Kier
Tue 4th Oct '05, 3:04pm
JELSOFT E-BULLETIN
http://www.vbulletin.com/
October 4th, 2005
* vBulletin 3.5.0 Released
* vBulletin 3.0.9 Released
* Your License Information
* Contact Us
---------------- VBULLETIN 3.5.0 RELEASED ----------------
The vBulletin team is proud to present vBulletin 3.5.0 Gold.
vBulletin 3.5.0 is now considered our stable and supported release, superceding the 3.0.x series. We now recommend that all customers upgrade to 3.5.0 to take advantage of the new features and improvements, although we will continue supporting 3.0.9 for the forseeable future, providing security fixes as necessary.
What does 'Gold' Mean?
----------------------
The official name of this release is vBulletin 3.5.0, though you may hear it referred to as the 'gold' release.
This term refers to the practise of burning the final, stable version of software to a gold CD in preparation for manufacture of the CDs for sale and distribution to customers.
Some New Features and Improvements:
-----------------------------------
* Product/Plugin system with over 550 'hook' locations
strategically placed in the code. Allows modification
and extension of vBulletin without physical alteration
of the vBulletin PHP scripts.
* Inline moderation allows multiple threads or posts to be
have moderation actions performed without a visit to the
admin or moderator control panels
* Completely rewritten message editor with ability to
instantly switch between standard and WYSIWYG modes
* Thread title editing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Thread opening and closing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Super-Quick Reply on showthread via AJAX
* Inline post edit on showthread via AJAX
* Username suggestion for PM recipients and search by
user via AJAX
* Data manipulation APIs (Data Manager) for centralized
data saving
* Template History & Comparison for easy tracking of
changes
* Database-based thread and forum read marking
* MySQL Full Text Search
* Additional Datastore Storage Methods
* SMTP Mail Wrapper
* MySQLi Wrapper
* PHPDoc'd Source Code
* Moderator log language abstraction
* Webkit support for style manager color picker
* ImageMagick 6 Support (alternative to GD)
* Calendar events support start/end times
* Custom avatar and profile picture resizing
* Profile pictures can be saved to filesystem
* Statistics ordering
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to
generate thumbnails or not
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to
open in a new window or not
* Moderated posts and threads do not contribute to post
count until approved
* Language chooser in footer
* New bbcode parser now corrects invalid tag nesting to
ensure valid HTML
* New [attach] bbcode tag for placing attachments inline
with messages
* New [noparse] bbcode tag for disabling bbcode parsing
within
* Word wrap excludes contents of PHP/CODE/HTML blocks
* Search engine spider configuration via XML file
* New 'Can View Thread Content' permission
* New 'Can Upload Animated GIF' permission
* Attachment upload via URL in addition to local upload
* New (hopefully foolproof) method for setting
cookiepath/cookiedomain
* Forum description field no longer limited to 250 characters
* Completely rewritten Paid Subscriptions system - now known
as Payment APIs. New support for 2checkout, Worldpay and
Authorize.net
* 'Always Moderate Group Posts' permission replaced with more
logical 'Follow Forum Moderation Rules' permission
* Threads containing posts awaiting moderation have indicator
icon on forumdisplay for moderators
* Right-to-left language support improved
* Additional 'Execute SQL' auto-queries added
* Image verification for sendmessage to avoid spam issues
* Improved registration image verification to out-fox those
pesky bots
* Control panel navigation controlled by XML for easier
addition of links
* Upgrade system now imports styles/languages/options only
after upgrade complete rather than after each script
* Ability to preview signature edits
* Calendar event email reminders
Note for Upgraders:
-------------------
If you have customized templates and upgrade to vBulletin 3.5, you WILL need to revert many of them or some areas of your board will not function!
For more details, see the following thread at vBulletin.com:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156067
---------------- VBULLETIN 3.0.9 RELEASED ----------------
Released shortly before 3.5.0, vBulletin 3.0.9 represents the last in the vBulletin 3.0.x series. Although 3.5.0 is now the current stable and supported release we will continue to support version 3.0.9 for the forseeable future.
Version 3.0.9 remedies various problems identified in 3.0.8, in particular a problem with Internet Explorer freezing while posting a message, and an issue relating to the mailqueue failing to send digest email notifications.
A new feature in 3.0.9 is image verification use in the 'contact us' form. This should eliminate the reported problems of spam being sent through it.
Additionally, much has been said about a vulnerability in 3.0.x related to the [img] bbcode tag. While this vulnerability does exist, the ability to exploit it is extremely limited. Nevertheless, it is fixed in 3.0.9.
A patched version of modcp/banning.php is attached to the release announcement for 3.0.9. Overwriting your existing modcp/banning.php file with the patched version will fix the vulnerability.
