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I have the same problem with smilies.

Only html code shows all the time.

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yes, there's still plenty of work to be done...

I did update the download with the fix by clamsy and the fix for the + in usernames... still ain't gonna call it a 2.0a until we get the html fixed... tho it may not be "fixable"...


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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

I install the hack and all looks fine.. but when i go to post a regular ubb message to the board it will not right data to the HTML file. This was the only hack I installed and I followed the directions to the T?

What can be wrong?

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SherwoodR
Hack it till it
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this should have nothing to do with that... do you have a link and a test acct for me to look at it?

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

no because I uninstalled it reset the forums and went back to plain jane... 8^(

I can reinstall it and set it up again so you can look at it. But there is alot more to this problem I think. Seams to do this no matter what hacks I add. At one point I added all kinds of hacks to the plain setup then added the header and footer information and it quit working

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SherwoodR
Hack it till it
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duh but i do have a board up that i was chopping on that you can try out.

With hacks and cutom layout but no worky:
http://www.wysk.com/cgi-bin/ubb/Ultimate.cgi

without hacks. has custom layout and works:
http://www.wysk.com/cgi-bin/ytalk/Ultimate.cgi

sign up and try it maybe you can see what is going on. The PM works on the first but you can't post a regular UBB message... I will post this to another thread to... Do you have a suggestion on the best one?

TIA

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SherwoodR
Hack it till it
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This message has been edited by SherwoodR on October 03, 2000 at 12:53 PM

I've read nearly this entire topic from front to back in hopes that I wouldn't be considered a redundant prick-monster. Anyway... would anyone be so kind as to give me an idea as to what would change between 1.5c and 2.0? The reason I'm asking is because upon starting the upgrade to 5.46 I installed my hacks, er, mods in the following order. (the number denotes the cat number for the mod)

0001 Welcome Newest Member COMPLETED
0002 Total Accurate Posts COMPLETED
0003 CYMPM COMPLETED
0004 Previous/ Next in Forum COMPLETED
0005 blind edit /no CAPS COMPLETED
0006 ForumDisplay Add On COMPLETED
0007 Active 30 Topics COMPLETED
0008 Custom Layout / IP COMPLETED
0009 Anchor in Threads COMPLETED
0010 Last User Name to Post COMPLETED
0011 Log-in / Log-out COMPLETED
0012 SSI MEMBER / News COMPLETED

So, if anyone could let me know if there is a quick fix to upgrade from 1.5c to 2.0, I'd be eternally grateful.

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This message has been edited by stupidboy.com on October 05, 2000 at 09:48 AM

If you have already installed v1.5, just upload the .cgi .pl and .cfg files from this download. There's no difference in the coding of getting it to work with your ubb for it to work. It's just changes to the files that come with the mod. Make sure you upload in ascii and set permissions on the files to 755.

SherwoodR, did you find out what your problem was? It shouldn't be anything to do with this mod..

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

Just installed the PM hack and everything worked the first time. BUT, as someone else mentioned, I'm having problems with the cookies (I think). If I go to preferences and tell UBB to clear all cookies, it clears all the new thread type cookies, but it shows me still logged on as that user in the PM readout and Who's Online readout on the main forum page. Help! I installed the most recent version and read thru this whole thread.

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Neal 'Thradar' Ulen
Webmaster www.gamerforums.net

Is it possible the pm's and the who's online set different cookies from the ones ubb sets? This may explain why ubb doesn't delete them in preferences...

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

Okay.. I have a question, is there any way to make it so banned users can no longer use PM's? I would just delete the account or shut them off or sumthin, but most dudes tend to have like 32 accounts.

Thanx... fabulous work btw

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-Longshot

Thanks longshot... that is something being considered for the next version...

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

Hey all! I whipped up a few improvements for the CYMPM 2.0 .... here they are!

They:

- Prevent IP-banned users and user who've had posting rights disabled from SENDING PMs.

- Add the option to filter out SCRIPT OBJECT and EMBED tags from sent messages, that could potentially be used to hack your cookies, steal your password, and bring forth the four horsemen. Bad.

If you like it, please show your appreciation by NOT throwing rotten vegetables if you pass me in the street.

