Heads up on http://msnsearch.srv.girafa.com/

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by deebee, Dec 1, 2007.

  1. #1
    I use this thumbnail service a lot & I'm now seeing it offline for the last 8 hours or so.

    Anyone else experiencing this?
     
    deebee, Dec 1, 2007 IP
  2. CReed

    CReed Prominent Member

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    Yeah, noticed this earlier this morning. Wondering if it's temporary...
     
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  3. pipes

    pipes Prominent Member

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    #3
    Im so glad to see this thread, i thought it was just me, same prob on all 4 of my directories.
     
    pipes, Dec 1, 2007 IP
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    proprod Active Member

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    #4
    I think I remember this happening once before, it was down for a while. The server is not responding, so maybe they are having issues.
     
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    loredan Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Same problem here...let's hope it is just temporary...
     
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  6. deebee

    deebee Active Member

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    #6
    Glad it's not just me!
     
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    #7
    That’s the problem with outside services, they can screw up you business big time. I try to do everything in house but it’s not always possible.
     
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    acuman Active Member

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    #8
    Just noticed it on mine too. Thanks for the heads up.

    Any other options besides using those guys?
     
    acuman, Dec 1, 2007 IP
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    coolmanphp Peon

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    does anyone know when this will be fixed?
     
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  10. mikey1090

    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    #10
    thanks for the heads up. The nav bar on zorg links seems messed now:D
     
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    vicdigi Banned

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    #11
    Thanks for pointing this out. Always wondered when this was going to happen and hit everyone. Let's all hope this is temporary!

    If not - who can suggest something as good as Girafa?
     
    vicdigi, Dec 1, 2007 IP
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    swedal Notable Member

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    Same problem - I am sure they will work out the issues and get it working again.
     
    swedal, Dec 1, 2007 IP
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    Claudek Well-Known Member

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    #13
    The http://msnsearch.srv.girafa.com/ thumbnail images are for MSN only - you guys have been sponging off MSN basically. This is not a free service provided to you by MSN and Girafa.

    As most of you are directory owners, why not take Girafa's free 2000 thumbnails a day option.

     
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  14. mikey1090

    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    This is an excellent point. 2000 a day probably isn't enough for me, may be fine for lower traffic directories.
     
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    CReed Prominent Member

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    #15
    I've seen a directory or two using thumbnails from Snap.
     
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    dannet Well-Known Member

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    #16
    The same problem here, Im using the girafa thumbnails in four directories, now I have signed up to the free package for two of the directories and Im waiting for the activation e-mail, in my other directories with more traffic, I will try with Snap and websnapr (Im not sure if the last is a free service..)
     
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    Switched over to another source of thumbs so mine are back up.
     
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    paidhosting Peon

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    #18
    Just edit this code
    http://msnsearch.srv.girafa.com/srv/i?s=MSNSEARCH&r={$link.URL}
    PHP:
    and replace with
    http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url={$link.URL} 
    PHP:
    When msn comes back switch back as above does not show all images example : http://www.h-log.com/latest-links.html

    For now it should work for u
     
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  19. deebee

    deebee Active Member

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    I've switched Blendz to this service - here's the string you'll need...

     
    http://www.artviper.net/screenshots/screener.php? &url=
    
    Code (markup):
    One nice touch on this free service is that, unlike msn/girafa, the capture works on deep links as well.

    A bit slow but once cached you're OK.
     
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    cybererik Peon

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    #20
    I had the same problem with girafa. I've just switched to thumshots.org too. I've got thumbshots working on my directory.
     
    cybererik, Dec 2, 2007 IP