Photobucket got back to me VERY quickly – they did not answer my question “is this a change?” but indicated essentially that CL visitors, when they click, will indeed see the posted image in the context of your Photobucket album (as pictured above) – but NO MORE than that, as long as your settings remain private.

BTW I did de-select "images link back to album option" in my account settings, and re-posted the image in both Photobucket and CL, but got the same result - so I obviously do not fully understand their response.

Their response follows:

Dear Auchen- - -

Please note that the account is private and no one can view the contents of the account without a password. What you are experiencing is due to autologging and to test this you will need to logout of your account. Please note that when you personally click on a posted image via MySpace you will be taken to that image as it displays in your album. View the upper right corner of the Photobucket page and make sure it states "Login". If in fact it is stating "logout" you have autologged. Your computer has cached your password.

Also know that there is a setting in your account that is slightly deceiving in the way it displays the images after clicking on a posted image. Please read the following FAQ link in regards to the images link back to album option and make sure you set it accordingly. Note that no posts made prior to the deselection of the option will be affected. You will need to repost. No one can view the contents of you album without the account password or the guest password. The account is secure.

Please read the FAQ -

http://pic.pbsrc.com/help/Content/Ac...umSettings.htm


Sincerely,

Your Photobucket Support Team