Viewing pics

tuck · #1 08-11-2010, 10:41 PM

Hi,
I'm computer challenged. When someone says "here's some pics" in their posts, how do I find the pictures? Where do I go and what do I click on?

Thanks

abcha0s · #2 08-11-2010, 10:46 PM

They should be visible in the post. If there are not, then I suspect your employer is blocking the content.

christyf5 · #3 08-11-2010, 10:52 PM

I've checked on your profile and everything is set to see pics. Not sure whats happening, perhaps try on another computer?

tuck · #4 08-13-2010, 01:43 AM

I'll check on another computer, you may be right my employer is funny about blocking stuff.

Thanks

Aquattro · #5 08-13-2010, 04:32 AM

I wouldn't imagine an IT department blocking pics in HTML links, most of the internet wouldn't show. It could be a browser setting, you could try a different browser, or check with your Help Desk to see if it's something that's done intentionally.

abcha0s · #6 08-13-2010, 04:51 AM

The pictures are hosted on sites such as flickr. Various content filters (websense, barracuda, ironport, squid) categorize these sites as hobbies, photography, content sharing, etc.

Companies with aggressive policies towards "productivity" block these sites by category.

In any event, I travel between various client sites and a small number of them block most of the images on Canreef. The one site that comes to mind runs a squid proxy server. I'm not sure the admin is intentionally blocking the images, but all that displays is a little red X where the pictures should be.