Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.06

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HuwR
Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.06
13 September 2006, 07:24


This release incorporates fixes to bugs that were found since v3.4.05 was released.
http://forum.snitz.com/download.asp

there is a link to just the changed files since v3.4.05 was released on this page:
http://forum.snitz.com/specs.asp

We encourage everyone to upgrade to this new version.
Details of the changes made are listed below.
Here is a list of the security bugs fixed in this version:
  • Fixed fake mail sending from pop_mail.asp. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62748
  • Fixed 'type' url variable cross-scripting bug. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=60011
  • Fixed 'GROUP' variable not sanitized bug. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62049
  • Fixed 'PWKEY' variable handling in password.asp. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=60371
Bug fixes made in this version:
  • Fixed MySQL DEFAULT value bug with auto_increment fields when upgrading from older forum versions.
  • Fixed numerous requests to badwords table. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58750
  • Fixed ChiliASP errors in 'IsObjInstalled' function in admin_config_email.asp. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59050
  • Fixed loop bug in admin_config_groupcats.asp. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59817
  • Fixed table tags in admin_forums.asp. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=56955
  • Fixed default value bug with MySQL 4 and greater. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62496
  • Fixed javascript bug associated with the URL tag button on the editor. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59366
  • Fixed default value for auto_increment fields using MySQL database, during forum setup. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=52219
  • Fixed badwords not fully masked bug. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58394
  • Fixed members using Norton Internet Security, that are unable to register. Policy.asp was moved to an included file called inc_policy.asp in register.asp. All links to policy.asp changed to register.asp.
  • Fixed user name with quotes bug. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53624
  • Fixed quotes in members search being doubled http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62638
  • Fixed fake mail sending from pop_mail.asp. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62748
Other changes or features added to this version:
  • Improved loading time of post.asp and closed many recordset objects that were left open. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59903
  • Added code to speed up loading of member names in combo boxes. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59903
  • Added feature that brings you back to the topic or reply you just posted.
  • Changed the default option to NOT use the drop down box when searching for posts by a member.
  • Minimum characters allowed in admin user name is now set to 3.
  • Replaced current birthday picker with Shaggy's birthday picker mod.
  • Removed confirmation dialog when deleting a bad word.
  • When logged in, user name now shows correct case as when you signed up. http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59054
  • Added code to get real ip address of users that are behind a proxy.
  • Added feature to allow subscription links to go to the last post in a topic without the REPLY_ID.
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Lac0niC
13 September 2006, 16:11


Sorry. I asked before read exactly. This one has new security related fixes.
New question. Most of these security realted fixes was announced for .05, right?<
ruirib
13 September 2006, 16:44


We always release security fixes for the current version. Each security fix may have an indication that it may apply to previous versions. Better read each one.<
nickw
13 September 2006, 17:19


Someone just posted to a security group that there is a vulnerability... whats this about?
content removed for security reasons<
Davio
13 September 2006, 17:33


Nickw, don't post it on the forum. Please send me an email about this. Edit your post and remove the info.
Thanks.<
nickw
14 September 2006, 06:36


Appologies.. Still want that info?<
Shaggy
14 September 2006, 06:41


See the Security Announcements forum, Nick; the fix has already been released.
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nickw
14 September 2006, 06:43


You are quick ;) Sorry for posting that, I should have known better.<
Shaggy
14 September 2006, 06:45


No worries smile
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taropatch
14 September 2006, 16:41


Thanks all for the new release! Appreciate all the time and hard work.<
minibeast198
20 September 2006, 20:46


In the Members Details Configuration, the Age row has a big black box and this:

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d'

Type mismatch: 'cInt'

(forum address)/admin_config_members.asp, line 148

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What does that mean?<
AnonJr
20 September 2006, 22:06


It means that its not getting something its expecting. This question really belongs in the "Help: General / Current Version (v3.4.xx)" forum with details about the type of database and any modifications you might have made.<
JohnC
24 September 2006, 18:05


There has been many mods and little edits done to our Snitz Forums, some of which were made by people that we are no longer in contact with, and unfortunately nothing got logged. Is there a list of the exact files that were modified/updated since the previous version? I figured we go go over just the files that were updated to see if any edits were made. Also, I know that we updated our forums to the 05 version but for some reason the Forum Variables Info is showing "Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.03." Not sure why.<
HuwR
24 September 2006, 18:44


if you download the zip file containing just the "updated files" rather than the zip conntaining all the files, then you should be able to work out which ones were changed since the last version<
Shaggy
25 September 2006, 04:20