We went through this at my site also. It proved effective to clear all your cookies manually- then the next time you log in the correct cookie seems to be stored that time around. I had the issue myself- after I deleted all my cookies and tried it again- everything was functional.


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muchas gracias borg!

I added it to the files here to test... if no problems, then I'll put them in the download.

Anyone want to be banned...."just for testing purposes"?

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

LOL... I already tested it Allen-- Fully functional!


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My Site
The only difference between a fool and an eccentric are your beliefs in their ideas.

Not working too well for Jigga-Master, he can't send pm's here and it tells him his posting privledges were removed, tho he is still posting in the forums...

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

I am misunderstanding how he can be posting while blocked- even with the inclusion of this hack. The subroutine for IP blocking wasn't altered for the posting section of the UBB- only the PM cgi's were changed. How could this in effect still allow him to post even if banned?
The IP banning shouldn't have to look toward the private messages .cgi at any time- it is vice versa- which would lead to say that there is a issue elsewhere?
Forgive me if my logic is flawed- but I am missing how the addition of the IP banning routine in the private messages is somehow messing up the IP banning for the forums- I would think the error would be elsewhere?


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I have pretty hard problem. Installed version 2.0 and everything else works fine, except sending a post. When sending it gives me white screen were read:

CGI ERROR
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Script Location : privatesend.cgi
Perl Version : 5.00503

Form Variables
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MsgIcon : 1
action : send
message : adsf
etc.

And I have installed this two times now and tried to check code many times that it would be correct. If I set some anonymous username to receiver and try to send a post, it gives white normal html pages were is "Contact Us | Scifi- ja Fantasiakirjat" and Infopopup logon.

Can anyone help me out?

Pages are: http://darkki.neutech.fi/bboard/Ultimate.cgi

-Darkki-

Link went little wrong..

http://darkki.neutech.fi/bboard/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi

I'm getting the same error as Darkki...

(Using 5.47)

This message has been edited by icEFusioN on October 12, 2000 at 04:59 PM

in the privatesend.cgi PM20_update mods change

if ($fromprofile[8] =~ m/Write/) {

to

if ($fromprofile[4] =~ m/Write/) {

OK, finally looking at the profile fields. I would imagine it checks to see if you are allowed posting privledges, which would be profile field 4, thanks mediaone!

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

no probs, glad to help.

Oops. Got my actual status and posting status fields swapped again. Sorry. That's what I get for hours of playing with the MegaMod script. I'll update my link too.

Allen, is it okay if I start work on the "instant message" type-thing someone talked about earlier? Specifically, I was thinking of changing my "I'm online!" script (the one that displays a lightbulb next to a persons name to show that they are currently on/offline as you read any posts they've made) [/END PLUG] so that if you click on it, it'll bring up a box where you can enter an "instant message" (delivered by way of the CYMPM) that'll popup to the desired user whenever they're presented with a "thanks for posting!" screen or something... just want to check that I'm not starting work on something you've got going...

This message has been edited by borg_5x8 on October 13, 2000 at 01:48 PM

That sounds real good borg... and something we would like to install here, most likely...

If you can look at it as well, can you check to see why the cympm doesn't display ubbcode like it should in replies(links, smilies, etc). Thanks.

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

Yes! Like, fix that, or something!

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Done.
Manual changes list

will sort out the HTML, UBBCode and smilie handling properley. It even restores the smilie codes in a reply/forward dialog if you have MasterMinds' CPSmilies mod!

For the lazy , this file is the adjusted privatesend.cgi file, with both this and the security updates installed (note that you will still have to edit your private.cfg file if you haven't already done so; see here for the details on what you have to add).

For the interested, it scraps whatever the previous code was trying to do, and now parses messages to be sent in this manner:


[*]IF (HTML NOT ALLOWED) MAKE < and > redundant

[*]APPEND Sig

[*]PROCESS Smilies

[*]IF (UBB ALLOWED) PROCESS UBBCode

[*]IF (IMG ALLOWED) PROCESS IMG (done within UBBCode check)

[*]PROCESS newlines

[*]PROCESS pipes

I'm gonna start work on the Instant-Message idea... any other suggestions for improvements?


This message has been edited by borg_5x8 on October 14, 2000 at 09:05 AM

Good job on that code borg, works like a charm.

