| v1.4.0 for Mac OS X - 14.February.2002 | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              - - panFora 1.4.0 ported to Mac OS X.
 
                             
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                          | v1.4.0 Lite - 12.November.2001 | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              - - New offering with FREE License registration.
 
                             
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                          | v1.4.0 - 31.October.2001 | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              - - new Personal version offered in addition to Pro, Plus, and Basic
 
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                                - when creating new forums: 
                                
                                  - * improved guessing of suggested URL and directory paths
 
                                  - * improved handling of / and \ in win32 for directory paths
 
                                  - * can test verify URL to directory_path mappings
 
                                 
                               
                              - - simplified SMTP setup for WIN32
 
                              - - improved frame updates handling in IE4
 
                              - - improved clarity of error messages
 
                              - - improved speed of message deletion
 
                              - - streamlined software registration process for purchased licenses
 
                              - - change: default location of perl to /usr/bin/perl
 
                              - - change: attachment size limits controlled by panFora system admin
 
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                                - many minor bug fixes including 
                                
                                  - * fix bug: adding topic which already exists
 
                                  - * fix bug: uploading of zip files of user photos in WIN32
 
                                  - * fix bug: uploading of background images in UNIX
 
                                  - * fix bug: updates of .htaccess/.htpasswd/.htgroup (basic auth)
 
                                  - * fix bug: minor license key decode validation
 
                                 
                               
                             
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                          | v1.3.3 - 24.May.2001 | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              - - improved backward compatibility in use of panFora v1.2 URL parameters.
 
                              - - improved clarity of text for email messages to users for self registration and new accounts, added multipart/alternative with text/plain and text/html in email.
 
                              - - improved security in access to file attachments.
 
                              - - improved robustness of long db operations in administrative functions such as renaming topics and deleting messages.
 
                              - - improved clarity of error messages in creating forums.
 
                              - - improved error handling associated with invalid license key entries.
 
                              - - improved handling of browser page caching via changes of HTTP headers.
 
                              - - optimized performance of statistics reporting when posting messages.
 
                              - - fixed loss of user's personal info when changing user passwords.
 
                              - - fixed repetition of email notifications to recipients in custom specified lists.
 
                              - - fixed javascript warning messages with dynamic opening and refreshing of user-information windows in MS Internet Explorer.
 
                              - - fixed bad reference indices to error messages in utility programs.
 
                              - - fixed occasional login request loops.
 
                              - - fixed mixup of user-profile and hide-email fields in userdb.
 
                              - - fixed bug of matching partials for topic names, when select top level topic for edits.
 
                              - - fixed error in rebuilding static html pages for announcements (WIN32) enhanced SMTP performance with new configuration parameters (WIN32).
 
                              - - optimized db record locking performance (WIN32).
 
                              - - work around for IIS bug with redirections via long self-referencing URLs (WIN32).
 
                              - - increased max for total attachment file sizes beyond 4GB.
 
                              - - increased access checks for security of forum contents.
 
                              - - added option to save valid login cookie for mobile users w/ dynamic IP addresses.
 
                              - - added wait notice window for renaming topics.
 
                              - - added more instructions and direct link to topic addition when creating new forum.
 
                              - - changed default phone number of new user to blank.
 
                              - - allow ~ in paths for forum creation.
 
                              - - remove absolute paths from user photo upload handling.
 
                              - - moved additional utility programs into panFora/util/.
 
                              - - moved language specific gif images into /images/en/.
 
                              - - moved home.html from /forum/ to / for easier editing, but disallow its deletion.
 
                             
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                          | v1.3.2 - 8.March.2001 | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              - - supports MS Windows NT/2000 and OpenBSD.
 
                              - - fixes caching issues with Internet Explorer.
 
                              - - fixes font sizes with non-standard frame configurations.
 
                             
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                          | v1.3.1 - 17.Dec.2000 | 
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              - - fixes issue with errors some users may have experienced when creating new forums.
 
                              - - fixes small number of cosmetic inconsistencies.
 
                              - - fixes missing scroll bar for warning message windows.
 
                              - - fixes message edit window closure and return to edit recovery.
 
                              - - fixes safehtml filter to allow more text formatting tags within <PRE></PRE>.
 
                              - - warns user to wait for completion of topic rename (administration function).
 
                              - - integrates software registration form (web-based installation procedure).
 
                              - - includes installation documentation in the "docs" subdirectory of panFora.
 
                             
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