Mine seem to be ok. JD

works for me. See da cute bunny :D

goofoff-

All I see is a broken link.

It ain't the link......it's working fine.

MPH

What browser are you using?

You can Google your browser name and the problem, something like this:

Internet Explorer can't see pictures

See if you can find a site that tells you how to fix it.

I see da cute bunny.

What a novel way to get a manicure!

Yes there seems to be issues with photobucket. There is a debate as to the cause. Some people can access it just fine, some can't. The above photobucket picture can be seen (cute rabbit) as can this one:

However if you view the pictures in my Leaf curl/roll thread you might not be able to see them. The only difference in the two urls is the server name.

Good luck.

Randy

I had issues with image shack a while back and is why I went to photo bucket.

Looks like having access to both may not be a horrible idea.

BTW I see the pics just fine.

I don't see wvtomatoman's photo, just a broken link icon. When I click on my normal link or type in www.photobucket.com it goes to this address:


Ah ha, now I see why it's not working. I put in the address and got a warning screen from Garden Web, when I previewed my message, saying that this company is using software to commandeer messages and redirect users to their site. Well, they got me. Bastards!


Anyone got a fix?

Mr.P,

~~~ Anyone got a fix? ~~~

It may seem too OT but for some of us our computers are as an important gardening tool as any other ...

A few tools for ya,

This was recced to me by 2 Dell techs. and I use it daily.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Spybot is a VERY powerful set of tools. Used probably weekly as a scan but some features are in constant use and automatic.

http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

This was recced to me by a Microsoft tech and is far superior in my experiences to Norton or Macafee. Use is constant and automatic.

http://www.bitdefender.com/

None of this stuff will work to their potential and can do quite a bit of harm if the instructions aren't read and understood, at least to get it set up properly.

It took some tweaking to get em to work together but I think it was worth the effort.

Of course, keeping your operating system and its tools updated is as critical as anything else you can do.

Best of luck.

P.S. I'm NOT a computer expert :-)

ZDnet is reporting that the DNS entries were hacked by a Turkish hacking group. Refer to the hyperlink below. DNS changes are handled and updated differently by various internet providers which is why some people are or aren't having the problems at various times.

From what I've been able to ascertain it is a hack of a domain. Therefore it is not spyware or a virus so running virus scans or spyware scans won't have an affect on this problem. However, it's always a good idea to run those programs so I don't want to discourage you from running them. I've read where other people have run those types of programs and are still having a problem.

This should make it to the evening news today or tomorrow.

Randy

Here is a link that might be useful: ZDnet report

Also, you should delete temp files and cookies. In your browser page go to tools > internet options and delete. I agree with the spybot comment as well. I work for a software company and have clients that use spybot as well as Fire Fox. You can download a free version of spybot from spybot.com.

Also, not to sound patronizing but always read the pop up before clicking ok. ;)

You should become familiar with what's in your add/remove programs list and check for anything funky. You can remove weird stuff (you'll know it's weird) but watch out that you don't actually need it and end up shooting yourself in the foot.

Good luck! Spyware is SUCH a pain and it does appear you have been hijacked. You must not be too bad off because you can still hang out on the forum :) That's promising!

~Erin

spencersmom,

I don't think the problem MrPotatohead originally reported had anything to do with him being hijacked.

Typing in www.photobucket.com resulted in being redirected to an alternate site. It happened to many people (including me). The reason was because photobucket's DNS was hacked. It had nothing to do with spyware.

I don't want to discourage anyone from deleting their temp files and cookies because that it is a good thing to do that. However, it will do nothing to get photo bucket working. As I said earlier when the DNS entry gets propagated to all IPs people will be able to connect to photobucket again.

Randy

YEA!!!!! Now I see the cute bunny and tomatoman's leaves.

Looks like someone did a fix because part of Photobucket's page is now available to me and the link doesn't go to that "other" site.

I got into Photobucket just fine, but they asked me to change my password.