[Parker Clack]

Thanks. That's a good one to keep in mind. But the reason that I asked for the same functionality as the access masks is that a member can chose which forums they see when they get on the site. The hack above allows them to manipulate the search and new posts but they will still see every category and forum on the main forumhome page. With the ability of members to control which forums they have access to those they want (excpet for those they don't have access to in the first place) this will give them greater control over what they see when they come to the forum.

I had this with vB 2.3.xx for years and I have a lot of members asking for this function back.