Forum updates (security issues) - read if you are having problems

Posted by Nick Gammon on Fri 11 Nov 2016 02:14 AM — 1 posts, 10,033 views.

Australia Forum Administrator #0
The forum software is currently being updated to fix some security issues. I will make a lengthier post about those in a little while.

Meanwhile, because of the extensive changes that have been made you may find problems. These could include:

  • Unexpected error messages
  • Odd behaviour (eg. too much or too little displayed, quotes with backslashes in front of them, etc.)
  • Pages that don't completely load (most pages should have a "postamble" at the bottom, including "Designed and written by Nick Gammon", and the FutureQuest logo).


If you have problems please post a message here describing the issue. If the problem is that you can't post messages (heh) please send an email to this address:



You will have to retype it, it is not clickable or copyable, in order to try to reduce automated email harvesting.

  • Please describe what you were doing when you had a problem
  • Preferably include the URI (the thing on your browser address bar) - for example: http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/bbshowpost.php?bbsection_id=1
  • Copy and paste any error messages you see
  • Describe the issue (eg. wrong behaviour, can't do things, see weird things, etc.)


Thanks, and apologies for any inconvenience.