Software Update

A software update has just been released. It doesn't change any forum behavior for members, but is necessary prep work for other changes planned for later this year.If you encounter any problems or bugs, please let me know via a post to this thread, or by email to Admin. Moderators and administrators may be more likely to encounter bugs, as most of the changes were in the forum administration code.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator

On Sunday, May 2, 2004, a software update will be installed. The board will close around 9 AM and remain closed until the update is complete. The board will reopen as soon as the update is completed and tested. It should take somewhere between two and twelve hours.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator

Our webhosting company began experiencing network problems a little after 8 AM Eastern Time today, and they have only just now been resolved. This means the software update has still not been carried out.The update has been rescheduled and will begin around 3 PM this afternoon Eastern Time.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator

30 minutes and counting. The board will be shut down at 3 PM Eastern Time for a software update. Estimated time for completion is two to twelve hours.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator

The software update has been successfully completed. The board has changed to a login format.There will be bugs and rumors of bugs. Please report bugs by posting to this thread, or by sending email to Admin.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator

The following changes have just been released:

• The preferences page has gone away. The settings for cookies and for the number of threads listed have moved to the profile page.
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• The profile page has some improvements. The settings mentioned above have moved to the profile page. Changing your username is now easier than ever. There is a link for clearing all cookies for EvC Forum at the bottom of the page.
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• The default for saving cookies, which means you don't have to login every time you start a new browser session, is now on. If you don't want to save cookies across browser sessions, go to your profile page and set the setting for saving login information to "no".

Please report problems and bugs by posting to this thread, or by sending email to Admin.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator

^Bump^

I perhaps should have placed "improvements" in quotes, since this is more a Microsoft style improvement, i.e., one that should have been there all along.Today a security hole was brought to my attention. Fixing it will result in members having to login again the next time they try to post a message. I was going to release the fix tonight, but when I realized it would produce this side effect I thought I'd notify the board first in case there were any concerns about this. There *is* a "Forget your password?" link on the login page.

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--	Percy
	EvC Forum Administrator