Cant wait for the IM idea.

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I'm having a little problem. Well i did the mod and everything.. it works and all BUT i can't see my forums

borg,

Yer a genious mate !! That has to be the only PM problem that had ever got on my nerves lol and yer fix is working perfectly

I do have one suggestion though...How about integrating the spellchecker ya get with v5.47 into the PM's ????

TotalNewbie

Alien X.. do you mean the modifications I've written, or the CYMPM 2.0 in general?

Ps. Are we officially past 2.0 yet? 2.2 maybe?

2.2 sounds good. Enhance it more borg, and you can call it 3.0!

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you should add an exit(0); to the bottom of ever PM file except private.cfg to comply with safeperl.

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Allen and cal probably just want to live dangerously. "Safe Perl"?? Bah!

UBB Code Buttons, Advanced Font Properties and Preview would be EXCELLENT additions to PM.

Possible?

Also, I think a break or paragraph break should be automatically added after replies so the text isn't resting on the "Original Message" text.

This message has been edited by NBAustin on October 15, 2000 at 01:44 AM

I updated the download with the new changes... thanks borg_5x8. To get the changes, just upload the newer .cgi/ .pl files...


The best way to upgrade this would be to begin writing it in strict -w -T, that way it would work with v6 and previous versions of ubb as well... we're just around the corner...

a couple of changes everyone has been clamoring for:

- a way to limit the number of pm's or the length of time (days) a pm can be stored... for those who keeps hundreds for months on end, using up the disk space...

- related, have the outbox set to not save any by default, then let the user select to save if they desire. Most people do not even know they have an outbox.

- a cc: box to send to more than one person

- a "select all" button, to delete all.

- a way to send to an email address

- here's a cool suggestion by C_P:
Another suggestion for the new version of PM, would be a way to fwd our messages to ourselves via sendmail..
This could be neat too if there was an admin function to do this.

Example: The Private dir is loaded with old messages. The admin could fwd all of them to their owners via email, then clean the dir. They could do this maybe monthly, perhaps via a crontab. Larger sites could have sections that were sent at different times.

- The auto delete function would definitely be a cool / much needed idea...

ANy/ all of these would make for a great v3!

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Allen

- http://www.stand318.com

Since both the main script and the private messages use the same cookie library should you set your cookies in the control panel to be set broadly or directory specific? I have found that if someone sends me a private message and I read it my regular cookie gets reset. This doesn't happen all the time and the cookies that I have set for the main forum seem to reset themselves every other day. I have the cookies set directory specific and two cookies are written. One for the cgi-bin and one for the domain name. Would these conflict with one another? Should I set the cookies in the control panel to broadly or directory specific?

Thanks,
Parker

This message has been edited by Parker Clack on October 15, 2000 at 07:28 AM

One thing that I did that is kind of cool is add a pop up window to let you know you have a private message waiting if you use Netscape or puts the private message in an iframe if you use IE.

In Ultimate.cgi look for:

if ($privcount[0] == $privcount[1]){
if ($privcount[0] == 0) {
$pmdesc = "You have 0 private messages.";
}
if ($privcount[0] != 0) {
$pmdesc = "You have $privcount[0] new private message$ptadd.";


change this to:

if ($privcount[0] == $privcount[1]){
if ($privcount[0] == 0) {
$pmdesc = "You have 0 private messages.";
}
if ($privcount[0] != 0) {
$pmdesc = "You have $privcount[0] new private message$ptadd.";
$frameinfo = qq(

Click here if you want to close the Private Messages Box. You will need to delete your private messages first.

);
$privatepopup = qq( );
} else {
$privatepopup = "";
}}
}

then look for:

print<
and right below this add

$privatepopup

or wherever on your Ultimate.cgi page that you would like it. I put it at the top so the members can see it as they log on.

In addition you will need to put your message that you want to say for your popup with Netscape users in a file called instantprivate.html and put this in your ubb directory and change the yoururl.com path to your ubb directory.

Parker

This message has been edited by Parker Clack on October 15, 2000 at 07:47 AM

LOL, Nice topic title.

I just wrote all the changes you suggested Allen, and I'm gonna use what little time I ahve left to test them; when I run out of time, I'll post the files here for anyone to look through if they want.