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Phytotron · Post by **Phytotron** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:28 pm

One may no longer link to an image at an off-site URL? One may still link to images in posts as such:
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So why not for an avatar?

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue May 02, 2006 6:14 pm

It'd be possible for the server hosting it to track you easily. It can be used to send a huge avatar. Or a dynamic avatar like mine sometime ago, but that isn't really a problem. But the same is true for signatures, or including an external image in all posts.

Post by **Tank Program** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:40 pm

Yeah, I decided against off site avatars when someone linked to a really huge one.

Phytotron · Post by **Phytotron** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:31 am

Well, I guess that's fair enough. I guess.

But if you're going to restrict it like this, could you at least increase the size limit? Is 80 KB too much to ask?

(And please, Jonathan, don't reply with a comment on how one should do a better job of image compression and optimization.)

Post by **Tank Program** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:00 am

Increased the size limit to 64KB. It starts to add up...

Phytotron · Post by **Phytotron** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:51 pm

Yeah, well, that's why photobucket-type accounts are convenient for both of us. Or were, anyway.

DrJoeTr0n · Post by **DrJoeTr0n** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:16 pm

Not to mention paying for webspace to host my own images, when someone links to a huge image, why not just delete the image and send them a private message tank? I know you can edit peoples profile.

Post by **Tank Program** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:50 pm

Because I think there are security issues linked in with having remote image hosting which I currently don't have the time exactly to ponder.

Walking Tree · Post by **Walking Tree** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:28 pm

one security issue being human naïvity combined with HTTP authentication. Images on remote hosts could propt for HTTP auth. The naïve forum user, browsing the armagetron forums and being asked for a password, is likely to enter his armagetron forums password, be it only to get it out of the way.

Phytotron · Post by **Phytotron** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:01 am

Well, since we're now required to upload these images to the site, I'm wondering what happens with them. Are they stored (wherver) permanently or does one get automatically deleted when it is replaced? I'm not too keen on the first option.

Post by **Tank Program** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:55 am

I think they're stored, forever, but I'd be the only one that can find them.

Phytotron · Post by **Phytotron** » Tue May 11, 2010 2:18 am

Bump, for a new topic is unnecessary redundancy.

Two things. First, I try to upload an avatar but get the message:

: Picture 1.png (6.88 KiB) Viewed 3429 times

It had been 64. I have all these avatars right at 64k (or between 63-64).

Second, I then uploaded a different avatar, but I notice this:

However, according to the Finder,

: Picture 3.png (14.12 KiB) Viewed 3429 times

Eh? Anyone know?

Post by **Tank Program** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:15 am

My guess would be something with cluster size on the server. I've doubled the limit in the meantime.

Phytotron · Post by **Phytotron** » Tue May 11, 2010 10:25 am

I just realised that where it says "Current image," it's not giving the size of the image selected; it's telling you what the maximums are.

I uploaded lovely Lena (in tribute), as you see, which is 44KB and 160x123 pixels. However, "Current image" says 127.70 KiB (2*63.85, as you noted) and 160x160.

I don't know whether that's intended.

I...I...I....

Post by **Tank Program** » Tue May 11, 2010 4:14 pm

Could well be a bug in phpBB.

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