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Tom Roberts

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Forums Upgrade
Nov 10^th, 2007 at 8:31am

Soon we will be upgrading The Autonerdz Community Forums from Yabb 2.1 to 2.2. In spite of the small version number change, this is a major upgrade. There will be many new features and enhancements as well as improved security.

I know, why fix it if it's not broke? Well, we have been limping along with some patches and the upgrade will eliminate the need for the patches and make sure the security is several steps ahead of the hackers. I expect the upgrade to run faster and be more stable. Plus the added feature set is a big bonus.

When we do this, the forums will go down into maintenance mode and you will not be able to access them during that time. I will try to keep this down time minimized but it's a somewhat complex procedure (for me anyway) and I don't know how long it will take before I can bring them back on line.

Hopefully there won't be any Smiley

Wish me luck. Smiley

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Tom Roberts

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Re: Forums Upgrade
Reply #1 - Nov 11^th, 2007 at 10:28pm

Well, I jumped in with both feet and almost went down for the count. Nothing is as easy as it seems. I was really freakin'. The simple upgrade procedure was a total flop. I had to do a fresh install and restore the data from my backup. Took me thirteen hours Tongue

I have tweaked a few things to bring it back the way I thought it should be. I'm sure there will be a few bugs that will need to be squished. If you have any issues please post them or email me and I'll look into it.

We may have to go down into maintenance mode a few more times but the forums appear to be pretty functional.

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fisher Super Nerd Picogroup Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 2,731 Concord California USA Gender:	Re: Forums Upgrade Reply #2 - Nov 11^th, 2007 at 10:44pm I found myself logging on successfully earlier but, when navigating it went back to maintenance mode. It looks good.
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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,595 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: Forums Upgrade Reply #3 - Nov 11^th, 2007 at 10:47pm Sorry for the inconvenience, Fisher. There just isn't any good time to do things like this. Thanks to all for your patience.
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Jeff Guru Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 322 Gender:	Re: Forums Upgrade Reply #4 - Nov 12^th, 2007 at 3:53am Hi Tom, Thanks for the upgrade and your efforts! Only thing that I've noticed is that I have message from 1969, wasn't born yet . Every thing seems to be working OK. Thanks
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Ronnie Super Nerd Picogroup Offline Love Pico Posts: 714 Gender:	Re: Forums Upgrade Reply #5 - Nov 12^th, 2007 at 4:46am Hi Tom. Thus far the forums are working better than ever. Response time is a lot better.I replied to a thread this morning and loaded very quick without the lag that has been present lately. Your efforts are always appreciated Tom. I would be lost without Autonerdz and it is all your fault. Ronnie.
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Mick LSD Guide Offline I learn every day Posts: 7,471 Toronto 400ft Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Forums Upgrade Reply #6 - Nov 12^th, 2007 at 6:19am Great job Tom My wife WAS happy as she got my attention yesterday afternoon and evening But back to normal now YES Mick
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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,595 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: Forums Upgrade Reply #7 - Nov 12^th, 2007 at 11:03am It makes all the difference getting my daily validation Thanks guys. Jeff, Was that Personal Message in your PM folder from 1969? There are some weird thngs happening with the PMs. One of the bugs I have to squish. Ahh, the 60s....if you can remember them you weren't there
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