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[Ivor]

A VPN or virtual private network is a service whereby your internet traffic is routed through servers in different locations. Some countries restrict access, usually for political reasons, and a VPN allows users to bypass these restrictions. Also when using the internet away from home via hotel or other routers can be insecure and routing access through a VPN is more secure. Websites such as this don’t like VPNs because they mask the user’s identity so a malicious user might hide behind one. A recent action by the UK government trying to restrict access to pornographic websites has resulted in an uptake of VPNs to circumvent the restriction by linking to overseas servers where no such restrictions exist.
There are lots of free VPNs available with ones such as Proton free to download and use.

[Jock Scot]

Thanks chaps, I shall give this some thought and tinkering with computer settings really does not enthuse me, as I have no idea what I am doing. In the meantime, for the next three months, I will concentrate on watching my family and friends trying to hit targets, at anything up to 45 yards away flying in random directions, speeds and heights in a, hopefully, brisk breeze. A much more familiar territory for me!

[OC Richard]

Sorry about that!

Yes I've been using Imgur for many years now, ever since Photobucket decided to charge a pile of money.

I have no idea why Imgur decided to block their images overseas.

I for one didn't get any warning.

Imgur did make a strange change a year or so ago when they disabled (for my account at least) the ability to upload photos into albums.

I have all my photos neatly arranged in albums, but without warning they made each uploaded photo a standalone post, a "non album image". So I have to hunt to find my more recently uploaded photos.

[Jock Scot]

Sorry about that!

Yes I've been using Imgur for many years now, ever since Photobucket decided to charge a pile of money.

I have no idea why Imgur decided to block their images overseas.

I for one didn't get any warning.

Imgur did make a strange change a year or so ago when they disabled (for my account at least) the ability to upload photos into albums.

I have all my photos neatly arranged in albums, but without warning they made each uploaded photo a standalone post, a "non album image". So I have to hunt to find my more recently uploaded photos.

As we say over here, "a bit of a nuisance, then!" In other words "B....y" inconvenient!