For more details, see the following thread at vBulletin.com:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153879
http://www.vbulletin.com/
October 4th, 2005
* vBulletin 3.5.0 Released
* vBulletin 3.0.9 Released
* Your License Information
* Contact Us
---------------- VBULLETIN 3.5.0 RELEASED ----------------
The vBulletin team is proud to present vBulletin 3.5.0 Gold.
vBulletin 3.5.0 is now considered our stable and supported release, superceding the 3.0.x series. We now recommend that all customers upgrade to 3.5.0 to take advantage of the new features and improvements, although we will continue supporting 3.0.9 for the forseeable future, providing security fixes as necessary.
What does 'Gold' Mean?
----------------------
The official name of this release is vBulletin 3.5.0, though you may hear it referred to as the 'gold' release.
This term refers to the practise of burning the final, stable version of software to a gold CD in preparation for manufacture of the CDs for sale and distribution to customers.
Some New Features and Improvements:
-----------------------------------
* Product/Plugin system with over 550 'hook' locations
strategically placed in the code. Allows modification
and extension of vBulletin without physical alteration
of the vBulletin PHP scripts.
* Inline moderation allows multiple threads or posts to be
have moderation actions performed without a visit to the
admin or moderator control panels
* Completely rewritten message editor with ability to
instantly switch between standard and WYSIWYG modes
* Thread title editing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Thread opening and closing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Super-Quick Reply on showthread via AJAX
* Inline post edit on showthread via AJAX
* Username suggestion for PM recipients and search by
user via AJAX
* Data manipulation APIs (Data Manager) for centralized
data saving
* Template History & Comparison for easy tracking of
changes
* Database-based thread and forum read marking
* MySQL Full Text Search
* Additional Datastore Storage Methods
* SMTP Mail Wrapper
* MySQLi Wrapper
* PHPDoc'd Source Code
* Moderator log language abstraction
* Webkit support for style manager color picker
* ImageMagick 6 Support (alternative to GD)
* Calendar events support start/end times
* Custom avatar and profile picture resizing
* Profile pictures can be saved to filesystem
* Statistics ordering
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to
generate thumbnails or not
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to
open in a new window or not
* Moderated posts and threads do not contribute to post
count until approved
* Language chooser in footer
* New bbcode parser now corrects invalid tag nesting to
ensure valid HTML
* New [attach] bbcode tag for placing attachments inline
with messages
* New [noparse] bbcode tag for disabling bbcode parsing
within
* Word wrap excludes contents of PHP/CODE/HTML blocks
* Search engine spider configuration via XML file
* New 'Can View Thread Content' permission
* New 'Can Upload Animated GIF' permission
* Attachment upload via URL in addition to local upload
* New (hopefully foolproof) method for setting
cookiepath/cookiedomain
* Forum description field no longer limited to 250 characters
* Completely rewritten Paid Subscriptions system - now known
as Payment APIs. New support for 2checkout, Worldpay and
Authorize.net
* 'Always Moderate Group Posts' permission replaced with more
logical 'Follow Forum Moderation Rules' permission
* Threads containing posts awaiting moderation have indicator
icon on forumdisplay for moderators
* Right-to-left language support improved
* Additional 'Execute SQL' auto-queries added
* Image verification for sendmessage to avoid spam issues
* Improved registration image verification to out-fox those
pesky bots
* Control panel navigation controlled by XML for easier
addition of links
* Upgrade system now imports styles/languages/options only
after upgrade complete rather than after each script
* Ability to preview signature edits
* Calendar event email reminders
Note for Upgraders:
-------------------
If you have customized templates and upgrade to vBulletin 3.5, you WILL need to revert many of them or some areas of your board will not function!
For more details, see the following thread at vBulletin.com:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156067
---------------- VBULLETIN 3.0.9 RELEASED ----------------
Released shortly before 3.5.0, vBulletin 3.0.9 represents the last in the vBulletin 3.0.x series. Although 3.5.0 is now the current stable and supported release we will continue to support version 3.0.9 for the forseeable future.
Version 3.0.9 remedies various problems identified in 3.0.8, in particular a problem with Internet Explorer freezing while posting a message, and an issue relating to the mailqueue failing to send digest email notifications.
A new feature in 3.0.9 is image verification use in the 'contact us' form. This should eliminate the reported problems of spam being sent through it.
Additionally, much has been said about a vulnerability in 3.0.x related to the [img] bbcode tag. While this vulnerability does exist, the ability to exploit it is extremely limited. Nevertheless, it is fixed in 3.0.9.
A patched version of modcp/banning.php is attached to the release announcement for 3.0.9. Overwriting your existing modcp/banning.php file with the patched version will fix the vulnerability.
For more details, see the following thread at vBulletin.com:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153879