Hacked yet again! So long phpBB

Discussion in 'MassCops News' started by Gil, Aug 15, 2005.

  1. Gil Administrator

    Well today was the last straw! I am done with open source message boards. They are too easy for script kiddies to exploit and are just too much of a bother to maintain.

    I will be attempting to figure out how this vBulletin software works over the next few days so bear with me.

    Sorry for the down time it took a while to import the phpBB database and get all of the permissions set correctly.

    You will probably have to upload your avatars again. Any other problems let me know.

    Thanks for your understanding.

    Gil
  2. KozmoKramer Administrator

    That sucks Gil - too many a-holes with too much time and not enough friends..
    vBulletin is good though, I think the members will adapt quickly...

    Thanks for getting the forums up so quickly.. KK
  3. SOT Thread Killa

    Wow vB I alwaysliked vB as it had a pretty clean look. Many of the other forums I post on are vB.
  4. Wolfman "Ultima Ratio Civis"

    I wonder if some other bbs's got hacked. Hmmmm... :evil:

    How about enabling the img tag in sig lines!!!
  5. reno911_2004 MassCops Member

    Woh boy, this one's gonna take a while...
  6. Cinderella Subscribing Member

    This looks great Gil

    I am sure everyone will get the hang of it .. u did a great
    job getting it up and running this quick!!
  7. Gil Administrator

    People even script kiddies would first have to know about the other board even just to hack it lol . I tried the image line thing yesterday I will double check.
  8. Pvt. Cowboy Meathead.

    Am I deficient in brain cells, or has the "State Police Academy" sub-topic been turned into vapor?
  9. Gil Administrator

    Might have been vaporized either during the hack or the upgrade... I will look for it.
  10. kwflatbed Subscribing Member MC1+MC2 +MC3 82K+Poster

    Some of the other boards were hacked again also.
    code not working in the signatures Gil it is turned off
    unless you may have done this for a reason

    [img]http://www.kwflatbed.com/images/lazycat.gif

    trying it in the post

    it is working in the post I see with the preview
  11. kwflatbed Subscribing Member MC1+MC2 +MC3 82K+Poster

    :wow: :!: :woot: :baby21: :mrgreen: :pinch: :jestera: :FT: :beer: :smokin: :eek:t: :eek:nfire: :BNANA: :sq: :ermm:

    just checking the smiles the images were not showing
  12. Gil Administrator

    Thanks, smiles should be fixed now...
  13. kwflatbed Subscribing Member MC1+MC2 +MC3 82K+Poster

    :beer: Thanks Gil !!!
  14. Wolfman "Ultima Ratio Civis"

    Sig images are up as well, thanks.

    Looks likk the top border banner ads block the dropdowns from the menu bar (quick links, search, etc.) Any way to move the ads to the background & menu items up front?
  15. frapmpd24 Senior Member

    Is there a link to bring the window up for the smiles or am I missing something? I was looking for those.
  16. Gil Administrator

    What browser are you using? They popup above the banner on mine (IE) maybe it depends on the ad. I will see about moving it
  17. Gil Administrator

    On the right side of the "Reply to Thread" input box. 15 show by defaul but there are over 150 available just click on the [More] link below the 15 default ones.
  18. frapmpd24 Senior Member

    Ok, I have all the bells and wistles now... I had to make a change in the "Edit Options" section of the user control panel (User CP), which can be brought up on the left side of the screen. Under "Miscellaneous Options" way down the bottom of the screen I changed the menu option to "Enhanced Interface - Full WYSIWYG Editing". All the options came up then. Good work Gil, I like the new system. Your work is appreciated.
  19. Danman1116 Subscribing Member

    Ya, I'm pretty used to vB and I think its a lot more secure as well
  20. CJIS MassCops Member

    vB works for me :)
  21. Cinderella Subscribing Member

    Woohoooooooo Thank u Frapmpd24 :punk:


    i was wondering where the smilies went .. i had no idea how to find them!
    i just did what u suggested and it works!!!

    Cheers:t:
  22. Wolfman "Ultima Ratio Civis"

    RE: the dropdowns being obscured. I'm using Firefox, it isn't happeneing now so either you got it fixed (you da MAN!!!) or it's one of those vexing intermittent things.
  23. kwflatbed Subscribing Member MC1+MC2 +MC3 82K+Poster

    Wolfman what do you think of FireFox I was thinking of trying it?
  24. CJIS MassCops Member

    I am not Wolfman but Firefox is very good. Almost every single page you can open with IE you can with Fierfox (95-98%). It has nice features and is simple to use. If you have problems with IE, get tons of popups, or want something new try Firefox. :thumbup:
  25. KozmoKramer Administrator

    One thing I’ve noticed Gil - the new format is remarkably faster that the PHP version was.

    I cant believe how quickly topics open up now. :)


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