Version Notes - Beta releases of Discus 4.1


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Version Notes - Beta releases of Discus 4.10

Version notes for the beta releases of Discus 4.10. This will hold a technical change log of all code and template changes in the beta versions of Discus and Discus Professional 4.10. For a more human-readable summary of the changes in Discus 4.10, please read the Discus 4.10 readme file.

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Version	Date	Notes/Bugs Fixed
4.10.1	03/14/2007	» BUG FIX: Eliminated potential cross-site scripting issue » CHANGE: Changed "Discus 5" to "Module Check" and revised screen » ENHANCEMENT: Added "nowrap" to several cells in Page Manager for cleaner display » ENHANCEMENT: Program diagnostics significantly enhanced » FEATURE: Block uploads of HTML documents (anti-spam)
4.10.b5	11/14/2006	» BUG FIX: E-mail notification sending verifies valid e-mail address format » CHANGE: Added additional error logging when software update directory cannot be parsed » FEATURE: Option for CAPTCHA verification upon user self-registration
4.10.b4	09/08/2006	» BUG FIX: Diagnostics on Windows no longer fail ASCII test for Windows line endings » BUG FIX: HTTP proxy code no longer falsely invokes proxy in some cases » BUG FIX: Software update on some Windows servers no longer fails with "directory parse error"
4.10.b3	09/06/2006	» BUG FIX: Administration minimal menu now points to Discus 4.1 administration instructions not 4.0 » BUG FIX: Fix link to update shown on first page of Version Manager » BUG FIX: License warning in Version Manager will no longer show due solely to connection problems » BUG FIX: Removal of superfluous "#" from swupdate.tmpl template » BUG FIX: Removal of syntax from common.pl incompatible with Perl 5.005 » ENHANCEMENT: Removal of debug logs more than three days old when new debug logs are created » ENHANCEMENT: Removal of password information from forms in debug files » CHANGE: Added some internal error logging to CAPTCHA system » CHANGE: Eliminate dependence on File::Temp (system requirements page updated) » CHANGE: Move "perlpkgs" directory @INC inclusion to BEGIN{} block » CHANGE: Move writing to error log above writing of debug file
4.10.b2	07/21/2006	» BUG FIX: Administration main menu & right frame now point to Discus 4.1 administration instructions not 4.0 » BUG FIX: Eliminated internal server error with some anti-spam blacklist lookups » BUG FIX: Error message will now display even if there is a problem with the error message template » BUG FIX: Workaround for missing alarm() function on some Windows perl builds » FEATURE: CAPTCHA test for public posting - see administration instructions to enable » FEATURE: Diagnostics enhanced to check the checksum on templates » FEATURE: Diagnostics enhanced to detect and report missing template and source files » FEATURE: Internal error log and debugging files captured » ENHANCEMENT: Support proxy server (anonymous and authenticated) for features that require HTTP » CHANGE: Turn off non-applicable spam scanning features for posts by e-mail » CHANGE: Version Manager "Version 5" tab now checks for GD::SecurityImage instead of Authen::Captcha
4.10.b1	04/07/2006	» BUG FIX: Eliminate "bad login" in Backup Manager restoring backup of board with moderator session expiration enabled » FEATURE: Add "board summary" option to main menu and make this the default right frame when board administrator logs in » FEATURE: Add spam blocker interface to main menu » FEATURE: Option to write IP bans into .htaccess file » FEATURE: Message preview cookie/token system » FEATURE: Collaborative spam signature system client » FEATURE: Block posts with suspicious referrers » FEATURE: Block posts from IP addresses on a realtime blackhole list (RBL) » FEATURE: Option to limit maximum number of URLs in a message » FEATURE: On-line software update added to Version Manager » FEATURE: Discus 5 upgrade evaluator integrated in Version Manager » ENHANCEMENT: Version Manager interface redesigned in Discus 5 style » ENHANCEMENT: Version Manager now connects via HTTP to DiscusWare web server rather than by tcp to port 1897 » ENHANCEMENT: Diagnostics now use MD5 checksums when validating source file integrity » CHANGE: Back-end mechanism for performance data updated to use high resolution time and capture time required for steps » CHANGE: Discus Task Manager enabler option removed from Options Manager and forced off in code » CHANGE: Remove partially developed but unimplemented skin validator code and template » CHANGE: Remove partially developed but unimplemented tree-SQL code » CHANGE: Version Manager now connects via HTTP to DiscusWare web server rather than by tcp to port 1897

Beginning with Discus 4.1, all code changes will be tagged with one of the following identifiers, in the level of severity:

SECURITY: Fix for a problem that would allow unauthorized access to a customer's server or restricted content on a discussion board via a problem in the software's coding.
BUG FIX: Fix for a non-security problem that has been reported by DiscusWare's developers or a customer, and has been reproduced and solved.
FEATURE: Addition of a new capability to the software product.
ENHANCEMENT: Change to an existing capability of the software product to improve its functionality, but not implemented as a fix for a security issue or a reported bug.
CHANGE: Miscellaneous back-end changes that will be transparent to all end-users and most board administrators. These generally deal with code cleanups and reimplementation or transparent technical changes to the back end code.

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