The majority of changes are also liked to in Huw's first post and the rest you should be able to find with a quick search.
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Davio
25 September 2006, 04:31


Originally posted by Shaggy
The majority of changes are also liked to in Huw's first post and the rest you should be able to find with a quick search.
Not really Shaggy. The bug fixes/changes that have a link, are those that were made public. The other changes without a link were either discussed in our moderator forum or I implemented the code changes on the spot. So there is nothing to link to.
But majority of the major code changes are made public.<
vrossi
25 September 2006, 09:56


Thanks to all the Snitz team for this new release.
Since I have installed several mods, I have downloaded the version containing the changed files since v3.4.05.
I always mark all the changes I make to the standard code with a special comment, so it was relatively easy to update the new version with my mods.
I have installed it in a Test Forum and it seems to be working fine.
Only one question:
Changed the default option to NOT use the drop down box when searching for posts by a member.

I understand this can be useful for Forums which have thousands of members. However, I prefer to keep the listbox. I couldn't find any way for the user to choose if the listbox must be ON or OFF.
I couldn't find any parameter about this in the Admin Options. The only way I found to change the default is to edit SEARCH.ASP and change line 43 from strUseMemberDropDownBox = 0 to strUseMemberDropDownBox = 1.
It would be very nice if this option were selectable directly by each user.

Thank you
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HuwR
25 September 2006, 10:07


well, the whole point of the option is to relieve strain on the server, and users are really not the people who should be making that decision<
vrossi
26 September 2006, 05:18


I think one of my users has got a bug. It's related to the new function
When logged in, user name now shows correct case as when you signed up

Try this:

1. Register with username "PippoKing" (or other name containing upper and lowercase)
2. Create new topic -> OK
3. Go back and edit the same topic. You get the following error:

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d'

Type mismatch: 'rs'

/TestForum/post.asp, line 642
I believe the error comes from line 620 of post.asp, where you compare strAuthor with MemberID, and maybe one variable is case-sensible and the other is not, so MoveTopicAllowed is incorrectly set to "0".
if (mLev = 4) or (mLev = 3 and strMoveTopicMode = "0") or ((mLev = 3) and (strMoveTopicMode = "1") and (strAuthor = MemberID)) then
MoveTopicAllowed = "1"
else
MoveTopicAllowed = "0"
end if
Then the program follows the "else" branch here and maybe the rs variable is not initialized:
if MoveTopicAllowed = "1" then
else
strSql = strSql & " AND F.FORUM_ID = " & rs("FORUM_ID")
end if
I repeated the same steps using another user all lowercase ("pippoking") and it worked correctly.
Hope this may help.




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Davio
26 September 2006, 05:24


Please see here: http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62792

And this is not the topic to post problems you are having with the forum. We have an entire Help forum catered to helping members with errors and an entire Bug Reports forum catered to members finding bugs in the code.
Please utilize these forums next time you run into a problem with your forum. Thanks.<
vrossi
26 September 2006, 05:38


Sorry. Thank you for the link.
I downloaded from here the new version and didn't check for known bugs.
You can delete my previous post, if you wish.
Thank again
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Eric Coleman
02 October 2006, 10:51


There seem to be some stuff missing from the changed file zip, http://forum.snitz.com/specs.asp. I got no further than looking at "active.asp" when I realized that the function "chkForumAccessNew" called on line 231 was not in any of the files in the zip archive. The missing file for that particular function seems to be "inc_func_secure.asp." I'm posting this because it's often easier to add updates to only files that have changes between snitz versions intead of having to reinstall loads of mods.<
Shaggy
02 October 2006, 10:54


Originally posted by Eric Coleman I'm posting this because it's often easier to add updates to only files that have changes between snitz versions intead of having to reinstall loads of mods.
That's exactly what that zip is for; it contains only those files that have been changed since v3.4.05 was realeased - no changes to inc_func_secure.asp so it's not in there. Download the full version if you need the all the forum files.
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mangran
03 October 2006, 22:19


I hope you'll forgive me.... It's late and I'm tired but I need a quick answer if anyone has it.....
A long while back there was a problem with some setups of Windows Server 2003 that would cause problems with session variables. I fixed the problem by basically changing all session variables to cookies.
I know I wasn't the only person with this problem. Was it ever dealt with (either by Microsoft or Snitz)?
Or will upgrading to this version mean I have to go through that whole process again? <
Davio
03 October 2006, 22:54


