Version 0.3.1 Beta
-Prevented "Could not get contacts list:buddy" error when installing.
-Added early disabling of certain contact features for guest users to increase
 forum speed a little.
-Updated premodded files to phpBB 2.0.11 files.
-Made installer independent of edited files due to login problems.
-Fixed one phpBB 2.0.9+ incompatiblity.
-Fixed lack of online/offline buddy pop-ups.
Changed Files List:
contact.php, class_contact.php, contact_common.php, overall_header.tpl


Version 0.3.0 Beta - Mar 07, 2004 12:00 pm Eastern Time
-Cut down the pages on which the buddy list is pulled, to prevent an installer
 error and improve performance. Mainly, this prevents unneeded queries (such as
 when viewing the forums as a guest).
-Extended prevention of ignoring admin/moderator user levels to include all user
 levels greater than that of normal users (e.g., super mods, junior admins - if
 you don't have those hacks, it's not a problem). (thanks Rapid Dr3am)
-Added a constant in constants_contact.php that can be used to turn admin/mod
 ignoring on and off.
-Added a new constant to hold the name of the contact/buddy id table column, for
 better integration with other hacks that use buddy lists.
-When a user uses BBCode to quote another user that is on your ignore list, the
 quote will not be displayed. (This only works with the [quote="username"]
 form of the BBCode. A simple [quote] cannot be easily checked for this.)
-Added a few more functions to cut down on size of changes to core phpBB files.
-Added Title attributes to the little management images/links.
-List of online buddies is displayed in the Who's Online section of index.php.
 This should have been here earlier, but I forgot a template change or two.
-Moved JavaScript from overall_header.tpl to an external file.
-Updated premodded files to phpBB 2.0.6d.

Bugs Fixed:
-The "view with ignored users" link in view topic/forum displayed at wrong
 times.
-An incorrect include line broke the installer.
-The installer tried to get a list of buddies before the hack was installed.
-Using with phpBB 2.0.4 or earlier would produce errors when adding a buddy who
 had PM notification turned on.
-Changed name of error checking variables to prevent some problems (thanks
 Callum).
-Fixed some missing language entries.

Changed Files List:
class_contact.php, constants_contact.php, contact_common.php,
functions_common.php, functions_contact.php, lang_contact.php, header.js,
page_header.php, memberlist.php, usercp_viewprofile.php, viewtopic.php,
viewforum.php, functions.php, index_body.tpl, viewtopic_body.tpl,
profile_view_body.tpl, memberlist_body.tpl, overall_header.tpl


Version 0.2.5 Beta - Dec 24, 2003 12:00 am Eastern Time
-Renamed Buddy/Ignore/Disallow List to Contact List.  This results in various
 language string updates and many renamed files.
-Contact List now requires PHP 4.1.0 or later to run on your server.  (Please
 note I said PHP, not phpBB.  They are two different things.)
-Updated scripts to phpBB 2.0.6 compatibility, fixing some security holes in the
 process.  All these holes were "inherited" from phpBB 2.0.4 or earlier.
-Improved the installer files, particularly the MS SQL and PostgreSQL schema
 files.  Also added some tips to the installation process.
-Many files have also been renamed, moved, or simply removed.  Several new files
 have also been added.  There will be fewer changes to core phpBB files thanks
 to the new files.
-The superglobal $_REQUEST is now used instead of $HTTP_POST_VARS,
 $HTTP_GET_VARS, etc.  This allows for greater flexibility in passing data from
 one script to another and less code overall.
-New and edited language strings in lang_contact.php are now at the end of the
 file. This will hopefully make it easier for translators to update their
 non-English language files.
-Rewrote most of the old Contact List functions into a class, so that the
 Contact List is object oriented.  This should allow for easier integration with
 Prillian and other hacks.
-Changed the way Contact Lists are retrieved from the database, stored in
 arrays, and searched.  This should fix many foreach() errors and failed
 detection errors that were reported in earlier versions.
-Redesigned Contact List control panel and added a link to Contact Management in
 overall_header.tpl.
 The redesign includes the removal of lists displaying users ignoring or
 disallowing you, more information about users on your lists, and a link to the
 Contact List FAQ.  New features, including a page for adding multiple users to
 a list and options to add users that have listed you as a buddy to your own
 buddy list, have also been added.
-Contact List System Notification private messages are now sent only when adding
 a user to one's buddy list.
-Offline/online buddy alerts are now displayed in a pop-up browser window
 instead of a JavaScript alert.  The alert check is no longer preformed when
 guests view a page, which will result in faster loading times and less sever
 load.
-Improved the detection of moderators in the code that blocks ignoring of admins
 and moderators.
-Cut down processing time when adding or updating multiple contacts.
-It is no longer possible to add yourself to your own Contact Lists (unless the
 value of a certain constant in constants_contact.php is changed).
-Laid some groundwork for future Contact List features and add-ons.
-I've dropped the extra customization files from the ZIP package.  Expect some
 of them to reappear as articles on the DarkMods site sometime in 2004, time
 permitting.
-Changed all my uses of include() or require() to include_once() and
 require_once().
 This will eliminate "Cannot redeclare" function or class errors that sometimes
 appeared.  (Other hacks can still cause such errors, however.)
-Made lots of other little bug fixes and code improvements that I've completely
 forgotten now.

