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tamiya · 12 October 2017, 01:47 AM

If anybody is still annoyed by photobucket hijacking the interwebs by holding ransom over external linking to pics hosted on their site... supposedly there are some browser extensions that will spoof the server into not denying you service.

Only for google chrome
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...fegnfnflicjjgj
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...bifiaedg?hl=en

& Firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...ix/?src=search

beshannon · 12 October 2017, 03:05 AM

Read the reviews before trying.

I have seen on other forums that this will not work for long.

Best to download all your images from that site and simply stop using them

locutus49 · 12 October 2017, 03:10 AM

I just pay the minimum fee. Annoying, but everyone is monetizing their sites so what can you do?

For example, I want to watch the new Star Trek Discovery TV show, and CBS charges a minimum subscription fee of $7 a month (with ads). So I googled pirate sites (VPN) and every single one charges a subscription fee.

And freaken Netflix carries STD in every country in the world EXCEPT the US.

These subscription fees really add up. Very irritating.

tamiya · 12 October 2017, 03:15 AM

There's been a few cycles of these workarounds, so I hear. I seldom get to surf on any computer these days, haven't tried any plugin.

Agreed shouldn't use photobucket but it's good to revive old pic-heavy threads, especially useful ones like tutorials.

Some forum softwares are also automating grabbing every pic used and rehosting locally. If a workaround is able to access photobucket linked image, hopefully some whitehat knight will code some handy gizmo that will archive all old pics & keep them visible.

tamiya · 12 October 2017, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by locutus49

I just pay the minimum fee.

You paid the ~$400 or thereabouts?

PB wasn't just demanding a "reasonable" monthly fee, thought they wanted a whole year paid in advance too.

Sux to be all those lazy fleaBay vendors still showing photobucket broken links. You'd think they've heard by now

padi56 · 12 October 2017, 05:53 PM

Seems to work well at this moment it does.

tamiya · 12 October 2017, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by padi56

Seems to work well at this moment it does.

neat! what's your setup, chrome on windoze?

padi56 · 12 October 2017, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamiya

neat! what's your setup, chrome on windoze?

Using Crome on Win10 I used the bottom link extension, all pictures are back in below forum link well I can see them.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...bifiaedg?hl=en

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=309522

Honza · 21 October 2017, 04:11 AM

Thanks for the advice. I do post pictures over the Tapatalk app.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

j0oftheworld · 21 October 2017, 05:39 AM

I've fallen back onto my flickr account.. it's a tie-in with yahoo/yahoo mail.
It's always up and running unlike you see with Imgur.. Used to use google photos but they did the same thing as PB.

j0oftheworld · 21 October 2017, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by padi56

Using Crome on Win10 I used the bottom link extension, all pictures are back in below forum link well I can see them.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...bifiaedg?hl=en

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=309522

I don't see your photos without the ext.

padi56 · 22 October 2017, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j0oftheworld

I don't see your photos without the ext.

Yes they are gone for me now it was short lived so not much of a workaround, I use Imgur now seems thats still works.

tamiya · 22 October 2017, 12:03 PM

Cat & mouse game.

Fwiw This one says fresh from 16 Oct
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...eidknhlf?hl=en

beshannon · 22 October 2017, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamiya

Cat & mouse game.

Fwiw This one says fresh from 16 Oct
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...eidknhlf?hl=en

Why continue to waste your time?

You can download all your images off their site and move to another where linking is allowed.

I did this with my images and moved them to Flickr.

tamiya · 22 October 2017, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beshannon

Why continue to waste your time?

You can download all your images off their site and move to another where linking is allowed.
I did this with my images and moved them to Flickr.

It's not just for pics that you have control over, although even that going back to edit every old post with new photo link would be real PITA.

It's more for ancient threads with PB linkage from other posters that we may need to refer to, now or in near future

Some of these posters might no longer frequent that particular forum. (And some, sadly, might no longer even be with us in the land of the living.)

12 October 2017, 01:47 AM	#1
tamiya "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Real Name: Willy Location: AU, SG, MY Posts: 1,248	Photobucket workaround hack If anybody is still annoyed by photobucket hijacking the interwebs by holding ransom over external linking to pics hosted on their site... supposedly there are some browser extensions that will spoof the server into not denying you service. Only for google chrome https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...fegnfnflicjjgj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...bifiaedg?hl=en & Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...ix/?src=search

12 October 2017, 03:05 AM	#2
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12 October 2017, 03:10 AM	#3
locutus49 Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: John Location: La Jolla, CA Watch: Platona Posts: 12,193	I just pay the minimum fee. Annoying, but everyone is monetizing their sites so what can you do? For example, I want to watch the new Star Trek Discovery TV show, and CBS charges a minimum subscription fee of $7 a month (with ads). So I googled pirate sites (VPN) and every single one charges a subscription fee. And freaken Netflix carries STD in every country in the world EXCEPT the US. These subscription fees really add up. Very irritating.

12 October 2017, 03:15 AM	#4
tamiya "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Real Name: Willy Location: AU, SG, MY Posts: 1,248	There's been a few cycles of these workarounds, so I hear. I seldom get to surf on any computer these days, haven't tried any plugin. Agreed shouldn't use photobucket but it's good to revive old pic-heavy threads, especially useful ones like tutorials. Some forum softwares are also automating grabbing every pic used and rehosting locally. If a workaround is able to access photobucket linked image, hopefully some whitehat knight will code some handy gizmo that will archive all old pics & keep them visible.

21 October 2017, 04:11 AM	#9
Honza 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Real Name: Honza Location: Hawaii Watch: Omega MK40, Rolex Posts: 961	Thanks for the advice. I do post pictures over the Tapatalk app. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

21 October 2017, 05:39 AM	#10
j0oftheworld "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Real Name: Jason Location: Phoenix, AZ Watch: 14060M Posts: 269	I've fallen back onto my flickr account.. it's a tie-in with yahoo/yahoo mail. It's always up and running unlike you see with Imgur.. Used to use google photos but they did the same thing as PB.

22 October 2017, 12:03 PM	#13
tamiya "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Real Name: Willy Location: AU, SG, MY Posts: 1,248	Cat & mouse game. Fwiw This one says fresh from 16 Oct https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...eidknhlf?hl=en

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