Sorry you feel that way - anytime a hack is installed which changes core functionality of the product we really can't predict, nor support, how the software will react.
Clearly in this case the hack is corrupting files. If you delete the 0-byte files (which I did) then you will need to have users re-register in order for them to post again.
As for unlocking to read and post - I don't have any way to make that call - I would sling stock scripts up there and determine if that allows you to read and post to them again, first, before I made any decisions about what software to use.
Regards,
Brett Harris
Director of Technical Information,
Infopop Corporation
