[Dr_Fashizzle]

I've started getting a lot of server error 403 pages. Is anyone else getting these? Am i angering the server gods, or is there a server problem?

[solvegas]

Not only 403's but also 503's and server overload messages. Usually, it clears when I refresh the page. 

[TheZookie007]

I get occasional 503s but a page refresh "fixes" that. It's the here again, gone again photo appearance thing that really gets my goat.

[solvegas]

I get occasional 503s but a page refresh "fixes" that. It's the here again, gone again photo appearance thing that really gets my goat.

The photos are annoying going in and out.  But yesterday I was able to load a 2.99 MB gif. 

[Nimrod]

First time checking in after a few weeks and yes, getting 403s here as well, but in random clumps. It does appear that direct image links to remoter servers are the most problematic whereas images uploaded to the BEA server are less impacted. Sometime, there is no 403 but the file name is NOT what the link has and lacks any type of extension, while also not going to the default folder location... all of which is disconcerting and makes the malware and virus monitors ping a little.

[rtpoe]

I've been getting the 503's more at other sites - got my first ones here earlier tonight.

And it seems to be random as to why some attached pictures will be visible, and others just have a link.

[Dr_Fashizzle]

OK. I just don't want to get banned for "unusual behavior" or some stuff like that.

[thesarge]

For the past week to week and a half, I have noticed that most of the pictures in a thread don't load and appear.  Sometimes you have to refresh the page multiple times to get them to show up and when you do others that were there are gone.

Then periodically I get a 503 service unavailable error.

Is this just me, or is there something wrong with the forum again?

[Shadowmuse Blown]

Ugh.

Not just you.

If you leave General Discussion and head over to Site Issues, you’ll see many others complaining about issues with the forum.

[salem]

I have discussed it with the forum tech guys, just waiting for a response.

[ghosthost]

I can't even see one of the photos I uploaded yesterday. Among many others.

[salem]

Got this message from the tech guys.

SMF was opening up a large number of host processes and then not closing them properly. The hostname lookups have now been disabled on the forum. We believe this should fix a lot of the issues related to the 403 / error 503 forbidden, all those kinds of errors which are related to the server reaching the process limit.

[solvegas]

Got this message from the tech guys.

SMF was opening up a large number of host processes and then not closing them properly. The hostname lookups have now been disabled on the forum. We believe this should fix a lot of the issues related to the 403 / error 503 forbidden, all those kinds of errors which are related to the server reaching the process limit.

I just hope that this is not a different way of saying something like, the check is in the mail, I won't cum in your mouth, pigs really do fly, etc. I just want to navigate the forum without hitting some underwater rock that can sink the boat, that's all. 

[solvegas]

I've just added some image posts and there were no more 403 or 503 messages and ALL of the photos in the threads are now seemingly back to normal. Hopefully this thread will get no more complaint entries. Cross your fingers. 

[TheZookie007]

OK. I just don't want to get banned for "unusual behavior" or some stuff like that.

That's one reason why I hate Instagram. They will give you "we've detected unusual behavior" messages even when you haven't used the app in a week. And they have only automated systems that are completely useless to appeal to. You would think that with all their money they could afford to hire human beings in their customer support and tech support teams.