Publish error: An error occurred while publishing file...

Hi,
Just installed iWeb08 on my computer. When I try to publish to .Mac I get this error:
"*Publish error: An error occurred while publishing file "/Web/Sites". Try publishing again later*."
This is the link to the screenshot of that message:
http://www.xHarbour.net/publisherror.png
I also tried it with a new (Free trial) .mac account, but get the same error. Also tried with a fresh new web site, but still error. Also tried to delete my Domain.sites2 files and start fresh, but still the publish error.
Also tried "Publish all to .mac", but same error.
When I go to my "System preferences" -> ".Mac" I need to enter my password to login, this works. So my password works ok on my .Mac account.
Publish to a Folder works without a problem.
Is this a known issue? *What can I do to fix this?*
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Patrick Mast,
http://www.WinFakt.be
http://www.xHarbour.com

Yep. File/Publish all to .Mac.
Don't mean to sound like a smart @ss, but that's really the solution here. It's the weekend and everybody is updating their sites. I've really come to believe that this is probably part of the problem.
If you like, you can review my Publish Errors Page for a review of Apple tech notes and other user's experiences with this type of problem.
Bottom line is....redial, redial, redial. (I think...!)
-Mark

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Gunz
Your best bet is to locate that image on your hard disk and make sure that there are no problems with it opening outside iWeb.
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