16 Apr 2012, 12:04 pm
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16 Apr 2012, 12:17 pm
16 Apr 2012, 12:22 pm
sliqua-jcooter wrote:
If you are able to post files without issue from a different image host, I would suspect the image host as opposed to the file.
Yep - the unstated part of my test! 
It seems to be ImageShack I see the problems with - I don't remember any for PhotoBucket (mine) and I've only ever had one or two temporary "works on first retry" errors.
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I'm reasonably confident there's no software running that would look at a URL and actively get that file and run any type of scan on it. That behavior is waay too sophisticated for WP.
Yes...
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16 Apr 2012, 12:25 pm
Cornflake wrote:
sliqua-jcooter wrote:
If you are able to post files without issue from a different image host, I would suspect the image host as opposed to the file.
Yep - the unstated part of my test! It seems to be ImageShack I see the problems with - I don't remember any for PhotoBucket (mine) and I've only ever had one or two temporary "works on first retry" errors.
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I'm reasonably confident there's no software running that would look at a URL and actively get that file and run any type of scan on it. That behavior is waay too sophisticated for WP.
Yes...That would make sense, as PhotoBucket actively moderates what gets posted on their site - and thus has a better reputation. ImageShack, AFAIK, is much looser about user content.
16 Apr 2012, 2:05 pm
EnglishJess wrote:
I think because I tried to post many images, it;s decided not to let me post just one, and will need to be fixed. It won't let me preview them. It's on the "Post your old avatars" topic.
I just saved your three latest images from "Post Your Wares", copied them to my image host, and then posted them all in one post in one go - no problems.
Then I edited the post and added three more images in one go - also no problems.
I'll try this at odd times as I remember over the next few days to see if I can kick off any errors, but I suspect I won't get any.
What can I say - use Photobucket?
16 Apr 2012, 5:08 pm
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16 Apr 2012, 8:02 pm
nat4200 wrote:
sliqua-jcooter wrote:
I'm reasonably confident there's no software running that would look at a URL and actively get that file and run any type of scan on it. That behavior is waay too sophisticated for WP.
You are wrong, but presumably the "scan" is only to get the image dimensions. I have given WP an image from a webserver I can monitor and can see the requests it makes
When WP makes that request it does so with a HTTP 1.0 request header... the servers that it don't seem to always work on give a HTTP 1.1 response while Photobucket gives a HTTP 1.0 response. Suspect this may be to do with the HTTP 1.1 responding hosts using "Keep-Alive" and hence persistent connections under some circumstances perhaps triggering a timeout on WP's side.
I don't know what to be more surprised at - that there's code on here that does that, or the lengths you went to figure that out.
16 Apr 2012, 8:33 pm
