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Version 1.99.24 Service Release 5 note: updated - 2003-03-22

This revision has the following enhancements:

Enhancements and fixes:

• Supports sending large amount of subscription e-mails at once.
  
  
• Supports HTTP Compression programs
  
  
• Better attachment handler
  
  
• Opera 7 compatibiliy
  
  
• SSL false security warning in IE removed
  
  
• Adding lock hints to search SQL statement

ASPPlayground DB Intaller:

You no longer need to use Enterprise Manager or any third party query tools to install our database SQL script. All license holders can use our own database Installer to install SQL scripts provided by us (full install and upgrade).

For more information, see this readme file.

License holder can download the DB Installer inside our private forum.

Version 1.99.24 Service Release 4 note:

This revision has the following enhancements:

Enhancements and fixes:

• All the fixes posted since sp3 (available inside private forums only)
  
  
• Auto update forum statistics for moderated forums (logic change)
  
  
• Send out subscription notification once posts are approved in moderated forums
  
  
• Bug fix for first.asp
  
  
• A JS warning window will pop up when the message body for private message is too long (max 4900 characters)
  
  
• PM storage warning

Version 1.99.24 Service Release 3 note:

This version has the following enhancements:

Features and Enhancements:

• Support for Support for SoftArtisans SMTPMail
  
  
• Native support for domain and path settings for login cookies
  
  
• Re-designed paging stored procedure to bring the performance back to the level of version 1.96
  
  
• Bug fix and performance enhancement for search engine. The searchFor functions are now back to the original format
  
  
• XSS security enhancement with our own JSEncode function.
  
  
• Slight HTML change in the post window and management window
  
  
• Registration page change
  
  
• Member list will now indicate moderator status
  
  
• Many minor bug fixes and enhancements
  
  
• Adding a few missing language strings
  
  
• CSS header class is assigned to all table headers

Version 1.99.24 Service Release 2 note:

This version has the following enhancements:

Features and Enhancements:

• Support for CDOSYS (both pickup directory and external SMTP server)
  
  
• Support for ASPEmail component
  
  
• Bug fix and performance enhancement for the paging system (tt.asp)
  
  
• Bug fix and performance enhancement for search engine
  
  
• XSS security enhancement with our own HTMLEncode function.
  
  
• 4 new Cookie setting functions in session.asp
  
  
• Disapprove registration function (1 additional server message)
  
  
• Message length limit removed for all server messages
  

Version 1.99.24 release note:

This version has the following new features:

User features:

• Revamped Search Engine with full paging support and high performance. A new selection allows you to combine a topic and its replies in the search result. Also, search results are now based on ranking even for normal query search.
  
  
• Adding a simple search text box in each forum.
  
  
• New FAQ page explaining most of the features of the forum.
  
  
• New FAQ search tool.
  
  
• New paging system for message list display. This paging system allows sorting on all columns (including topic and author name), as well as new message filter.
  
  
• Adding a submit button to the preview window.
  
  
• Adding a new drop down box for selecting font face.
  
  
• Adding MSN Messenger option to the profile.
  
  
• 4 new smileys.

Admin features:

• Admin can decide whether to delete messages when deleting users.
  
  
• Admin has the new ability to specify sort order and message filter for each forum.

Important Enhancements / New Application Logics:

• Adding paging to the top of message display interface, as well as new paging system at the bottom (tm.asp).
  
  
• Hide other categories (only show the selected one).
  
  
• Code optimization.
  
  
• remove block character for all posts.
  
  
• Opera browser users can now correctly upload attachments
  
  
• fix German Date Time display error.
  
  
• several minor bug fixes.
  
  
• redesigned tm.asp & m.asp HTML table to avoid message distortion.

Once again, this version is a huge update. We have added/modified many of the underlying structure to provide better performance/stability/features in this version.

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Version 1.96.23 release note:

This version has the following new features:

User features:

• Post revision - Admin can specify whether to enable post revision for each forum. If enabled, when a message is edited, the previous version will be stored and available for viewing. This is a very flexible feature in that Admin/Moderators can decide whether or not a message should be revised when they edit a message.
  
  
• Member can now adjust time zone difference in their profiles.
  
  
• Member can now resize the Post/Edit/PM window with a single mouse click (the window will fit to user's screen size).
  
  
• Admin and moderators can Lock, Pin, and Mark post as FAQ when they post/edit/reply a message.
  
  
• Simplified flat style -> an alternative message display style that can save bandwidth
  
  
• Member can now highlight some text and then click on the reply button. The highlighted text will be incorporated into the message as "quote"
  
  
• Member can now send PM/add other members to contact/block members right from the message display interface.
  
  
• Extended block list => messages made by people in your block list will be hidden until the person(s) is unblocked.
  
  
• Members can send e-mail with onboard mailer => no need to open outlook express or other mail client.
  
  
• Member can now view Last 10 threads OR posts in other members' profiles

Admin features:

• Admin can set download/upload permission based on number of posts
  
  
• Admin can now add a #body# tag in subscription messages/PM notification, so that the message body will be sent to subscribers/recipients mailbox
  
  
• Admin can specify to allow/disallow member to hide from the active user list
  
  
• Admin can specify a time duration for member to delete/edit their messages, and after such period the message is automatically locked
  
  
• Admin can mark a person as "moderated" and hide all subsquent message from that member from the public until approved
  
  
• Admin can specify default sort order for each forum
  
  
• Admin can create custom time filter for each forum (instead of bound to the default as in our previous versions)
  
  
• Admin can impersonate member
  
  
• Recount total reply for each thread under basic maintainese section inside admin panel (this is a very fast set-based single SQL query): this feature should not be used, but it can help Snitz converted forums, if post count inconsistancy problem occurs.