Known bugs:
-Mozilla Firebird 0.7 sometimes has problems closing the little popup windows;
 the problem may be caused by certain settings in the Tabbrowser extension.
-Internet Explorer 5 sometimes logs the user out when a little popup window has
 been opened.

Changed Files List:
All of them.  Remember, don't upgrade this time.  Uninstall the old version and
then install this one.


Version 0.2.1 Beta - Jul 22, 2003 10:00 am Eastern Time
Trying out a new update layout this time...

General Changes - 
-Prillian 0.6.0 Users: I would recommend waiting for Prillian 0.6.1 before
 trying to upgrade or install this release... you may have problems receiving
 IMs if you use these files.
-Added compatibility with phpBB 2.0.5.
-Renamed bidlist.txt to install.txt.
-Re-wrote the array searching functions; hopefully this will fix problems some
 people were having with the image links and other things.
-In situations where always dealing with one user and the viewer (e.g., PMs,
 profiles), an SQL query is used to check the lists.  This should be faster than
 the old method (grab a full list and then search through it).
-New file: mods/bid/bid_common.php.  It handles common snippets of code needed
 in several files.  It'll make the files smaller and result in fewer file
 changes.
-Fixed typos in the memberlist.php and user deletion in admin_users.php changes.
-There was an incompatiblity between BID List and certain mods that add images
 to usernames in posts. The unchanged form of the username should be used by
 BID List now.
-Removed Admin Hacks List code from admin/index.php. Use the new HL file.
-Added Known Bug dealing with Report Post hack.
-Premodded files replaced with phpBB 2.0.5 files.
-Added minor change to includes/emailer.php to fix a bug that might have been
 caused by another mod.

Installer Changes - 
-Made some improvements to the MSSQL schema file - hopefully it'll work now.

BID Control Panel Changes -
-It is no longer possible to ignore or disallow a moderator or administrator.
 This includes users who are part of a moderator usergroup.
-Fixed some login redirection URL errors.
-Improved adding of multiple new contacts to database.
-The CP no longer tries to update a list of users when said list is empty.
-Removed session id checks.
-Removed the <Whatever> Forum Index links in the pop-up window launched when
 clicking the image based links.

Template Changes -
-Minor change in memberlist_body.tpl based on phpBB 2.0.5.
-Corrected a theme related error in the instructions for viewforum_body.tpl (no
 actual file changes).

Readme.txt and Support Documents Changes - 
-Added bid_list.hl for Nivisec's Admin Hacks List.
-Minor install/upgrade instruction updates.
-Added notice of Beta status to "Install, Upgrade, or Uninstall" in readme.txt.
 I hope this will clear up what I mean by "Beta," since I've seen that being
 discussed on a forum whose language I haven't read or spoken in nearly ten
 years. ~_~

Language Files Changes -
-Minor change to prevent including lang_bid.php more than once.

