That's about as much as you're gonna get for a bit...
I've decided to make this a bit harder on all of you. I don't want to make it so easy to delete a forum. Thus, I've mostly converted the script into a telnet application. Meaning you must be able to telnet into your host. Sorry, NT people, and those on free hosts...
Once the bugs are worked out, if any, I'll release it, then convert it to work through the web.
Off to work again... More problems with private forums!
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Registered: 01/03/00
Posts: 90
Loc: Richmond, VA, USA
I wanted to assure any NT users out there that though you may see a DOS prompt in that text file, he's probably running it locally...so you still need telnet to run it, unless you have ready and direct access to the server.
Registered: 02/20/00
Posts: 16
Loc: Kampenhout, Belgium, Europe
Still need testers for this, Sir Charles?(that should keep you happy <IMG SRC="http://ubbdev.com/ubb/redface.gif" border=0>) I've got a lovely 'expendable' (as you call it) board sitting on my LAN, should be fun getting my hard drive resembling grape jelly, I love grapes <IMG SRC="http://ubbdev.com/ubb/smilies/smile.gif" border=0>
- Philip
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Registered: 01/16/00
Posts: 108
Loc: San Jose, Ca 95111
Hey Charles, i don't understand your script much. How may i download and install it? Are you telling us that we must Telnet over to your site in order to delete a forum?
Sorry, i don't know much about telnet.
Why make this hard, just give us the source code! Thank!
Registered: 01/09/00
Posts: 5438
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
Sorry, this sorta got backburnered 'cause of the recent UBB security problem and other recent developments. <IMG SRC="http://ubbdev.com/ubb/smilies/smile.gif" border=0>
I'll make this a higher priority this week (when I'm not in class... System Administration Two this time).
Anonymous: This means you upload the script via FTP, then execute it via telnet... If you're not comfortable with telnet, DON'T use the script.
Beta testers will receive an email/PM where they can obtain the script...
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Hey Charles, you may remember me from the FutureQuest forums, and the UBB forums, I'm just starting to get into all this and it's really great! Since my board isn't very popular at all yet, I'd be more than willing to test this out, and since I'm on FutureQuest, I have full Telnet access <IMG SRC="http://ubbdev.com/ubb/smilies/smile.gif" border=0> I'd love to try this out, if you would like my email address here it is: chris@thelittleman.net By the way, I'm not new with setting up perl programs <IMG SRC="http://ubbdev.com/ubb/smilies/smile.gif" border=0>
Registered: 01/09/00
Posts: 5438
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
The more the merrier.
Right now paid jobs are taking the priority (sudden influx of paid work == a very Good Thing)... I'll work to get this out the door ASAP. I might bundle it with ubblib....
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Registered: 01/09/00
Posts: 5438
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
This project has been pernemently placed onto the backburner.
The script works fine, however I simply do not feel that the majority of users are ready to use it. It is a VERY powerful tool, and like my username rewrite script which will forever be public beta, it has the destructive potential to cause your UBB to melt down into green goo, never to recover again.
Not that the hack would be used for very long - UBB6 uses a different method of storing forum information that allows forum deletion. It's the only known feature of UBB6 so far... Just a matter of waiting for it, guys.
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