April 9 - 14 Service Outage and Looking to the Future

Rich · 16th April 2021, 10:06 PM

Lee

As I mentioned in my email, your hard work is so very much appreciated. I might suggest while re-doing stuff you might want to set it up as a secure site(s) - https not just http. Might reduce the chances of malware intrusion. Just a thought.
Rich

Lee · 17th April 2021, 02:15 PM

Again, thank you for your kind words.

The advantages of https have been raised previously and were investigated in the context of the existing installation with the conclusion that a slowing of performance and breaking of links and bookmarks would ensue.

I understand that, having accepted these bitter pill of change's side effects, we will have https, the highly the desired inline attachments feature and a number of other refinements at the completion of the upgrades.

kai · 17th April 2021, 02:58 PM

Thanks a lot, Lee!

Https is certainly not needed for any intermediate changes but would be highly appreciated to have with the future .org reincarnation. I always cringe when having to send passwords via http...

Make sure to reach out if you need any helping hands with those upgrades, especially tedious tasks like fixing broken links, etc.!

Regards,
Kai

Philip · 21st April 2021, 09:38 PM

Fantastic. Thanks, Lee, for all your hard work.

Lee · 22nd April 2021, 12:57 PM

There has been a hitch (surprise, surprise) with the first phase of of the forums upgrade as an upgrade to PHP must occur beforehand.

Please expect these forums to be offline on Sunday, April 25 and Monday, April 26.

Lee · 26th April 2021, 12:30 PM

The interim upgrade to vBulletin 3.8.11 has been completed, but surely many tweaks will still be needed. Please report any concerning issues encountered by PM or email to ljones@vikingsword.com.

Please note that this new version will resize images of compatible types automatically to fit the forum size requirements.

It was not intended that the error message that you would have seen yesterday and earlier today would appear. In order to update the forum software, the PHP version first had to be updated, but the old forums software was not compatible.

David · 26th April 2021, 04:35 PM

Thanks Lee!

17th April 2021, 02:15 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 898	Bitter pill of change Again, thank you for your kind words. The advantages of https have been raised previously and were investigated in the context of the existing installation with the conclusion that a slowing of performance and breaking of links and bookmarks would ensue. I understand that, having accepted these bitter pill of change's side effects, we will have https, the highly the desired inline attachments feature and a number of other refinements at the completion of the upgrades.

22nd April 2021, 12:57 PM	#5
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 898	Upgrade Forums Service Pause There has been a hitch (surprise, surprise) with the first phase of of the forums upgrade as an upgrade to PHP must occur beforehand. Please expect these forums to be offline on Sunday, April 25 and Monday, April 26.

26th April 2021, 12:30 PM	#6
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 898	Phase 1 nearly done? The interim upgrade to vBulletin 3.8.11 has been completed, but surely many tweaks will still be needed. Please report any concerning issues encountered by PM or email to ljones@vikingsword.com. Please note that this new version will resize images of compatible types automatically to fit the forum size requirements. It was not intended that the error message that you would have seen yesterday and earlier today would appear. In order to update the forum software, the PHP version first had to be updated, but the old forums software was not compatible. Last edited by Lee; 26th April 2021 at 02:17 PM. Reason: Additional information

16th April 2021, 10:06 PM	#1
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Lee As I mentioned in my email, your hard work is so very much appreciated. I might suggest while re-doing stuff you might want to set it up as a secure site(s) - https not just http. Might reduce the chances of malware intrusion. Just a thought. Rich

17th April 2021, 02:58 PM	#3
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,223	Thanks a lot, Lee! Https is certainly not needed for any intermediate changes but would be highly appreciated to have with the future .org reincarnation. I always cringe when having to send passwords via http... Make sure to reach out if you need any helping hands with those upgrades, especially tedious tasks like fixing broken links, etc.! Regards, Kai

21st April 2021, 09:38 PM	#4
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	Fantastic. Thanks, Lee, for all your hard work.

26th April 2021, 04:35 PM	#7
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,047	Thanks Lee!