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Title: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Tank on May 21, 2017, 10:05:59 AM
Hello all,

We'll be upgrading the forum in the next couple of days to the latest version.  I've been creating a backup of the forum since last night and have currently downloaded 33Gb of files.....   :o

We'll keep you informed of when the upgrade will happen.

Thanks,
Chris/Tank.
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: emjaybee on May 21, 2017, 10:29:19 AM
Is it possible to improve it?

:laugh2:
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Tank on May 21, 2017, 10:30:16 AM
What do you mean?
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: emjaybee on May 21, 2017, 10:38:19 AM
Quote from: Tank on May 21, 2017, 10:30:16 AM
What do you mean?

I mean, it's near perfect now...

...  rather than "I'm suggesting an improvement"

Sorry for the confusion!

;D
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Tank on May 21, 2017, 10:42:14 AM
I see now, I read that in the wrong context!  Thanks!   ;D
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Bob Tidbury on May 21, 2017, 11:45:30 AM
Please dont make it complicated I would be lost without the Forum .
Whenever Facebook or things like it are upgraded I allways have a job to fathom them out and it takes meages to remember how they work.
Bob Tidbury
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: broadsword on May 21, 2017, 12:14:27 PM
Could uploading of photos be made easier for dummies like me  ?  :dunce:
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Tank on May 21, 2017, 01:07:42 PM
The forum won't visibly change, don't worry.  Just security upgrades.  I like to keep this forum up to date so it's not vulnerable to attack.

Broadsword - I don't know how it could be easier?  What do you suggest?
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: broadsword on May 21, 2017, 01:25:02 PM
As I'm a bit thick tech wise , something like adding an image to an email,
though perhaps the forum setup isn't suitable for this.

cheers
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Tank on May 21, 2017, 01:29:10 PM
I'm sure that you're not!

It's not possible to do that.  You'd have to save your photo's to your device, then upload.
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: broadsword on May 21, 2017, 01:40:32 PM
Will have another bash, when I have an image
worth posting, eg Transpennine train in Glasgow
Central yesterday (no camera with me ! )
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: dannyboy on May 21, 2017, 02:04:27 PM
Quote from: broadsword on May 21, 2017, 01:40:32 PM
Transpennine train in Glasgow
Central yesterday (no camera with me ! )

That is one image that you will not be able to show!  :). What was a Transpennine train doing in Glasgow  ???
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Newportnobby on May 21, 2017, 02:10:02 PM
Interesting, especially as my browser has been telling me for the last 2 days the forum is not secure as far as passwords etc go. Then again, nobody else likes the browser I use.
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: broadsword on May 21, 2017, 02:33:31 PM
Quote from: dannyboy on May 21, 2017, 02:04:27 PM
What was a Transpennine train doing in Glasgow  ???

Turns out there's a fairly regular service Manchester-Glasgow, of which I wasn't
aware. The train was parked at platform 12 at Central, my train was at 13, probably
it uses other platforms which are not visible from my usual platforms 13-15.
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: mickster04 on May 23, 2017, 03:46:14 AM
QuoteInteresting, especially as my browser has been telling me for the last 2 days the forum is not secure as far as passwords etc go. Then again, nobody else likes the browser I use.

The website doesn't use https which is a problem when people are logging in as it means the passwords are much easier to see than if it was using a secure connection. As long as your password is unique to the forum though, there isn't much [malicious] people can do with it!
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Papyrus on May 25, 2017, 05:57:23 PM
Quote from: mickster04 on May 23, 2017, 03:46:14 AM
QuoteInteresting, especially as my browser has been telling me for the last 2 days the forum is not secure as far as passwords etc go. Then again, nobody else likes the browser I use.

The website doesn't use https which is a problem when people are logging in as it means the passwords are much easier to see than if it was using a secure connection. As long as your password is unique to the forum though, there isn't much [malicious] people can do with it!

I've just logged in for the first time for a few days and got the same message as NN. Looks like I'm going to have to change my password. Oh....bother.... Another one to remember.  >:( >:(

Chris
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Tank on May 25, 2017, 06:19:31 PM
The new version of the forum will help us achieve https.  However, the forum is perfectly safe as it is.
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: mickster04 on May 26, 2017, 04:26:53 AM
QuoteHowever, the forum is perfectly safe as it is.

Yeah, I didn't intend to imply that the forum was insecure, so apologies if anyone understood that from what I wrote.

I was talking more about the connection between you and the forum, for example. using a public, unsecured wifi. That said, HTTPS would secure that connection for the website that uses HTTPS too, so I for one am glad there is that feature on the horizon! thanks Tank et al!
Title: Re: Upgrading Forum
Post by: Byegad on May 26, 2017, 02:55:01 PM
All sounds good, I like the idea of https, especially in today's climate of internet threat.