[CarpHunter]

Was looking for this myself.

Started to go through some code and found the function that states the forum permissions.

PHP Code:

if (!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']))
{
print_no_permission();
} 


My geuss is to add the same stuff as was done in the original so it becomes:

PHP Code:

if (!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']) OR $bbuserinfo['posts'] <= 0 AND $forumid != 18)
// 18 being the newbie forum id
{
print_no_permission();
} 


Haven't tested it yet because I dont have the new forum up yet.
If they made all variables the same regarding users and posts it should work ok.