Licenses are indefinate, only member area access expires; which can always be renewed with a valid license.

THAT'S what I want to know about... I JUST purchased a lifetime UBB Member Area/License deal within the last year, and I am wondering if BOTH the license AND the support will carry over...

Thanks,
Clay

PS - I think the DB backend and new codebase will be a killer combo!

Both will.

I do too. Nothings better than UBB Clasic. Now, Infopop has yet to prove me wrong, before I change my board over.eh? And, I hate PHPBB had so much troubble with that board.

However, Infopop going to something php? That is bound to be better than stupid other php boards out there!

Now, there's just one thing I want on the new product. That is an admin and moderator cpanel links that appear (only) under a member account that is set up as an admin level rank or moderator ranks.

My Phpbb board had a link to the admin panel that appeared (only) for those who were set as admin level rank members. Thats something my UBB Classic does not have : :rolleyes:

Let's have stuff like this on the new product. Also what's with not being able to hide the forums from guest, and members accept only being able to restrict access via password? That is something I want to see changed in the new Infopop build of php type product before I chage over. Just something to think about!!

"Now, there's just one thing I want on the new product. That is an admin and moderator cpanel links that appear (only) under a member account that is set up as an admin level rank or moderator ranks."

Ok. Done. That was easy.

" Also what's with not being able to hide the forums from guest"

Ok. Done.


You'll want to check out the .threads feature list. Remember this product is a merger of all that's good in both .classic and threads.

A lot of the stuff you're looking for is already acounted for.

Here is what else I have thought about for the new product. On my phpbb board I used to run, I had away to set up usergroups and set permissions of indivual forums via usergroups.

For example: My usergroup "Global Moderators" was set as a moderator of each forum. This meant that anyone who was a member of that group could moderate any forum in the board.

There are a lot of features in phpbb I miss that I do not have the use of in UBB Classic 6.7.2

There isn't a "user groups" feature for the UBB; however there is a Global Moderators (MegaModerators) modification located in the mod forum.

Also, if you need a feature, file a request.

What mod forum? I dont have a mod forum or an admin forum in this new UBB Board of mine. However i can create these two forums on the new board.

What I am talking about is the usergroups permissions feature to be set as mod of any forum or forums I choose. It would enable me to add new members to the group and their permissions will be updated via the usergroups persmissions set up.

He was asking about the new software, which will have user groups, as threads currently has it.

Ahh, I was talking about THIS software (UBB.Classic 6.7.2) in the UBBDev mod forum has a modification for Global Moderators.

As for features of the new product, as Charles stated, if it's in either of the two downloadable products (UBB.Classic or UBB.Threads) it should make it into the new product (so long as it doesn't break cache).

I don't believe that they're focusing on any "new" features for the first release of new product, so if it's not a feature now it'd probably be unlikely to be one.

But as Ian stated, it's in Threads so it should be in new product.

Yes, Devin, it's already in threads, so it'll be in the new product as well.

Gee, that was so easy.

Good News then I will most likely upgrade to the new product then if I can have all of the cool stuff that threads has plus the totally awsome customizable features that UBB Classic has!

Yeh, should be good times for all when the new product comes out; I can't wait .

Anyone have an update or more specific release date?

It's awesome and Spring 2005

I searched but couldn't find and info on new webhost requirements (in addition to PHP4 and MySQL4).

Will it be significantly different?
Will it cost more assuming full transfer of all threads?

It's a cross between Threads and Classic. It won't be any more different than Threads is to Classic.

It will probably cost more, although any current owner of a license will already have a license for the new software.

Thanks Ian, but I was referring to webhosting costs

As long as your host meets the requirements (PHP 4.3+, MySQL4.0+), there should be no other costs involved on that side.

Will this new UBB be able to compete with vB3 and IPB2? Will it be resonably priced? If the answers to those questions are yes and UBB is making a long awaited comback, then as soon as it is out I will gladly switch over from my vB to UBB because I have always liked UBB but I thought you guys were done and out, especialy when you came out with that eve crap and I thought that was your next big thing, those hosting options are the most ridiculously over priced hosting options I have ever seen in my life. I dont care if they came with UBB.x the prices were outrageous. UBB.classic and UBB.threads are both over priced considering they can barely compeat with phpBB let alone vBulletin and IPB. I cant wait to see what you guys come up with hopfuly it will bring UBB back to the top