Post by The R.S. on Feb 6, 2008 19:27:48 GMT -5
Alrighty everyone, here's yet another update. This time, it's a bit of a bigger update than before... it hasn't happened yet, but it will very, very soon. Here's the scoop.
As you most likely know, Rescue Team Chaotix is hosted on ProBoards, our server. The one that we sit on currently is sevrer number 104... which you should be able to tell from just looking at our domain name. Why the hell am I explaining that, I don't know.
Anyway, ProBoards are upgrading all of their servers to ProBoards version 4.5. With this, RTC will also be given a nice chunk of upgraded features. Just so you know what it is, here's the thing I snagged from the Version 4.5 FAQ.
The server upgrade will take place in about a day or two- the FAQ says I will be notified two days before the server upgrade. It, intotal, may take anywhere between a minute to three hours for "larger sites", so I don't know how long it will really be. But in the end, RTC will be down for matainence as some of our codes in our H&D may go funky. So before we open it up again, I will check through everything to make sure our codes are working A-OK and fix them if they are not.
Either way, that's it right now. And remember- RTC will be closed when our upgrades do happen for awhile to ensure the workings of our codes.
As you most likely know, Rescue Team Chaotix is hosted on ProBoards, our server. The one that we sit on currently is sevrer number 104... which you should be able to tell from just looking at our domain name. Why the hell am I explaining that, I don't know.
Anyway, ProBoards are upgrading all of their servers to ProBoards version 4.5. With this, RTC will also be given a nice chunk of upgraded features. Just so you know what it is, here's the thing I snagged from the Version 4.5 FAQ.
* New thread sort options, ascending or descending order:
o Order by subject
o Thread creator
o Replies
o Views
o Post order
* Revamped poll system with many new options:
o Ability to select multiple answers
o Auto-locking polls at a given time
o Ability to hide results until users have voted/poll is locked
o Ability to retract votes
* New sub-board permissions:
o Ability to have all sub-board posts appear in its parent board
o The ability to hide sub-boards when this feature is turned on
* Vastly improved speed on post and member searches:
o 1,000 member limit for top posters has been removed
o All users can now be displayed in post order, irrespective of forum size
o Member lists can be sorted in any order
* Character limit in posts and personal messages has been in been increased from 25,000 to 60,000 characters.
* Listing of all users online over the entire day is now available.
* Calendar entries displayed at the bottom of the page are now in date order.
* Gradients can be automatically generated for your forums colors.
* Ability to add a poll to an existing thread.
* Ability to set default listing order to a board.
* Ability to request a forgotten password by email address has been restored.
* Category access can now be granted based on membergroup and/or post count related ranks.
* Improved page jump, decreasing load times on large boards/threads/member lists.
* Other small software fixes (eg "on Today" now displays as just "Today").
o Order by subject
o Thread creator
o Replies
o Views
o Post order
* Revamped poll system with many new options:
o Ability to select multiple answers
o Auto-locking polls at a given time
o Ability to hide results until users have voted/poll is locked
o Ability to retract votes
* New sub-board permissions:
o Ability to have all sub-board posts appear in its parent board
o The ability to hide sub-boards when this feature is turned on
* Vastly improved speed on post and member searches:
o 1,000 member limit for top posters has been removed
o All users can now be displayed in post order, irrespective of forum size
o Member lists can be sorted in any order
* Character limit in posts and personal messages has been in been increased from 25,000 to 60,000 characters.
* Listing of all users online over the entire day is now available.
* Calendar entries displayed at the bottom of the page are now in date order.
* Gradients can be automatically generated for your forums colors.
* Ability to add a poll to an existing thread.
* Ability to set default listing order to a board.
* Ability to request a forgotten password by email address has been restored.
* Category access can now be granted based on membergroup and/or post count related ranks.
* Improved page jump, decreasing load times on large boards/threads/member lists.
* Other small software fixes (eg "on Today" now displays as just "Today").
The server upgrade will take place in about a day or two- the FAQ says I will be notified two days before the server upgrade. It, intotal, may take anywhere between a minute to three hours for "larger sites", so I don't know how long it will really be. But in the end, RTC will be down for matainence as some of our codes in our H&D may go funky. So before we open it up again, I will check through everything to make sure our codes are working A-OK and fix them if they are not.
Either way, that's it right now. And remember- RTC will be closed when our upgrades do happen for awhile to ensure the workings of our codes.
