Is anyone else having trouble viewing photos lately?

[wiperhunter2]

About 2 weeks ago I stopped seeing photos imbedded in posts or added on at the end.

Instead of a small image like I used to see, I just get links.

When I click on them, the "Post Image" window opens and I get to see all the adds around a blank window where the image should be.

Can anyone help with that?

Thanks!

I'm not having any problems but ever once in a while I do see issues like you described. Have you tried hitting the X in the top r/h corner of the box? Some times you will see a button at the bottom that says Open or Close, if you see that always hit close.
Can you see the pics in this thread:
https://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/show...id=1103323

Can you tell me what post you were looking at that had the photo's that would not open?

Thanks Curt, I tried to open the pictures in the post you linked and got the same result. I also tried Firefox and got the same result. I don't see and X in the top r/h corner of the image or screen. The only x I see is in the top r/h corner of the add banner. When I click that I get the usaull message from google wanting to know why I don't like that add.




I just tried to post a jpg of my screen and all I can see is a tiny greenish image. I see that same image in the upperl/h corner of the picture that don't appear.

Can you open the image I uploaded just above "I just..."?

Yes, the pic you added works fine and enlarges with no issues.
I use Chrome with zero issues, what browsers are you using? What server are you using? I use xfinity.

I use Chrome, but after Pat's comment I tried Firefox as well. At home my ISP is Spanish Fork Community Network.

I think you helped me stumble onto something. I asked the question while at was at BYU, at work. When I got home and saw your latest reply, the picture I put in earlier today looked normal and expanded, as did the 2 in the Scofield post you asked me to try earlier.

Something must have changed in the firewall at BYU. I'll just have to connect to the forum from my home network instead of theirs until I figure it out.


Thanks everybody for chiming in with suggestions!!!

We have actually seen this before, with certain servers blocking BFT or the server that BFT uses. Because of an issue that BFT had on it's old site, it now uses two different servers, one for PDF files and text and one for photos. Pics have grown so large over the years this had to be done to protect the PDF files and text in the post. Because this was not done on the original site, it lost all of the pics and PDF fines before the site was finally rebuilt in early 2020.