Picasa users out there? Can't upload to Picasa web albums - time out error

Hi All,

After posting numerous times on the google picasa forums, I am hoping someone can help me here. Not sure if this is the correct discussion area.

I have been having this issue for a few weeks now and it's driving me mad. Hope someone can help.

Everything used to work fine, but now whenever I try to upload photos I just get a message saying "Error request failed. Upload failed". Looking into the log file:

Modified request headers:
Added header: Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=---------------------------54BEB7A34478
Added header: Content-Length: 66700
Added header: Accept-Encoding: gzip

Post data size: 66700
[216789878] id 37: Error: Read stream timed out (-4)
[216789882] Upload failure reported. Retry allowed: (1)
[216789883] Retry allowed: retry count = 7, in 0 seconds
[216789883] Too many retries (or retry not allowed), setting status failed
[216789884] Upload failed - err: (-7)

Doesn't say much to me.

I am running Picasa v3.05 for Mac (10.5.7). Have tried various settings in my Firewall including switching it of all together, specifically adding Picasa under System Preferences > Security > 'Firewall' tab, rebooting my machine, banging head against brick wall etc....

Emailing my photos to Picasa works fine.

Any suggestions would be good.

I have searched the net and tried all suggestions to those people who have had any upload issues previoulsy, but to no avail.

Something to do with proxies maybe?

Not sure if it's a Picasa, Mac, Firefox, Internet or firewall setting, so if you have any ideas, I would be very grateful to receive them!

Any experts who can help me? Thanks!

OOB