Concerned about another quarantine email I received. Does vB.org just not give a damn

[JacquiiDesigns]

I've just gotten the following message via email:

** DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE **

* Quarantine Notification *

The following modification has been 'quarantined' by vBulletin.org.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=139248

The author of the modification has been informed and asked to address the quarantine reason(s), until this is done the modification will remain in the vbulletin.org graveyard.

If you are currently using this modification then you may wish to consider disabling it.
If the modification consists of a product then disabling the product should be all that is required.
Do not uninstall the product as this may delete any data associated with it. If the modification also included new files then you may remove (or rename) them.

Once the author has responded to the issues you will be notified that it has been restored.

Thank you,

vBulletin.org Staff

So again - I will post my concern.
Why has this modification been quarantined? If the modification is installed on other vB.org Members' boards - is there a security risk? Why the HELL are the people who have marked the modification as installed not given the reason for the quarantine? If there is a security risk - how am I to completely uninstall the modification?

These are only a few questions that come to mind immediately. And it's my assumption that vB.org just does not give a damn about its Members' board security if the only thing to do is send that bogus email as quoted above. For instance - Say I had the modification installed and now want to completely remove it because of whatever reason, mainly because it's been quarantined and is likely a security issue involved and I want my forums to be secure so that some foul ass, malicious hacker cannot take advantage of said security threat. How am I to do this?

I hope that when it comes time to finally upgrade the vB.org forums to the newest release of vBulletin software, that a better system (one which is both informative and has the best interests of vBulletin paying customers' board security in mind) is implemented! Because = simply put: sending out a quarantine email is both infuriating and bogus if there is not a single bit of information shared via that email AND there's no way to access the download as to know which files to delete, making the uninstall 100% complete. A simple solution might be to allow access to the uploaded file (if it's still available) for all of those who have marked the modification as installed.

Jacquii.

[Paul M]

You can assume what you like, it still wont make you right.

We have gone over this time and time again, and as you well know, we will not publicly post details of the issue. The author has been informed and thats the only person who will be.

[TNCclubman]

I think what he means is if you quarantine the thread, all the people with the mod have no clue how to uninstall it since the instructions to do just that have been quarantined.

[HMBeaty]

Thats why I ALWAYS keep a copy of the .zip file on my hard drive and on my server in case something like this happens

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Redlinemotorsports

Thats why I ALWAYS keep a copy of the .zip file on my hard drive and on my server in case something like this happens

Exactly. Do people really NOT keep a copy of the mods they have installed? I have all my zip files, and if different versions were released, I have copies of every version I downloaded and installed.

[TNCclubman]

many times the install/uninstall are on the 1st post of the mod thread.

I always take screenshots of every post within all the threads of every mod I download just incase it ever gets graveyarded so this is never an issue for me. Then I back up the screenshot jpgs on 2 different thumbdrives in case my hard drive crashes or 1 of the thumbdrives crash in case. Its the best solution in case your mods ever get graveyarded so you can uninstall easily. I suggest everyone do this since the entire threads vanish off vb.org when they get graveyarded.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Originally Posted by Lynne

I have all my zip files, and if different versions were released, I have copies of every version I downloaded and installed.

Same here. But alot of people don't keep copies.

[HMBeaty]

It would be smart to just in case though. Because at anytime, the author could also request that the modification be removed, and we're back to the same problem

[TNCclubman]

jacquii as a paying customer you have every right to give suggestions to improve a product.

[JacquiiDesigns]

Originally Posted by TNCclubman

jacquii as a paying customer you have every right to give suggestions to improve a product.

I think so too - and that's what my post is about - it's about improving the vB.org community - I think it's a valid suggestion anyway. I wouldn't have posted it again if I didn't think it was an important one - and honestly - I was a bit insulted by Paul's flippant comment. I suppose it's a good thing I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve LOL

Anyway - I do quite hope that the suggestion is just not dismissed as the ranting of Jacquii ((sigh...))

Jacquii.