Important Webcrossing Server Upgrade

We have upgraded the Webcrossing server with the following important changes:

Attachments and deleted posts.

We fixed an issue where, in some cases, when a post containing attachments is deleted, the attachment itself is neither removed from the enclosures directory where all post attachments are stored, nor marked as deleted (depending on your site settings).

Clusters and propagation of attachments.

We fixed an issue where in some cases, attachments added to one node in a manager/node cluster would not propagate to other nodes even when they properly synced to the manager.
The latest release version is now Webcrossing 6.4 source: 1673 2014-08-31.

We will be upgrading all hosted customers, and coordinate the upgrade timing as needed. The upgrade itself only requires a few minutes of site downtime.

All self-hosted customers with valid support and maintenance contracts can download this new version at no cost.

We highly recommend upgrading to the new version. If you are a self-hosted customer and have a valid support and maintenance contract, please contact support for access to the new server. If your support and maintenance contract has expired, please contact us to renew so we can provide you with this important update.

Also a reminder about our previous upgrade, 1670 2014-04-25 released on May 7, 2014. That version fixed an important stability issue which, under certain circumstances, could cause your Webcrossing server process to silently quit, leaving your site unresponsive. In addition to the important stability fix, that version also allowed guest users to visit sites licensed for a limited number of users (a so-called “seat license”). This feature lets private sites optionally host certain areas which guest visitors can read. Previously seat licenses did not allow guest visitors.

Of course the latest release includes all those fixes and enhancements.