UseBB

The UseBB Team is happy to announce version 1.0.1 of the light and Open Source PHP/MySQL bulletin board package "UseBB".Version 1.0.1 is a minor bug fix release. Changes include but are not limited to:- fixed various bugs discovered since 1.0 final;- ... [More] minor enhancements to the search engine's results;- default template is now also XHTML valid with new windows enabled.Upgrading is, as always, recommended. Visit http://www.usebb.net/downloads/ for downloads. Information about upgrading is available in the docs/index.html document.This is also the first release where we distribute a diff/patch file to easily upgrade altered or modded versions of UseBB 1.0. There is also a list of changed files in this release. See the docs/index.html file for more info. [Less]

The UseBB Team is happy to announce the final version 1.0 of the light and Open Source PHP/MySQL bulletin board package "UseBB".This final version fixes a number of bugs found since 1.0 RC3, adds some small feature enhancements and improvements to ... [More] the default template.Upgrading is, as always, recommended. Visit http://www.usebb.net/downloads/ for downloads. Information about upgrading is available in the docs/index.html document.---The UseBB Project has its roots in 2002 with the development of a personal message board system "SBBS". A year later, the UseBB project was founded on 22 October 2003. With the current release, we have finally reached the stable 1.0 version we have been working on as long as since February 2004. After over two years of development, we have completed our goal to build a light, easy-to-use and safe Open Source PHP/MySQL forum application for small communities.However, our work does not end here. Since March 2005, we have been planning our next version, 2.0, to incorporate advanced functionality and an easier object oriented framework while retaining and even increasing the simplicity of our product. UseBB 2.0, powered by PHP 5, will be available at earliest in 2007, together with the launch of our complete new website and community forum. For more information, check out the development section at http://usebb.sourceforge.net/.What concerns UseBB 1.0, we will keep releasing bug fix releases (1.0.x) as long as there is a fair number of PHP 4 users to serve.At this point, the only thing that rests for me to say is a big thank you to all the people who helped us with reporting bugs, giving bug fixes, bringing up new features and fresh ideas and of course all the people who are using our product. Last but not least, thanks to SourceForge.net for hosting file releases and CVS. [Less]

The UseBB Team is happy to announce version 1.0 RC3 of the light and Open Source PHP/MySQL bulletin board package "UseBB".Version 1.0 RC3 is the third release candidate of the completed version 1.0. Changes include but are not limited to:- a few bug ... [More] fixes throughout the board;- possibility to easily disable the XHTML content-type.Upgrading is, as always, recommended. Visit http://www.usebb.net/downloads/ for downloads. Information about upgrading is available in the docs/index.html document.We would like people to test this version as much as possible, and to report bugs to the community forums. [Less]

Yesterday, a new unofficial UseBB resources website has opened its doors. Thanks to Gaia, you can submit and download all the latest modifications, templates, graphics, etc at UseBB Zone. They are also still looking for valuable contributors to join the team. If you are interested, see http://usebbzone.com/forums/topic.php?id=19.

Recently, our file/CVS host SourceForge.net migrated their CVS services to new hardware/software. This change has its effect on the way CVS can be accessed for our project. Details follow below.Anonymous CVS access: the anoncvs host name changed from ... [More] cvs.sourceforge.net to usebb.cvs.sourceforge.net. If you download CVS sources with the original CVS client or graphical clients such as TortoiseCVS, please update it.Web interface: the web interface using ViewCVS has been replaced by a new and always updated ViewVC powered web interface. It can be accessed at http://usebb.cvs.sourceforge.net/usebb/UseBB/.Other CVS services (our CVS tarballs and mailing list) remain untouched and working. For more info about CVS, see our CVS info page: http://usebb.sourceforge.net/cvs/. Please note, this information only applies to UseBB 1. UseBB 2 will be available on Subversion instead of CVS. [Less]

The UseBB Team is happy to announce version 1.0 RC2 of the light and Open Source PHP/MySQL bulletin board package "UseBB".Version 1.0 RC2 is the second release candidate of the completed version 1.0. Changes include but are not limited to:- fixed two ... [More] security issues in <= 1.0 RC1 (thanks to Barry Pouwels);- fixed a few notable bugs and compatibility issues;- some limited feature improvements.Upgrading is, as always, recommended. Visit http://www.usebb.net/downloads/ for downloads. Information about upgrading is available in the docs/index.html document. We would like people to test this version as much as possible, and to report bugs to the community forums. [Less]

The UseBB Team is happy to announce version 1.0 RC1 of the light and Open Source PHP/MySQL bulletin board package "UseBB".Version 1.0 RC1 is the first release candidate of the completed version 1.0. Changes include but are not limited to:- new ACP ... [More] features: member pruning, badword filter controls, mass email and banning management;- rProtect security features: DNSBL powered banning, registration log, email DNS checking, etc;- MANY fixes and improvements throughout the whole board.Upgrading is, as always, recommended. Visit http://www.usebb.net/downloads/ for downloads. Information about upgrading is available in the docs/index.html document.We would like people to test this version as much as possible, and to report bugs to the community forums. [Less]

Yes, we are back for now. UseBB received some new anti-abuse features among the usual changes that were made in CVS since the release of 0.8. So, we're on 1.0-CVS now, which means the freshest code there is available at this moment.The attacking ... [More] matter is not yet resolved, I am working on sending in a complaint to the police this week. If you don't know what I'm talking about, a full explanation will follow later.In the mean time, welcome back. If you encounter any problems with this CVS version, please post them in bug reports. Some changes that also happened to the forums:- contact information in profiles is now hidden for guests- never activated members are hidden- a username is now limited to 30 characters- the testing forum is no longer open to guests [Less]

Due to a bug in 0.8, a repackaging under the name of 0.8a is released today. Please update your forum, see the docs/UPGRADE file.Sorry for the inconvenience.Note the version number in sources/common.php was not updated. Consequences of releasing too fast.

The UseBB Team is happy to announce version 0.8 of the light and Open Source PHP/MySQL bulletin board package "UseBB".Version 0.8 is a major feature enhancements release. Changes include but are not limited to:- new admin activation possibility;- ... [More] register, activate and delete controls in ACP;- forum pruning including moving/deleting and exclusion of sticky topics;- many bug fixes and improvements throughout the whole system.0.8 is probably the last 0.x release, the next one being a release candidate of 1.0.Upgrading is, as always, recommended. Visit http://www.usebb.net/downloads/ for downloads. Information about upgrading is available in the docs/UPGRADE document. [Less]