I am considering installing the latest version of the forum software sometime in the near future.  It will require some forum down time.  I will let you all know before I do it.  Probably won't be until after PF.

Here is a list of changes between the versions.  (I know, some of these things don't mean anything to some people. They don't even all mean anything to me):

• Unlimited Posts, Sub Forums, Groups
• New XML RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndications) of Last 10 Posts across all forums and individual forums
• New RSS online web browser reader tool using XLST
• New Calendar system
• New session tracking system, with more security than the standard ASP session, and also can be set to support load balanced web servers, server farms, and web gardens
• Web Wiz Rich Text Editor Version 3 integration
• Web Wiz CAPTCHA integration to prevent dictionary hacking and remote form submission
• Improved message filtering for malicious code using 'HTML Secure' Technology
• Forums can be setup so that certain members of groups require there posts to be authorised before being displayed to all users
• Improved more powerful CSS styles for improved forum look and feel
• Improved poll's with poll editing and better protection from repeat voting
• International ISO Date Format for internal forum engine for improved server and locale compatibility
• Improved, more powerful, better performing, forum search engine
• Database support for MS SQL Server, MS Access, and now mySQL
• Active user’s page now also shows location of users
• Improved member profile page, now also has Skype support
• Improved support for Right to Left languages
• CSS used throughout forum for the look and feel
• File sizes reduced to improved loading and browser rendering speed
• All HTML cleaned up and is now XHTML Transitional
• Topic and post orders can now be reversed
• Multiple page links improved and displayed top and bottom of pages
• Support for Topic Icons
• Support for STMP server authentication
• Improved image and file uploading, with files being removed when related posts are deleted
• Improved email activation system
• New, simpler to use, Group and Member permission system
• Progress bar now displayed when submitting many forms
• New error handling with descriptive error message to help track down errors and setup problems
• Simpler to setup SQL Server and mySQL databases
• Simpler to move Access database to secure folder, with security alert message for those who don't
• Global server time/date off-set as well as member time/date off-set for changing date and time locale and format
• Improved end user error message displaying
• Simpler to login with more places to login
• Improved forum statistics displayed at the bottom of the forum index page
• New quick reply form to speed up page load times and cut bandwidth
• Improved Active Topics page to increase performance and improve erver/locale compatibility
• Improved security with improved permissions checking, including in forum search engine
• Improved BB Forum codes
• Better formatting of Post Quote and Code blocks
• Improved support for Mozilla and Firefox browsers, including spell checker
• Improved performance for Private Message notification
• New Calendar System
• New Improved Admin Control Panel (Replaces former Admin Area)
• New Cookie-less Login System
• New Session Tracking System
• New Admin/Moderator Member Notes
• New support form Web Gardens and Multiple Load Balanced Web Servers (MySQL and SQL Server versions)
• New support for multiple installations on the same site
• New Member Approval by Forum Admin
• New ‘Today’s Birthdays’ displayed on Forum Index Page
• Performance Tuning of Database and SQL
• Improved Error Handling
• Improved Security against Brute Force and Dictionary Hacking of forum accounts
• Improved Security for the New Admin Control Panel
• Improved Security against forum and site defacement
• Improved member suspension tools
• Improved Admin Login

That's it???

Just kidding, Adam. 

Sounds great; hope the transition goes well.

And no Kithchen sink Adam for shame, Just kidding looks good and some nice added security as well. Hope all goes smooth.

 

So out of all that jargon listed above,are we going to get some decent emoticons?

Sarge

No Cookies at login?!!

RSS feeds - woohoo!

Sounds great but I'll miss it even for a day.

Can it make it easier to post pictures?

Looks good to me.   Hope everything goes well when you start.   

Adam,

If you improve this site much more, I'm gonna have to hire someone to help me enjoy it. I didn't realize you could improve perfection.

Even though I'm not at all mechanically inclined, I always read every post and the mechanical apitude of some of the guys here never ceases to amaze me.