[pyx]

On Mac OS X:

Type lookupd -flushcache in your terminal to flush the DNS resolver cache. (ex: bash-2.05a$ lookupd -flushcache) Once you run the command your DNS cache (in Mac OS X) will flush.
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I don’t even understand WHERE in my “terminal” I’m supposed to start typing.

I do not own an Apple Mac and never have and I have never even had the chance to even try. But I plan to ! ;9 None-the-less, I have used Linux since the very early 1990's. Before that, I used Unix.

I recognize the instructions you mentioned above. The "terminal" on your Mac is a DOS like text window where you type. You issue commands directly to the operating system or run text based programs within the terminal window. There are even windows types programs that can be started from the command line in the terminal window.

My guess is you LAUNCH the terminal window from a program LAUNCHER in your Utilities Folder, which you should already know how to access.

After you launch the terminal, you will see a flashing cursor called a command prompt. The name of the command line environment shell or just shell, is BASH (Bourne Again SHell after the author, J.(?) Bourne) Other shells exist, such as the Korn shell, the C shell and small ones such as Ash, etc. Commands can be written as scripts in text files and the commands are executed sequentially.

The bash-2.05a$ is likely the version of the BASH shell you are using. The $ character tells me its very likely the command prompt.

So, type exactly 'lookupd -flushcache' without the quotation marks on the same line as the '$' appears and press the [Enter] key.

Like your web browser, the cache will be flushed (cleaned out) and you will be able to access photobucket again.

When the command prompt returns, type 'exit' without the quotes and the press [Enter] to close the terminal window and return the Mac OSX windows environment.

You can read more about the bash shell and other shells by typing 'bash shell' in Google.

The reason you have these utilities and features on your computer is to GIVE YOU OWNERSHIP of the computer. You have the choice of using or not using a feature. ;9

Incidentally, this spring I have budgeted and planned to purchase an iMac Pro (the big 'un :) ) for use as my everyday computer. I've heard very positive things about Mac OSX and particularly the iMac Pro hardware running the Mac OSX.

[pyx]

More about lookupd -flushcache

lookupd is likely a utility program that you have on your system and the -flushcache is an option that you are providing to the lookupd utility.

[kitkat]

Thanks for the info re Photobucket. I copied it, and will implement it as soon as Christmas is over.

[Albion Wilde]

See post 107. The mac user almost NEVER has to type any code or understand any acronyms. That’s the beauty of a Mac. There is a way to do what you need to do and a way to find out how, but using the steps and information readily available in the drop-down menus.

[Swordmaker]

Good answer, Pyx... but probably an example of what the article is about... too much information. ;^)>

However, I don't think the problem is in the DNS Resolver Cache b'cuz it flushes every 24 hours... unless the Photobucket people are changing their servers' IP addresses every 24 hours. Server Roulette, anyone?

By the way, the big Apple computer is the Mac Pro... there is no iMac Pro... but you'll love it. As of Leopard, OSX is fully Unix certified.

By the way, would you like to join the Mac ping list on FR? If so, Freepmail me.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

My guess is you LAUNCH the terminal window from a program LAUNCHER in your Utilities Folder, which you should already know how to access.

You can access the UNIX operating system in Mac OS X by using the Terminal utility. The Terminal utility is in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

That's from Leopard's "Finder" help which I found by searching for "terminal" in help. Your mileage probably does not vary on an older version of OSX.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

My guess is you LAUNCH the terminal window from a program LAUNCHER in your Utilities Folder, which you should already know how to access.

You can access the UNIX operating system in Mac OS X by using the Terminal utility. The Terminal utility is in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.

That's from clicking on the desktop to get to Finder, selecting Help, then searching for 'terminal'. I am using Leopard, OSX 10.5.1, but I think that was the same on older versions of OSX.