User creates an account with the same username as admin - how is this possible?

[MGSteve]

As subject really. Only came to light as people were telling me that I wasn't receiving PMs (as in the option was turned off), checked my account details by clicking on my profile and then 'Edit user...

[MGSteve]

Re: this story - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10714192

Does this only affect 3.8.6 or does it affect earlier versions?

[MGSteve]

This has been in VB for years and rears its ugly head on my forum. Case in point.

Search for 'car not starting very well' in a quick search and it results in vB passing a 16MB SQL statement...

[MGSteve]

Download 3.8x again, upload them to the server and restore the databases.

That should rebuild the CSS files, although you may need to make a change to the styles to get them to regenerate,...

[MGSteve]

All fixed now, its cached in the datastore table, the row with the title of 'options'.

btw, your suggestion wouldn't have worked, the admin managed to block all IPs!

[MGSteve]

One of the admins on the site has managed to ban everyone with a mistake in the Banned IP setting.

Any hints as to how to edit this setting when you can't even log into the admin site because...

[MGSteve]

They only stop the bots, they don't stop the people out in China who surf the net all day signing up to forums and then saving the login details so they can run an automated program to flood spam into...

[MGSteve]

Eh? How can you upgrade to VB4 for free - noone can upgrade to VB4 for free if they have a 3.8x license now?...

[MGSteve]

Alpha testing is normally closed, but beta testing is generally open. You can upgrade to a beta if you have a current live license.

Hmm, although it would probably be a current VB4 license...

[MGSteve]

I completely agree with the OP post too, except I'm leaving VB for IPB - I've had enough. One of my sites will stay VB as I can move mods I bought for the main forum over to it so I don't also throw away...

[MGSteve]

lol, yeah, wonder why that is.

Come VB4 -> 5 upgrade time you won't be able to downgrade to the forum classic version, or you're hoping that people will make use of the blogs and CMS and...

[MGSteve]

But, any discussion about VB4 is speculation anyway as it hasn't come to pass yet. It may be misleading, it may not be - point is, you're saying there will be a discount for VB5 for VB4 owners, people...

[MGSteve]

Did you really need to start a new thread on this - search is your friend, or just click on any number of the VB4 related threads in here!

[MGSteve]

Yeah, does seem a bit odd considering VB4 install is when you're likely to want ticket support.

But if you go for the suite, just remember that the upgrade to 5 will cost you a hell of a...

[MGSteve]

Oh boy, you really don't think things through.

What a nice way to hammer people with multiple forums with a large sum of money they have to raise within 2 weeks or pay even more next year....

[MGSteve]

That's my impression as well, Q1 or Q2 2010

[MGSteve]

heh, interesting, AVG just blocked my attempt to view that image..?

[MGSteve]

I'm not expecting it as a final 4.0 release until at least March / April....

[MGSteve]

If you buy now you get 3.8.4 and then access to 4 when its released.

[MGSteve]

Was that aimed at me.. I'm struggling to understand your post!...