Re:Back with a new server!
My two cents. For me it is not the wandering IP address that presents a problem. I use dial-up with a new IP every time and never had a problem with phpBB2. Sad’s version was actually supposed to be better at handling AOL as opposed to the newer versions coming out of the php group.
I recommend that users avoid anything but IE. When I use old versions of Netscape, the hidden “php home” link on the top left is no longer hidden and appears as a “broken” link that is still usable; “img” photos present over script….. With all the other smaller browsers…..I would recommend that American users do not use these browsers as they flag you as someone suspicious; you really stick out like a sore thumb using these browsers and only the worst connotations go with using them…..nuff said….. If you have to use a non-IE browser for anonymity…..realize that even the designers of P2P look at this in legal terms in a Western judiciary…..but Homeland Security will see all this otherwise…..stick with IE. AOL is safe from scrutiny but all the crap that goes with it creates problems.
Personally, I am moving slowly away from message boards as their usefulness as a media tool is smaller than I originally thought. It is good as a venue when I was setting things up in my little corner of the universe, but a read only site (like so many other similar organizations to mine) seems the ultimate destiny….. I originally questioned the value of a message board and this assumption may now prove correct. They have their place and I will still use it for anonymous use, etc….. but much of what goes on at message boards is just chat….. So with regard to the AOL problems…..the correction becomes “not worth the time and effort…..”…..” (Oh, one other note of interest: Not only is the value of the board in question, but I just noticed on our new business cards that the entire website has been relegated to a “contact us…..” on the very bottom of the card….. My how times quickly change as the website was the “thing” and the message board was most important…..and now…..).