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Title: Can we fix this? NVM, FIXED IT MYSELF!
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 08 November 2012, 17:36:58
So I want to use my own FTP server for hosting my images that I post, but for some reason using the [img] tags doesn't seem to work with images hosted on FTP, only HTTP works.  Is there any way to make it so I can do this?  I know for a fact it works at OCN, but I'm not sure if the SMF software supports it or not.  Anyways, it would make posting images MUCH easier for me...

Thanks,

-CLiB

EDIT: Apparently the [url] tags don't work with FTP servers either...

SMF, Y U HATE FTP SEVRER???
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: mkawa on Thu, 08 November 2012, 22:35:08
who the hell uses ftp? it's the 21st century man. next you're going to tell me that you've encoded your images  as door games at various POTS BBSes around the world, and you want our SMF fork to dial out to retrieve them. SERIOUSLY
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 08 November 2012, 22:37:55
But if that's all his ISP allows ...
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: sth on Thu, 08 November 2012, 22:48:17
But if that's all his ISP allows ...
if all your isp allows is ftp then you have an ftpsp. plenty of other options out there.

web server is for web!
ftp server is for file transfer.

and i guess fyi asking a sysadmin to take time to make a change to an entire system just to support a single user is bad manners and will get you ****listed :P especially when there are user-side solutions to this problem (imgur...)
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: mkawa on Thu, 08 November 2012, 23:07:44
his isp doesn't allow him to upload his images to geekhack, imgur, photobucket, icloud, dropbox, etc? I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN THAT CLIB
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: iMav on Thu, 08 November 2012, 23:37:39
Use one of the numerous, free photo hosting sites available.
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: sth on Fri, 09 November 2012, 00:31:42
told
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 09 November 2012, 07:53:30
...

I wanted to be able to host all of my images from my own server.  Apparently that can't be an option...

his isp doesn't allow him to upload his images to geekhack, imgur, photobucket, icloud, dropbox, etc? I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN THAT CLIB

My ISP blocks port 80, so I can't use HTTP.  Which is why I was trying FTP instead.  But apparently FTP is totally useless now...

Ugh, sorry to be a pain about this.  It's just frustrating...
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 09 November 2012, 08:02:50
you can run your httpd on 8080

BAM
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 09 November 2012, 08:05:30
The following ports are blocked by my ISP:
Quote
What ports are currently blocked by OOL?
Ports blocked & level of service required to open:

Ports 25 & 80 - opened with boost/boost plus/ultra
Ports 8080, 1043/1080/3128 - opened with boost/ultra; and static IP business accounts only
Ports 135-139, 445 - currently unable to be opened

Not about ready to upgrade my internet just to host images on my own server... looks like it'll be back to using Dropbox for me...
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 09 November 2012, 08:20:44
Let's try port 81, shall we?

(http://theclib.net:81/CLiB/Pictures/IMG_2239.JPG)

Hmm, turns out sth was right.  It does work after all.
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 09 November 2012, 08:26:58
(http://i.imgur.com/GIa0C.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/GIa0C.jpg)

Dropbox is also for file transfer!  Use an actual image hosting service.
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 09 November 2012, 08:41:20
No need.  Figured out a way around it.

(http://theclib.net:81/CLiB/Pictures/FixingPC.jpg)

Above picture hosted by theclib.net.

And now my sig pic too.
Title: Re: Can we fix this? Links to FTP servers don't work...
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 09 November 2012, 08:47:45
(http://i.imgur.com/GIa0C.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/GIa0C.jpg)

Dropbox is also for file transfer!  Use an actual image hosting service.
i'm going to take images hosted by you on imgur and host them on my dropbox just to bug you now hash
Title: Re: Can we fix this? NVM, FIXED IT MYSELF!
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 09 November 2012, 08:56:52
Dropbox is also for file transfer!  Use an actual image hosting service.
No.  I make my own!

A random gnome:

(http://theclib.net:81/CLiB/Pictures/photo.JPG)

It is working right?  You guys can see above pic(s)? 

Just verifying...
Title: Re: Can we fix this? NVM, FIXED IT MYSELF!
Post by: 0100010 on Fri, 09 November 2012, 09:01:51
Yup.
Title: Re: Can we fix this? NVM, FIXED IT MYSELF!
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 09 November 2012, 09:04:02
Cool, thanks.

Problem solved, thanks for the somewhat-constructive criticism guys.