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Hi

Please accept my apologies if this has been asked and answered previously. I've looke at some previous posts but can't quite find the information to suit my situation.

We are still using UBB version 5.45c.

Up until now, we have not made the IP addresses visible to users.

I would like to know if there is a way to to warn people first and have it appear on new posts only.

If not, would it be an alternative option to archive everything from a particular forum? Looking at a forum we have archived, I can't see the 'IP Logged' link.

Basically, I'd like the users to start with a clean slate.

Also I'd appreciate any advice on the security issues for users if the IP addresses are visible.

Thanks in advance for your help

Steve

If you are concerned about security, it might be a good idea to upgrade to 6.7, as there have been a number of security fixes since 5.x series.

Personally, on my forums, I use the same method here at UBBCentral. IP Addresses are logged, but only Admins and Mods can see them. I don't like the idea of visible IP addresses because dishonest people can use that information to their advantage, or try to exploit/DOS a user that cheeses them off.

Yeh, myself if all the sudden my IP address started showing up on the board I'd feel obligated to never visit the forum again... It's just a privacy issue of mine... I don't mind admin's or mod's seeing it, just any old joe who stumbles upon it who's playing with smurf.c is the person I don't wnat to even deal with... I've burnt out 3 cable modems because of issues like this :/...