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SpaceBass
The BADministrator
Joined: 20 Sep 2002 Posts: 2701 Location: pellucidar
Unforum Rebuild Status Status updates on the forums rebuild after the 9/19 hacking incident As you may know from the UF Status Page , the server that handles web requests for the forum was hacked yesterday and used to launch a flood of spam that overwhelmed our host's network. We've had to wipe the box and reload from scratch, and have installed a clean version of the latest update to the forums software, along with a few new mods that add some long-desired additions.
I'll be working as hard as I can over the next few days to replace as much of the added features we're now missing. Please note that as of this writing, none of the custom BBCode mods are in place and thus the Spoiler tags, along with others, are not working. Please do not edit old posts to remove the unworking tags.
All posts should be preserved, but unfortunately we lost the actual files attachments stored on the server that were uploaded in the last few weeks, so you'll see a lot of empty attach boxes in recent posts. If you still have original files, feel free to edit your posts to re-add them or ask a mod or admin for help.
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:45 am
SpaceBass
The BADministrator
Joined: 20 Sep 2002 Posts: 2701 Location: pellucidar
Update September 21 The forums seem functional enough so we're about to open them back up. BBCode tags work again, so disregard that warning. Please post bugfix requests and usage questions here. There are quite a few new features and some reorganization of the layout and preferences controls, so poke around a bit.
Please note that we have upgraded our base forums software, and this makes it more difficult to re-add some of our old familiar modifications and features. We thank you for your patience and continued support while we replace these.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:54 pm
AmberJoy
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Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 140 Location: SW Ontario
Thank you very much to all the people who have been working tirelessly to get the forums back up and running. Particular thanks to SpaceBass and Spuds, but additional thanks to all those who also helped behind the scenes.
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:06 pm
Cu Roi
Veteran
Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 123
I'll echo that thanks!!!
Hopefully, those that brought the forums down will burn in the "special hell", yet it looks like you rebuilt them better than before.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:08 pm
kimer
Unfettered
Joined: 01 Mar 2003 Posts: 400 Location: South of Oz
You all ROCK! I can't imagine how much work was involved in restoring and improving this..... WTG!!!
PS: Only thing 'negative' I've noticed so far is it is VERY ssssllllllooooowwww.... but I'm just pleased to have it back! Thanks to ALL!!! Especially Spacebass!
EDIT: Wow! As soon as I posted this it went back being speedy!
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:29 pm
Cabbage
Unfettered
Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 320 Location: North-East England, UK
Cheers m'dears Yeah, thanks everyone. Been a bit lost the last few days... I raise my glass to you one and all...
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:14 pm
Lostpedian
Kl00
Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 42
You might want to turn off directory browsing. I dunno.
http://forums.unfiction.com/
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:27 pm
audioslave
Unfettered
Joined: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 547 Location: Canada
ooh
Really nice work, guys
the new forum looks very nice
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:36 pm
toadlguy
Boot
Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 46 Location: Boston (Lexington), MA
It looks really great - that'll teach them - Back and better than before. You guys are great.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:28 am
jonc
Veteran
Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 144
Hey there, great to have it all back, was lost without the resource while it was down (and was worried that the threads etc would have been hosed).
I was wondering if/when RSS/Atom feeds would be available again, as I used them quite a bit to check for new/updated threads. No rush, just that they are quite useful.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:54 am
ixalon
Decorated
Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 238 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
I just want to add my thanks for the incredibly quick (and well executed) job everyone involved has pulled off
Three cheers!
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:03 am
Rolerbe
Unfettered
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 330 Location: North America
Way to go guys. Thanks for the Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:28 pm
Tien_Le
Charter Member
Joined: 22 Sep 2002 Posts: 878 Location: corner of no and where
y'all rock Brilliantly done everyone...thanks so much for your dedication and hard work.
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:38 pm
Lucent
Veteran
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 95
An enormous round of applause for all of the staffers that worked to get unforum back up and running, you guys are the greatest
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:07 am
Scott
Entrenched
Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 1140 Location: 390 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Rochester NY, 14624, USA
I have two questions.
But fFirst, kudos. As a system admin fFor a social network of my own, I know the stresses involved in getting your neighborhood back up and running can be perilous to heartbreaking. Well done all round.
My questions are thus:
1) Are the RSS fFeeds not working? They seem to be gone, which makes me sad. May I request that they be put near something like the top of some kind of priority list? I tend to live and die by the RSS fFeeds, preferring to use uF based on the existence of them. No rss is a bit like no oxygen, fFor me.
2) Are the addresses of all the individual threads and fForums now different? I think they are, and it makes a kind of sense. Like the fForum previosuly identified as #18 is now no longer the 18th one made; that makes sense. I guess I'm just making sure it's not my imagination (and pointing it out to anyone else who might not notice, I guess) -- the implication of which is that anywhere any links to specific things on the fFora have been made would need to be changed to reflect a new location. fFor example, Mind Candy have linked to uF's PXC thread. That link will need to change. And sooo many others. Unless I'm mistaken.
Once again: Massive amounts of thanks to spacebass and everyone else at the unfiction hive. You guys make life worth living (no joke!!)
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:17 pm
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