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Colosseum
Post subject: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 5:10 am
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Last night I finally updated the forum software to the latest version (3.2), hence the change to the board style. A few things have changed but most board functions remain the same.

This is the best style we were able to find on short notice that mimicked the classic Shipbucket forum style; I may change elements of it later on, but for now it's adequate.

Most importantly, we are on the latest version of phpbb forum software which means we should no longer experience spam attacks!

Any questions, please ask.

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Rodondo
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 6:33 am
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looks good, though seems someone's broken in for a spam attack

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Krakatoa
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 6:38 am
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Old version had the 'view topics' button that allowed access to the latest topics. I don't see that on here.

Spam exclusion seems to still need some work.


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Thiel
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 6:44 am
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Krakatoa wrote: *
Old version had the 'view topics' button that allowed access to the latest topics. I don't see that on here.
search.php?search_id=active_topics
There doesn't appear to be a button for it, but the function is still there

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KHT
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 7:43 am
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Click the "quick links" button just below the Shipbucket logo in the upper left corner, and you'll get the same options.


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Gollevainen
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 7:52 am
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Yeah ironically the spammers hit after we updated to the new forum which should prevent the spammers joining in. I adjusted the countermeasures little bit so lets see if that sorted it out.

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Hood
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 8:43 am
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Will take time getting used to the new style, but it looks pretty much like the old site.

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Graham1973
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 8:53 am
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I will admit it was a bit of a shock, mostly due to the sudden appearance of the Russian Spammer after the update. But everything seems to be proceeding smoothly. I noticed that I can now send private messages, where under the old version of the software I was locked out.


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odysseus1980
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 12:29 pm
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New forum seems good. Personally like the "Notifications" button, very quickly I can see posts in any thread.


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Colosseum
Post subject: Re: Forum updatedPosted: March 6th, 2017, 1:48 pm
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Seems like the update reverted all our settings back to the least secure versions. ;) I've enabled reCaptcha (which wasn't turned on) and that should resolve the issue.

edit: Yes, I miss the "View new posts" link that used to be at the top right of the board. It's still there under "Quick links" (top left) but that involves an extra click. I'll see if I can restore it.

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