Custom avatars linked to an outside source (outside your custom directory) will automatically be removed. Custom avatars in the custom directory should be transferred.
This was done in my last avatar hack for UBB 6.2.x to eliminate a security bug. UBB 6.3.x will permit this without any problems.
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