NationStates Jolt Archive


attachment issue

Venerable libertarians
04-07-2005, 22:46
I have tried to attach a picture to a post and jolt will not let me as its not the correct file type. Ive tried Jpeg, jpg, gif, bmp and most of the most popular picture formats.
As its a forum where pictures have been allowed i am flummoxed. Please enlighten me.
Tuesday Heights
04-07-2005, 23:07
I don't believe you can attach anything, I believe that function has been turned off for security reasons. If you use the [img] tags and upload the picture to a free service like ImageShack (http://www.imageshack.us) it'll work.
Frisbeeteria
04-07-2005, 23:28
I don't believe you can attach anything, I believe that function has been turned off for security reasons.
I'm not sure if it was for security reason, but yes, attachments are disabled.
Venerable libertarians
05-07-2005, 00:44
I'm not sure if it was for security reason, but yes, attachments are disabled.

Was that a recent decision and is it likely to be recalled? just wondering fris and thx for the quick reply.
Frisbeeteria
05-07-2005, 01:10
I don't remember when they were disabled. Shortly after the Jolt move, maybe.

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for their return.
Jjuulliiaann
05-07-2005, 04:25
Was that a recent decision and is it likely to be recalled? just wondering fris and thx for the quick reply.There's no reason you can't use 2and2.net (http://www.2and2.net/), Photobucket™ (http://www.photobucket.com/), or ImageShack® (http://www.imageshack.us/) though, so there's really no need for the image attachment feature to ever return. Maybe they just want to save disk space...

2and2 (http://www.2and2.net/) is actually very nice because no registration is required at all. All you need to do is click "Upload" and select and image, and it will give you a URL. It's not feature-heavy, though. It doesn't have personal albums or anything, and you can only post images (no scripts). It does have a "make picture private" option, however.
Flibbleites
05-07-2005, 07:39
Just out of curiosity, if attachments are banned, why does it say they are allowed down in the posting rules in the lower left corner of the page?
The Most Glorious Hack
05-07-2005, 07:45
Probably for the same reason you're "allowed" an Avatar.

Avatar's simply need to be -1 x -1 pixels, the allowed extentions for attachments is blank, therefore every attachment is of a disallowed set.

My guess is that paid users are allowed to use them, so they just blank them for normal users, and increase to real levels for paid customers.