Newbee problem: I'm lost

[matt621]

In 3.5.3, where do you set it up as the default, so that all new forums will be "from the beginning?"

[matt621]

thank you for the help.

[matt621]

Also, it shows one user in "Users Awaiting Email Confirmation".

I take it this is someone who has not responsded to the confirmation email.

So how do you resend...

[matt621]

The board is setup just fine and we had about 7 people register, however none can post because I have not approved them. I was unable to figure out how to do this before, and I read a post about it being...

[matt621]

I created a custom user group, that I have mostly restricted what people can do. I want it so that after a user confirms their email, they are put in this custom user group, and then added to the list...

[matt621]

Okay, you were right. I reuploaded the admin pages and it's working fine.

Thank you for the help.

[matt621]

still waiting here....

The forum comes up just fine now, just it has that msg that the forum is "off" and I can sign in just fine. But when I click on the admin link, I get a...

[matt621]

UPDATE:

I just check the forums and they are up. However, at the bottom of the page its says:
Alert: The forums are currently turned off!

It also shows updated to...

[matt621]

yes, I have my ftp program to automatically select ascii for php, cgi, pl, html, etc... only jpg, gif, etc are binary. I did have one problem with the config.php.new, as it went over as a binary, however,...

[matt621]

I followed the poorly written instructions on the upgrade and managed to get thru all the updates to finally get to the latest one 3.53. Upon which it then tried to load:

http://domain...

[matt621]

Okay, so what is next? where or how do I "approve" them?

[matt621]

Users not getting confirmation email

We've had several people sign up, but none has confirmed.

So I assume none are getting the confirmation email. How can I be sure VB is...

[matt621]

No. What I wanted was an easy and semi automated way to block and ban the IPs of abusive posters. Like I said above. 99% of the problem posters come in an proxy IPs. Either by design, or by using a hacked...

[matt621]

thank you.

Is there a list on the site someplace that shows the benefits/updates/upgrades to 3.5 v. 3.0?

[matt621]

Does it cost anything to upgrade from 3.0 to 3.5? (I have a life license)

What are the benefits to doing so?