You would have to go through the whole process again, I'm afraid.<
tuttostranieri
04 October 2006, 17:33


Hi :)

I have some problem with the function update forum counts on my upgraded installation....
I have checked the forum and i think that all is working fine but when i click on update forum counts the screen freeze on the :"Updating Counts Step 1 of 5


Topics: ................................................
"

no errors will showed olso after 20 minutes.
On the old version all is working fine, the procedure end in 5 minuts (35 mb database on my sql)

Can you help me ???
THX :)<
Davio
04 October 2006, 19:36


I think there is a help forum somewhere on this site. Oh wait, there is, right here: http://forum.snitz.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=111

But that's only if you need help. Do you need help tuttostranieri? If you do, then you know where to go. smile<
tuttostranieri
05 October 2006, 12:17


THX :)<
mpmackenna
28 November 2006, 09:42


I am looking for step by step instructions to upgrade using "just changed files version" of 3.4.05-->3.4.06. I don't have any mods that I am aware of and I haven't changed the code. I just want to update to the new version in the most simple and stable fashion. I figured there must be some instructions for just this basic type of upgrade, but I have yet to locate them. Would someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks, Mike<
Davio
28 November 2006, 09:46


Check the readme.html file that came with your download.<
mpmackenna
28 November 2006, 09:49


I new it had to be in front of my face somewhere... thanks for the tip.<
richard427
12 December 2006, 15:16


Thanks for a new improved version I would love to implement it, but I am using the multilingual version. Is there a multilingual version available? Or comming shortly?
Thanx<
AnonJr
12 December 2006, 15:26


Search and ye will find. wink<
richard427
12 December 2006, 15:51


Thanks<
AnonJr
13 December 2006, 08:15


You're welcome. smile<
olläh
14 February 2007, 08:11


removed Translated to English: Good.. I Realy like it!<
Roger Fredriksson
14 February 2007, 08:37


olläh:s English translation says the opposit - mildly expressed - to what he/she writes in Swedish.<
Davio
14 February 2007, 10:27


Originally posted by Roger Fredriksson
olläh:s English translation says the opposit - mildly expressed - to what he/she writes in Swedish.
LoL! Did they say Snitz sucks in swedish? bigsmile<
Roger Fredriksson
14 February 2007, 10:49


and the same about all of us using it - ok for lol but the post illustrates why even poor English is better then Swedish in this forum. :)<
HuwR
14 February 2007, 10:53


and hence the reason we insist on people using english smile<
ispanyolcom
27 March 2007, 19:47


hi ý dont understand why dont you make antispammail code ? for example web wiz code is captcha
thanks<
JJenson
27 March 2007, 20:11


ispanyolcom there are many mods that do the captcha do a search and you will find many many posts on this as well as you can check out snitzbitz.com and find some over there.<
ispanyolcom
27 March 2007, 20:16


mr jjenson
now new add this mode to snitzbitz
http://www.snitzbitz.com/mods/details.asp?Version=All&mid=243
thanks a lot<
daveo
29 March 2007, 11:14


I would be glad to give you a copy of the code I run. It has catcha and the email anti-spam mode, along with googie spell and front page news.<
rs1968ss
08 July 2007, 16:59


I am currently running 3.4.04 and am getting ready to convert from Access to SQL. I have read several posts about 3.5 bo the question is, should I go through the process of installing all of the mods to get to 3.4.06 or should I wait for 3.5? Any guess as to when 3.5 will be out?<
ruirib
08 July 2007, 17:16


Don't wait for 3.5.<
rs1968ss
08 July 2007, 17:34


Thanks.<
younes-key
11 July 2007, 21:05


Originally posted by taropatch
Thanks all for the new release! Appreciate all the time and hard work.
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Warlocks
12 October 2007, 18:54


Hello,

I'm running Snitz version 3.4.05 and have been for I guess a year and a half. We've not had any problems and since then I've added some minor mods here and there with no adverse effects. Within the last two weeks I've gone heavy on adding mods implementing about five new ones with significant coding. Luckily I've not had any major problems and any minor stuff was fixed by a quick search here solving it right away.
Today though someone was able to post on our forum under a registered users name a bunch of drug adds but not have any of the registered users signature info normally on the post. It lead me to doing some research and found we're not up on the latest version.
I've read through all of the topics and downloaded both the full upgrade and up version from 05 to 06. Since I've added all of these mods my option is to hand code the changes. I just want to make sure I'm correct in that there is no simple outline of the changed code for each upgraded asp file. I've looked at both the readme's for the downloads and they are extactly alike. Am I to understand that I would have to go side by side for each asp file and determine which code has been changed and correctly do the same on my files?
Is there a listing I'm missing of the changed code outlined in red somewhere detailing this? Snitz forums are great and this site is even better. I visit it almost everyday now and learn something new.
Thanks for the help and for taking the time to read this.
War<
phy1729
12 October 2007, 19:24


