The attachement option is now visible right under the box where text in entered by either clicking on the Use Full Editor option or using the Add Reply button. Opa, you can now attach pics instead of having to upload them to ImageShack or PhotoBucket. That option had been missing until today. Thanks to whomever reenabled it.

The attachement option is now visible right under the box where text in entered by either clicking on the Use Full Editor option or using the Add Reply button. Opa, you can now attach pics instead of having to upload them to ImageShack or PhotoBucket. That option had been missing until today. Thanks to whomever reenabled it.

Its specific to each forum, some forums you can't do it in while others you can

Its specific to each forum, some forums you can't do it in while others you can

Yep! Now it's working!Thx,Mark

Nice Read.

Its specific to each forum, some forums you can't do it in while others you can

I was going by this particular subforum and not others. Yes, you are correct in that IPB allows users to configure subforums to specific settings. When I posted that, I was kind of in a rush to finish up eating and the like so I could go to work.

Please, can some one create a tutorial "How to insert an attachment in a new post". TY!!!!  Marbasan

Attachment as in "picture": You'll need to use an external hosting site, such as dropbox or tinypic, where you upload your pictures. Those sites then provide links (often in a convenient forum code that allows to embed the picture in teh post directly rather than linking it to an external site).

Attachment as in "any file format": Below the bottom right corner of the "Reply to this topic" box, just right to the Post button, you have a button labelled "More Reply Options". Clicking that button you'll find a button labelled "Attach File", and by clicking it you can browse to a file and upload this. THere may be a limit on the file weight, though.

 

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Attachment as in "picture": You'll need to use an external hosting site, such as dropbox or tinypic, where you upload your pictures. Those sites then provide links (often in a convenient forum code that allows to embed the picture in teh post directly rather than linking it to an external site).

Attachment as in "any file format": Below the bottom right corner of the "Reply to this topic" box, just right to the Post button, you have a button labelled "More Reply Options". Clicking that button you'll find a button labelled "Attach File", and by clicking it you can browse to a file and upload this. THere may be a limit on the file weight, though.

 

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

This option doesn't exist anymore, does it?  I'm trying to attached an image to a post of mine and don't see this anywhere.

That option still exists, as far as I am aware. However, you cannot attach pictures this way; as described in the first sentences, you have to use an external hosting site.

We have rules posted in the Screenshot forum and there is a link under the Forums tab above.  I use Oz Hosting - http://fsfiles.org/flightsimshotsv2/index.php .  Donationware.  Just copy and paste the BBCode line into your post.

 

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Then the option doesn't still exist.

 

That's a lot of work just to show an example to help others understand what trouble could be going on.  Why was this change made?

Then the option doesn't still exist.

 

That's a lot of work just to show an example to help others understand what trouble could be going on.  Why was this change made?

 

As far as I am aware, to take load off the AVSIM servers.

And btw, from your previous post it wasn't completely clear to me what you're referring to, since I made that in response to someone who said attachment without specifying what type of file (looking at the topic title, I do feel a bit stupid for "misleading" you, though).

 

 

to take load off the AVSIM servers

 

This is part of the reason.  But, we had a lot of people who refused to comply with image sizes and moderators were spending a lot of time to remove them.  Now, because of high tech advances to the Internet, one can link to an image of any size. We also did it partly because attachments can contain malware/viruses and, although we have the technology to screen attachments before they are uploaded, it was not a fail-safe system.  Tom is just increasing his website security with this new policy.

 

 

 

Why was this change made?

 

Why did you dredge up a really old topic (over 4 years ago)?  Things change.  AVSIM is constantly updating the forums based on new technology.  Back when this topic was started, AVSIM did not have a huge membership we have today and we had to find better ways to reduce the load on our servers.  This plus what I said above.

 

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I didn't.  The last entry before mine was only 2 months ago.

 

 

The last entry before mine was only 2 months ago.

 

Okay.  Sorry.

 

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