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| It stills comes and goes. I don't think they will ever get the bug out. Bring back the old one PLEASE!!
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Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... | Bring back the old one PLEASE!! Sorry, it can't be done. Believe me, I am the biggest complainer. We did not want to "upgrade" in the first place. But the forum was getting slower and slower, so we had to do something. I am told we had to go to a new database and a new server computer, and the older forum was not compatible for some reason. Actually, I did not even like the forum we were using as well as the version that preceded it. Everybody was upset with that "upgrade," too, but we all finally got used to it. In the case of this version, there is obviously a problem with it, and I hope they can fix it soon. Programs like that are constantly being "upgraded," because that is how they are able to keep selling new software. The problem is that once they have the product perfect, there is nowhere to go but down, with change for the sake of change. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: As a result of the upgrade I lost ....
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06/09/06 02:15 AM 06/09/06 02:15 AM |
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Looking for a Job, I got credi... | Bring back the old one PLEASE!! Sorry, it can't be done. Believe me, I am the biggest complainer. We did not want to "upgrade" in the first place. But the forum was getting slower and slower, so we had to do something. I am told we had to go to a new database and a new server computer, and the older forum was not compatible for some reason. Actually, I did not even like the forum we were using as well as the version that preceded it. Everybody was upset with that "upgrade," too, but we all finally got used to it. In the case of this version, there is obviously a problem with it, and I hope they can fix it soon. Programs like that are constantly being "upgraded," because that is how they are able to keep selling new software. The problem is that once they have the product perfect, there is nowhere to go but down, with change for the sake of change. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Mary; THe reason for the upgrade was a hassive security hole in UBB; I assume someone was sent the announcement from UBB about it. The hole allowed the server to be hacked. Not good ! I made a post about this earlier
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South Carolina | TRUST me. The upgrade was worth it. I'm struggling about every month with www.naf18.com because of security vulnerabilities (the entire site is run from software similar to this forum). We get hacked / attacked by viruses about once a month and I have to restore from backup. However, with the level of customization I did, I can't afford the time to do an upgrade - it would take me in excess of 200 hours to get things back to normal....I'm stuck. The upgrade here was definitely worth it because being "slow" was certainly only the tip of the iceberg of problems for the old one. Oh and BTW, the NAF18 website backup is being restored as we speak - the website should be back up this afternoon. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
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06/12/06 08:50 PM 06/12/06 08:50 PM |
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As the little girl in Poltergeist said "THERE BACK !!!!!" or something like that. The yellow folder and red numbers are back. GOOD job to whoever was involved.
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Essex, UK | Rick,
Can you check with Chad as to why the forum seems to be getting more bot posts than before the upgrade? Surely the point about the upgrade was to plug security holes?
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Can you check with Chad as to why the forum seems to be getting more bot posts than before the upgrade? Surely the point about the upgrade was to plug security holes? It could actually be some idiot actually going around registering and posting it. Rick may be able to confirm via the IP. Rick, In one of the releases UBB allows you to switch on a "confirm" step in the registration where by when someone (or a bot) joins, they have to respond by clicking a URL in an email sent to the registering email address before they can post. Might be worth doing this. I am not sure which release it is, but I'm sure it must be in 3.6.n !
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Essex, UK | bot = abbreviation of robot
Accepted nomenclature for a piece of software that trawls the internet and carries out programmed task(s)
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Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... Mary
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Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... | Is a robot able to fill out a form and register itself with a name and a password so it is able to post something? That would be scary. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
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“an island in the Pacifi... | Is a robot able to fill out a form and register itself with a name and a password so it is able to post something? That would be scary. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Unfortunately yes. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
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South Carolina | Is a robot able to fill out a form and register itself with a name and a password so it is able to post something? That would be scary. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Actually Mary, it doesn't "fill out the form". Rather it communicates directly with the page that has the programming for the form. Since this forum software is widely popular, it's easy for people to write programs that seek out these sites and communicate with the software that's actually running the site.
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