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Status of Approved Image Hosts

Discussion in 'About phun.org' started by Green Bastard, Jan 15, 2014.

  1. Green Bastard

    Green Bastard feels good man

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    I noticed recently that some of the approved hosts (the large/hotlink ones in particular) were down or broken and figured you might want to edit the list:

    • pornoimg.com - down completely
    • hostmyjpg.com - down completely
    • imgftw.net - up but broken. uploads fail.
    • picturestack.com - "will no longer be accepting new uploads until a later date. We will however continue to host all currently uploaded images"
    • imagesocket.com - up. uploads failed sometimes but not always. not sure why.
    • xtupload.com - up. max image size is apparently 1mb now, not 5mb.
    Note: imgbox.com is currently down, but they are just doing some maintenance and will probably be back soon.

    And, if you end up adding new hosts to fill out the list, consider adding one that has an API (a way to upload images programmatically). Imagebam and Imagezilla have one apparently, but you can't use large hotlinked images there. I'd like to see one of large/hotlinked hosts have an API so maybe an uploading tool could be built at some point. Maybe Imgbox will have one after their upgrade.

    It's certainly not something you should consider a high priority during the already tough task of picking a suitable image host. But, if two hosts are otherwise equal, how about picking the one with an API?
     
    Green Bastard, Jan 15, 2014
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  2. J3scribe

    J3scribe we are devo BANNED ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ten Years of Phun

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    I'm on it, thanks.
    We're not averse to recommendations if you have any. Adding/eliminating imagehosts, especially hotlinkers, is an ongoing process.
     
    J3scribe, Jan 18, 2014
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