Important Enhancements / New Application Logics:

• A short header is added to the message body: [reply to: member name]
  
  
• Member can now go to another page/another forum when they post/reply. The pop-up window will not closed with the body onunload event handler (as in our previous versions)
  
  
• Hide unnecessary categories (which contain only private forums or contain no forum at all)
  
  
• Admin can override "NO PM" preference set by members to send PM
  
  
• Allow e-mail change when the registration level is set to "admin approval required"
  
  
• Onchange event handler added to thread management
  
  
• RC4 Encrypted cookies for password storage
  
  
• Auto-convert poll -> message if members did not enter any options
  
  
• Revised PGD code: more flexible string parsing
  
  
• Full fix of the Subscription problem
  
  
• Unnecessary RE: in subject removed
  
  
• Full fix of the locked problem
  
  
• Session kept alive when post a long message
  
  
• Session, Application, cookies prefixed with database name
  
  
• All subs and functions enclosed in <script runat="server"> tag, and remove renderer functions and subs

Once again, this version is a huge update. We have added/modified many of the underlying structure to provide better performance/stability/features in this version.

Thank you for your time, and have a nice week!

Version 1.82.20 release note:

This version has the following new features:

User features:

• FULL-TEXT Searching - Fastest searching method with SQL 2000.
  Search results are returned by SQL Server Ranking System (0-1000).
  You can also search for words that have similar meanings.
  In addition, you can now search all forums in a Category at once.
• FAQ system - where you can search messages that are marked as FAQ's by either moderators or admins;
  2 New sorting method to allow show poll's only or show FAQ's only in message list interface
• "reply all" button in PM
• Alternative e-mail confirmation method to avoid long confirmation URL
• Option to include Admin or moderators when "Report Abuse"
• Always save a copy of PM feature
• Hidden Subscription link if subscription is turned off
• Refined hidden upload link (if the person does not have the permission)

Admin features:

• Mass Message pruning / locking feature
• Shrink Database, Shrink Data file on the fly (very useful to high volume forums)
• Full-text index updating on the fly
• Adding "subject" in subscription and PM notification
• Customizable paging option for tt.asp on per-forum basis (in admin panel)
• IMG tag can be turned off in posts and/or sigs
• Allow e-mail to be changed by members (with a new confirmation e-mail)
• Alternative e-mail confirmation method to avoid long confirmation URL (with new server message parameters)
• Domain checking become optional (configurable in Admin Panel)

Other Enhancements:

• Redefined, strongest IP blocking feature
• Better performance in message display (tm.asp), public profile (showprofile.asp), and home page (default.asp)
• Refined programming logic in message display (tm.asp)
• Refined programming logic in member list display (memberlist.asp)
• Better international date management for international version of Web/SQL Server
• Faster and Faster upload class (PGDUpload)
• Better attachment clean up routine (faster, better logic)
• Included Error handling for all Snitz related problems
• Detailed Troubleshooting Guide for members
• Small PM bug fix.

Once again, this version is a huge update. Performance-wise we reduce almost 80-90% database load on homepage, and we also speed up message extraction. Customizable forum paging is ideal for those who have extremely busy forums and want to tweak paging methods for optimal performance.

Integrated FAQ system with our new Full-text search function makes our forum software even friendlier for support purposes. Admin's or moderators can mark a thread as a FAQ, and members will be able to see a list of FAQ's inside the forum or search the content of the FAQ's with SQL Server's fastest Full-Text Indexing search.

Setting up full-text indexing with ASPPlayground.NET is super easy. This is another one-click set up that does everything for you without you having to go deep into EM to figure out what options you will need. A maintenance tool is also built-in for index update.

Mass message pruning and locking not only does what it says but also provides you an HTML progress bar to keep you updated with information while you wait. It also fine tune your forum performance right after these ultra stressful tasks are done on your server. If you are looking to archive or remove unneeded messages this feature will be the most powerful you can find.

Some of you are running extremely busy forums and in this version we provide you a functionality to shrink your entire database (not just log) and your data file. With this feature you can recover almost 50 - 60% wasted SQL Server space and as a consequences improve your forum performance.

We have also gone deep into the system to refine several programming logics on user features to speed up page serving and avoid any potential problems (registration confirmation, member list, e-mail change, report abuse, etc.).

This version can be downloaded by our registered members by going to http://www.aspplayground.net/download.asp

Again, thank you for your time!

Version 1.70.17 release note:

This version has the following new features:

User features:

• Online Buddy List in PM and Address book
• NEW True Dynamic Tree Structure
• New session management system => no more "double vision"
• Member List only viewable by registered members
• Speed options in profile allowing users to turn off avatar, image tag, and smiley faces
• New attachment referencing system

Admin features:

• Scheduled News Announcement
• Dynamic Header_Footer stored in database
• Flexible user deletion options
• Admin edit all personal profiles -> one click and edit all options (updated!)
• Super Fast post count / forum topic count stored procedures (updated!)
• clean up orphan attachment button
• Forum Reset button
• re-designed thread management interface

Other Enhancements:

• hot topic icons
• 2 Paging systems to choose from (align to right)
• Partially redesigned database structure
• Forum homepage use stored procedure
• global.asa optional (no need to create application for the forum anymore)
• meta tag for CDONTS removed (XP compatible)
• database date redesigned to increase compatibility with non-english servers
• 1 minor bug fixes

Once again, this version is a huge update. Performance-wise we reduced almost 80-90% database load on paging, and also eliminate the performance problem associated with the old tree structure.

Feature-wise as you can see, this is again a huge step forward in usability. Several administrative features have been added to help admin and moderators manage the forum easier and faster, and in the mean time increase the configurability of the forum (header_footer will be preserved after each upgrade).

Thanks for your time!