 Times in 937 Posts	That's interesting. I didn't know about the different servers, that might be where the problem lies. Here's an example of one that doesn't want to open: http://img153.imagevenue.com/img.php...123_797lo.jpg# __________________ Remember: Guessing wrong is not a crime!

August 4th, 2009, 11:02 PM	#179
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,274 Times in 12,746 Posts	The trouble is once you mention a good site which is better than the previous best it suddenly becomes popular overnight,the servers get stressed,stuff goes missing and soon becomes like all the rest...catch 22 I know of one that was set-up less than 2 months ago which started with files being allowed up to 10mb in size...they've since revised this to 2mb..due to its popularity..and added any images experiencing high net volume traffic will be deleted...sign of the future I think The wiseman will always keep a good site to himself if he wants it to remain that way Imagevenue & Imagebam are about as good as its ever going to get imho

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