vbulletin should allow all license holders to be able to upgrade to the latest secure version of their version series if there is a security issue of this level.
I think this is totally unacceptable.
You are entitled to your opinion of course, but the fact is its perfectly normal and acceptable not to patch old versions of software. The current version of vB3 is 3.8.8, however, it was decided to patch 3.8.7 as well, because that is the maximum version people with old vB3 licences [only] could access. Anyone with a vB4 or vB5 licence can access any vB3 version.
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Originally Posted by Mark.B
To be honest, the chances are you can apply the 3.8.7 patch to 3.8.4 without issue.
In the case of the modcp update, that global.php file hasnt really changed much across all versions of 3.8.x (and indeed, 3.7.x and 3.6.x). You could almost certainly plug the 3.8.7 version into any of them ok.
I had a user tell me that he used the 3.8.7 patch on his 3.8.6 site and it worked fine. If you try to do something like that, make sure you keep a copy of each of the files you replace.
I manually updated without issue and yepper I did save a copy before doing so.
@Paul, you said:
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it was decided to patch 3.8.7 as well, because that is the maximum version people with old vB3 licences [only] could access.
I have one 3.8 lic that I can only download up to version 3.8.5 and another up to 3.8.6 Patch Level 1.
If what you are saying is correct, would you please edit my account so I may download 3.8.7 on those two license?
He is saying that is the *maximum* version that the 3.x users were able to get. They would have been able to get that version if they purchased the extension that was offered for 3.x license holders after they started to sell the vB4 Licenses.
If what you are saying is correct, would you please edit my account so I may download 3.8.7 on those two license?
Sorry, but I cannot do that.
I think you have misunderstood slightly, what I siad was that is the max version anyone with a vb3 licence could ever download - that doesnt mean they all can.
Anyone with a vB4 or vB5 licence can access any vB3 version.
You know that's not strictly true, right? I have a vB4 licence. I can only download up to vB 3.8.5. If your license expired right when the two were being updated simultaneously, you have a gap in your downloads area.
You know that's not strictly true, right? I have a vB4 licence. I can only download up to vB 3.8.5. If your license expired right when the two were being updated simultaneously, you have a gap in your downloads area.
If you actually purchased a vBulletin 4 license, then you will have access to all versions of vB3.
If you happen to have a vB3 license that just happens to also give you access to early versions of vB4, that's not the same thing as a vB4 license and so no, it won't.
You know that's not strictly true, right? I have a vB4 licence. I can only download up to vB 3.8.5. If your license expired right when the two were being updated simultaneously, you have a gap in your downloads area.
Then you don't have vBulletin 4 license.
You have a vBulletin 3 license, which gave you access to vBulletin 4 per the terms of the license agreement.
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