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o0mBBS Readme
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1. Overview
2. What's new
3. Basic setup guide
   i) Upgrade
   ii) New install
4. Contact Details
5. History
6. Copyright Info


1. Overview
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description coming soon



2. What's New in 0.9.6
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shit I want - subscriptions | New ENC algorithm | fix search
- Thread voting (must be enabled in user group)
- announcements permission


 
 shit thats needed
 - edit polls
 guests posts do not show (inner join issues)
 
  
 ++ subscriptions ++
 
 ++ new encryption algorithm ++
 
 Move newpoll.asp into newtopic.asp
 
 fix spam buster
 
 admin pruning

 fix the search
 
 //search code for instances of blnModerator and blnAdmin
 

3. Setup Guide
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IF I havn't updated the database then run /db/upgrade.asp


decent guide coming. For now just extract everything to a folder. Edit connect.asp in the /includes/ folder. Make it point to your database. You will also want to edit settings.asp to customize the forum to your liking.


Write permissions - the includes + db folder need write permissions for o0mBBS to work properly

A note on security: Because I had to store the encryption string in the database so that when your server is reset, it
can be read back into an application variable, this does mean that your passwords probably can be decrypted if someone
finds and downloads your database. To stop this happening rename the database, and if possible, put the database outside
 the wwwroot folder

Admin Account
  The default admin account is Admin
  The default password is Admin
  It is recommended that you change at least the password

i) Upgrades
	run upgrade_090.asp

ii) New installs
	Run setup.asp

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4. Contact Details
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Programmer - David Crosbie (aka o0m)
WWW - http://pennercase.tk
Email - o0m@bigfoot.com.au
MSN - o0m@hotmail.com


5. History
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0.9.5
 - Removed "key" from memberlist.asp
 - sticky topic options implemented better
 - More template options
 - POLLS - users can see results without voting
 - Changed button graphics, they now look a lot better, even though they are simple
 - "previous thread" "next thread" which cycles through the posts from newest to oldest
 - Permission CAN_SET_GROUP allows group members to set the group of users
 - delete.asp now updates post counts in the General table
 - New graphics
 - bbcode enabled in signatures
 - Lots of small fixes
 - added print option to threads
 - search.asp is fixed up alot
 - ViewThread.asp no longer requires the &forum= parameter, it simply pulls it from the BBS recordset
 - NewPoll.asp is broken and no longer works :) I'll fix it up in the next release
 
0.9.4
 - Brand spanking new permissions settings. Over 30 options to allow you to control your board how you want
 - Time Offsets(sortof)
 - sticky topics
 - On viewforum.asp, it will crop of the pages, instead of writing all the page numbers, it writes the first and last 3
  (i.e. Pages : 1, ... 5, 6, 7 )
  
0.9.3
 - Viewthread works properly
 - more admin features - almost finished!
 - settings saved in DB so they aren't lost when the server is restarted
 - Increased speed in default.asp - removed about 20 recordsets and replaced with a small array (for displaying
   moderators). this halved the page creation time on my test server
 - Misc fixes for new boards, less random errors :)
 - Memberlist.asp - forward + back buttons use the sort  order (name /post count / id)
 - admin/themes.asp now allows admins to select which themes are available to users.
 - avatar options added to DB
 - Changed the way moved posts are displayed
 - POLLS!!! 
 
0.9.2
 - Improved security - mostly in the register.asp functions
 - Fixed PM notify.
 - Fixed Register.asp(again)
 - Lots of new admin things
 - Setup.asp
 - Warning for admins when board is disabled
 
0.9.1
 - RUN /DB/Upgrade.asp to upgrade
 - Option for custom RankTexts - the text below the uses name. Currently only settable from ModEditUser.asp
 - Fixed PM.asp so it shows who a pm is from properly
 - Changed some columns on pm.asp
 - Fixed 'Last Post By' bug. It now shows the correct user. not the topic starter
 - Announcement option added for mods and admins
 - Fixed things in FormatPost.asp
    - now checks that IMG tags are closed
	- Quoting works again
	- "code" option added
 - changed the way html is handled in posts
 - urls open in new windows
 - Fixed error with post tracker hilighting new posts in posts the user has just posted in (does that make any sense?)
 - Added some more error handling code

0.9.0A
 - o0mBBS is approaching version 1. cool!
 - Fixed up resetcount.asp - now you can reset post counts, user posts, etc if they get out of sync
 - removed pm box from default.asp because it used a lot of resources and looked very phpbb-ish
 - Admin side is waaay improved
 - Admin, forum_order - when clicking th up/down buttons they actually do what they are supposed to now
 - UpdateProfile.asp works again, the sql had a major error in it
 - Fixed up BuddyList.asp so it works instead of 500.100'ing
 - General Admin stuff redesigned
 - Fixed up errors in cpanel.asp if you actually had anyone in your buddylist
 - To upgrade from prior versions (version 0.8.x and up) run /db/upgrade_090.asp, don't worry if it generates errors. It works anyway

0.8.12
 - Fixed bug where pm title would just show up as "[no title]" no matter what
 - Got post tracking working again, added some improvements to it
 - Fixed "new PM's" popup bug
 - Changed the gender code
 - general bugs
 - Using lots of INNER JOINs to get user names instead of the old, slower, function
 - In some places user names might not be shown, but the uID will be *not a bug, code just isn't complete*
 - POLLS half added
 - Moderators can no longer edit administrators
 - Mods can no longer set themselves as admins
 - Added Moderator table
 - Users can now edit their posts properly
 - changed the way settings are handled. Most things are now Application() entries

 - RUN DB/UPGRADE_0812.asp

0.8.11
 - Removed as many session variables as I could. Some things might be broken because of that
 - New posts tracking is broken :(
 - Fixed security hole in updateprofile.asp where someone could edit anyones profile
 - Polls are half implemented
 - fixed security holw where people could delete other peoples pm's
 - Got most of the forum working again after I moved away from session variables
 - announcements option added
 - chat feature added

0.8.10
 - changes to admin area, mostly just the UI
 - Added "Active users on this forum" to ViewForum.asp
 - New DB Field, run DB\LastActiveForum.asp to update

0.8.9
 - Edit loophole fixed *I think*
 - PM notification - it's crude but it works

0.8.8
 - Added ForgottenPass.asp 
 - New posts - redirects to bottom of last page
 - spam controls

0.8.7
 - Encryption
 - More options
 - Better images for default theme

0.8.3
 - Added forum permissions
 - Fixed up cookies

0.8.2
 - Added buddy list
 - fixed some of the admin area

No real notes were taken for versions prior to 0.8.2


6. Copyright Info
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o0mBBS is copyright 2002-2003 David Crosbie