JeffTepper
Well-Known Member
It appears that the new owners of VMF will be doing system maintenance for a couple of days starting on Sunday. For those of you who are banned over there here's the scoop:
"A major upgrade of the Vintage-Mustang forum software is planned, beginning around 1:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, October 11.
During this maintenance period, the current software will be operating in READ-ONLY mode. It is expected that normal operations will return around 9:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 13.
While the software is in Read-Only mode, you will be able to read and browse the forums and other facilities, but you will not be able to make new posts, start new threads or send personal messages. Any actions that change existing information will not be accepted. That includes updating personal information, classifieds, passwords, etc.
We apologize for any inconvenience or discomfort that this may cause, however, one of the primary reasons for this upgrade is improved security and privacy of your information. However, there are a lot of other benefits coming as well:
+ All existing threads, posts and messages will be preserved in the upgrade. This has already been tested.
+ Updated membership program; all existing memberships continue to be honored in the upgrade.
+ Security and spam prevention improvements
+ Significant performance enhancements
+ New homepage portal
+ New Photo Gallery system, so you can share your Vintage Mustang pictures!
+ New Private Messages, uincluding a quota warning system
+ New YouTube integration: simply paste a YouTube URL and the video is automatically embedded into your post.
+ New Image Resizer: oversized images and attachments are automatically resized to fit your browser window; you can click the image for a full-size display.
Great features standard in the new forum software include:
+ Multi-quote messages in your replies.
+ Auto-resize oversized image attachments and avatars.
+ AJAX page support: refresh content without reloading web pages.
+ Option to receive private messages from your buddies/friends only.
There will be a central thread to report any bugs after the conversion. Please use that thread instead of starting new ones.
Best regards... Don
--
Don Roy"
Note that I posted a question over there about how private "private messages" will be under the new software.
"A major upgrade of the Vintage-Mustang forum software is planned, beginning around 1:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, October 11.
During this maintenance period, the current software will be operating in READ-ONLY mode. It is expected that normal operations will return around 9:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 13.
While the software is in Read-Only mode, you will be able to read and browse the forums and other facilities, but you will not be able to make new posts, start new threads or send personal messages. Any actions that change existing information will not be accepted. That includes updating personal information, classifieds, passwords, etc.
We apologize for any inconvenience or discomfort that this may cause, however, one of the primary reasons for this upgrade is improved security and privacy of your information. However, there are a lot of other benefits coming as well:
+ All existing threads, posts and messages will be preserved in the upgrade. This has already been tested.
+ Updated membership program; all existing memberships continue to be honored in the upgrade.
+ Security and spam prevention improvements
+ Significant performance enhancements
+ New homepage portal
+ New Photo Gallery system, so you can share your Vintage Mustang pictures!
+ New Private Messages, uincluding a quota warning system
+ New YouTube integration: simply paste a YouTube URL and the video is automatically embedded into your post.
+ New Image Resizer: oversized images and attachments are automatically resized to fit your browser window; you can click the image for a full-size display.
Great features standard in the new forum software include:
+ Multi-quote messages in your replies.
+ Auto-resize oversized image attachments and avatars.
+ AJAX page support: refresh content without reloading web pages.
+ Option to receive private messages from your buddies/friends only.
There will be a central thread to report any bugs after the conversion. Please use that thread instead of starting new ones.
Best regards... Don
--
Don Roy"
Note that I posted a question over there about how private "private messages" will be under the new software.