Files to Update -
All *.php files in install.txt except constants.php, memberlist_body.tpl
common.php (Remove all previous changes)
mssql_bid_schema.sql, bid.php, bidcp_edit.php, bidcp_show.php,
functions_bid.php, functions_common.php, bid_common.php, bidcp_listbox.php,
lang_bid.php


Version 0.2.0 Beta - Jun 12, 2003 01:00 am Eastern Time
New Stuff:
-Beginning with this version, BID List is compatible with both phpBB 2.0.3 and
 2.0.4.
-There's now an FAQ/Help page for board users.  I hope it'll help answer any
 questions your users might have about BID List.  (Note: If you also use
 Prillian, be sure to use the lang_bid_faq.php in this package.  The file
 packaged with Prillian is much less complete.)
-I've added some images for use in making links to add or remove a user from the
 lists.  If you don't like these images, you can make or use your own.  If you
 would like to create variations of the supplied images in different colors, I
 have posted PSD files I used to make them on the DarkMODs site.
-New installer based on the Prillian 0.6.0 installer (which was completely 
 revamped in that version).
-I've started storing the path to the main BID List files (those in mods/bid) in
 a constant instead of a variable.  That should make it easier to change, for
 those that would like to do so.  Just something new I wanted to try. :)
-Added links to add/remove a user from your lists in their posts, profiles, and
 the member list.  These will pop-up in a small window via JavaScript - this can
 be changed in your templates, though.  The new window will automatically close
 if they cancel the changes, so I recommend that you at least make these links
 always open in a new window.
-BID List now supports Nivisec's Admin Hacks List.  Visiting your phpBB's Admin
 Panel will trigger the automatic addition code for that.
Updated Stuff:
-The code has been improved in various places so that the scripts won't do the
 various 'is a buddy?' type checks when dealing with guests.  That should create
 some speed improvements.
-Various minor performance enhancements to cut down on page generation times.
-Added a License section to readme.txt.  This lets me cut down the download size
 a little by removing stuff from the php files.
-Minor change to size of usernames in bidcp_alert_edit.tpl.
-Added an automatic window closing method (mentioned above) ripped from
 Prillian. This will be modified in the next few versions of both mods to cut
 out duplicate code.
Bug Fixes:
    -Some files did not work correctly if the PHP setting for short tags was
       off.
    -On some systems, a line in bid.php needed to be higher up to prevent an
       error in page_header.php.  There was also an error dealing with
       bbcode.php that appeared in bid.php when bidcp_edit.php was called.
    -The BID List System notification PMs were not accessible on some systems.
     Thanks to david_fr for the fix.
    -The "Find Username" window accessed through the BID List control panel was
       not placing the found username into the username field in circumstances
       involving wildcards (*).
    -functions_bid.php was included before lang_bid.php in several places.  This
       could cause the display of the "Close Window" link to fail.  (Note: Some
       of these files from bidlist.txt might not be listed in Changed File List
       below)
Changed File List (these are the only files that need to be updated):
common.php, memberlist.php, privmsg.php, viewforum.php, viewtopic.php,
constants.php, page_header.php, usercp_email.php, usercp_viewprofile.php,
admin/index.php, memberlist_body.tpl, profile_view_body.tpl, viewtopic_body.tpl,
subSilver.cfg, bid.php, bidcp_edit.php, bidcp_show.php, bidcp_listbox.php,
functions_common.php, functions_bid.php, lang_bid.php, lang_bid_faq.php,
bidcp_finduser.tpl, bidcp_alert_edit.tpl, autoclose.tpl, bid_budadd.png,
bid_budrem.png, bid_disadd.png, bid_disrem.png, bid_ignadd.png, bid_ignrem.png
All bid_install/ files.


Version 0.1.1 Beta
Bug Fixes:
-Several files (all those effected in this update) have an error that would seem
 to only appear in certain browsers. The error prevents a required file from
 being included.
Changed File List (these are the only files that need to be updated):
memberlist.php, viewtopic.php, usercp_email.php, usercp_viewprofile.php,
privmsg.php


Version 0.1.0 Beta
-Everything is new, sort of. BID List is an off-shoot of another of my MODs,
 phpBB Instant Messenger. Many of the features in this release were first made
 available as part of that modification. For a full list of features, see the
 "Things You Should Know" section of readme.txt.
Changed File List (these are the only files that need to be updated):
Everything.