Well I started to compare through a semi automatic process and the amount of changes overflowed the text buffer so your probably better off upgrading and re-adding the mods.<
AnonJr
13 October 2007, 08:07


If you really wanted the list of changes, you could get a program like WinMerge or use the trial version of Beyond Compare. The former is free and will do what you want and more. The latter is not free, but will do even more than the former... until the WinMerge folks catch up. wink
Usually though its easier to take the updated files and re-apply the MODs to those files. You did document all your changes, right? tongue<
AnonJr
13 October 2007, 08:11


Oh, I really would start a new topic on your spam issue as it would be worth investigating to see if its something related to a MOD (which upgrading won't solve - but you should upgrade anyway), or if its related to your configuration (like not validating e-mails), or if its a problem that was just in 3.4.05, or if its something that still exists in 3.4.06.
Please give us as much information as you can - server OS and which version of IIS, what MODs you've installed, exactly what happened, etc.<
Warlocks
13 October 2007, 12:34


Thanks for the advise. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, I might try both, I like a problem solving but I suppose your're right it's simpler to re-install the mods.
I've got them documented so that's no problem I followed the Mod Install guide NorwegianViking put out. Everything is numbered and set although I think I did one better and copied both the test and live files then also put the live files and modded those. If they worked in the test, which they should since they were the last copied, they would work it the live for sure.
Thanks,

War

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NelsonR
13 December 2007, 18:52


Hi all,
I'm running Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.03 and want to upgrade to the new Version 3.4.06 will i lose all the post i have now or will it just update the forum?<
ruirib
13 December 2007, 19:03


It will just update the forum, no data will be lost.<
NelsonR
13 December 2007, 19:38


So i just download the Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.06 zip file and ftp it and let it over right they existing files and thats it?<
ruirib
13 December 2007, 19:57


You should save the settings of your current config.asp (strDbType, strConnString, at least) and use them in the new config.asp, but yes, that woyld be basically it.<
NelsonR
13 December 2007, 20:01


Originally posted by ruirib
You should save the settings of your current config.asp (strDbType, strConnString, at least) and use them in the new config.asp, but yes, that woyld be basically it.
Thanks so much u da man<
Shaggy
14 December 2007, 04:54


And be sure to apply all the bug fixes found in the security announcements and bug report forums, in particular the recent fix for active.asp.
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ruirib
14 December 2007, 05:41


Originally posted by Shaggy
And be sure to apply all the bug fixes found in the security announcements and bug report forums, in particular the recent fix for active.asp.
The fix is already available from the download file.<
NelsonR
14 December 2007, 23:41


Thanks ruirib i upgraded the forum and all seems to be good. <
GRAYWOLF69
03 April 2008, 15:15


Are there any plans to incorporate some kind of "Who's on now" display?<
muzishun
03 April 2008, 15:21


There are several MODs available for that purpose, but I don't believe there are any plans to incorporate that into the base code. Typically, "extra" features like that are left up to individual forum owners to choose and implement, as they are not always something wanted (or needed) by the majority.<
Vasiliy15
01 November 2008, 07:11


The last version of Snitz is wonderfull!<
HuwR
27 November 2008, 10:32


Art,
you are entitled to your opinion, but please try posting them in the correct place. your comments have nothing whatsoever to do with the release of a version of snitz so don't post them in it.<
Art
27 November 2008, 15:16


HuwR,
Of course you also are entitled to your own opinion, and apparently the ability to alter the speech of others, but I fail to see where my comments adress anything BUT the release of a new version...after the release of said version especially. I see my comments have been removed instead of being considered for applicability. Perhaps "The last version of Snitz is Wonderful!" is more what you are looking for. I, as a developer of one type or another enjoy a frank review of features I have released. I do not consider registration security features to be "extra" and am responding to reply already made to that effect. Not a new subject, and not hijacking the thread. Shame.<
HuwR
27 November 2008, 17:15


this thread is about the release of 3.4.06, or didn't you bother to read the title, your comments WERE NOT about the release of 3.4.06 at all, like I said, if you want to comment on what should go in a future release then make it in the correct place, not here.
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