Lindy

For anyone using IP.Board 3.x - there will not be a solution to this, I'm afraid. 

For IPS4, auto-orientation is built in. Further, Gallery has a rotate button. If you are using IPS4 and find the orientation isn't set correctly, the developers have asked that you kindly submit a ticket with specific examples so they can investigate. They have been unable to reproduce any issues in IPS4 thus far. 

Thanks.

I do understand your frustration. We will most definitely work this out for you - I just want to clarify that some issues can't be resolved with a single tech in a single sitting. It does appear that your issues are outside of the norm and require advanced tech assistance and perhaps developer help. Unfortunately, those types of issues do take a bit longer to resolve.

As said, we'll do our best to get them resolved as quickly as we can. Thank you for your patience.

We would also expect more prompt response to our tickets, one of them is open for 4 days now without a response, another one for 1 day, we have purchased licenses for the products - I think this is a space for an improvement.

I'm rather curious about this statement. In reviewing your account history, it appears nearly all of your tickets are answered within a matter of a few hours. Some within a matter of minutes. The only one I've found that's been open for a lengthy amount of time was your upgrade request, which was initially answered within an hour. We didn't have the necessary FTP information, thus there was a slight delay in that. We then, as a courtesy, worked with you to transfer language packs from other forums (something not typically within the scope of our support service) and resolved character set issues. I feel we've been quite accommodating, hence my confusion with this post. It's quite possible that you're referring to another ticket that I've overlooked, in which case, I do apologize. Naturally, we're not perfect and issues do occasionally fall through the cracks. On the whole, we strive for prompt, efficient service. With scheduling, this works out to be almost 24/7 -- we've recently ramped up basic weekend support.

There's always room for improvement -- I simply want to ensure we're on the same page. :)


Luke: No, it does not.

We do agree that documentation can be improved and it's something we are working on daily.

Hello,


I've e-mailed you a new password to the client area. Please ensure that you login using your e-mail address.

As we do not host you, I'm afraid our options are limited in terms of offline forums. Database issues, server issues, etc. are typically host related issues. We will, of course, be happy to look for you to make a final determination.

We do not have any immediate plans to offer reselling, however, we will be introducing an affiliate program soon. :)

Sorry for the delay. The exchange server and client area/admin system decided they had enough of each other. :)

All should be well now, but please note if you have any further issues.

Sorry for the inconvenience, folks - we're investigating this now. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

I can certainly understand that and believe me when I say you're not the first to have license transfer issues and in spite of our warnings, probably won't be the last. Again, I'm sorry we can't be of more assistance and do hope you understand our position.

Our official position on this has never changed: We do not recommend purchasing a license from a third party nor do we provide any support for such a transaction as we have no way of knowing what transpires outside of our systems. It's not uncommon for someone to sell a license, then try to reclaim it and as we cannot possibly verify every transaction that occurs between private parties, our policy is to deal only with the person listed on the account. If the owner chooses to change those details, that is entirely between them and the new owner.

If you feel that you are the rightful holder of the license, I'm afraid the only thing we can suggest is to pursue the matter through legal channels. We will naturally abide by any order issued by a US court of law.

Sorry we can't be of more assistance.

We prefer not to discuss client issues on the forum, however, I should note this is a very unusual circumstance. The original poster paid for a seemingly complex custom service that's required several employees. That is certainly NOT an excuse and unfortunately, it seems the lines of communication have been broken and I will assume responsibility for that.

Developer - we will have this completed for you next week, or you will be provided a full refund. I apologize for the poor handling of your project and will be speaking to those involved to determine where we went wrong and avoid such a mistake in the future.


Thank you for your continued patience. Please feel free to PM, e-mail or phone me with any further issues.

We will explore the possibility of extending the hold time for those interested. We've found most prefer to leave a message with the operator. On typical days, this often works out best for everyone as many issues beyond "how do I" cannot be resolved while you wait on the telephone anyway. Unfortunately, we're experiencing an incredibly high volume of support requests as people adjust to the new releases. I'm sorry you had to wait longer than usual, but glad your issue was resolved.

Thank you for the feedback.

I've located your payment and processed a refund. Please let us know if we can be of assistance in the future.

I think we've been quite fair and reasonable throughout this and fortunately, most customers seem to agree. Legacy customers expressed concerns about being excluded from service offerings. We listened and devised a solution that we feel to be fair for all that allows those interested in retaining their legacy licenses while having access to new services, an opportunity to do so. Clearly, we can please some of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but never all of the people all of the time.

As we always try to do, we've welcomed your feedback, taken it on board and did our best to devise a solution. We're happy with the end result and have no intention of making further changes at this time.

As there's nothing further to discuss, I'm going to put this to bed. If you have any further concerns please feel free to contact us.

I've not yet been able to find the appropriate answers for you yet, but I sincerely apologize for this oversight and delay. I will speak to Jason and we will get this resolved for you shortly.

We're pretty pleased with the response times as of late. Not all critical issues are addressed within minutes (unless of course you have a business license) - but there's no solid way around that, unfortunately. We've tried the priority ticketing in the past - it was frankly, a disaster. Not abusing the system sounds nice in concept, but truth be told - if you have an issue you perceive as critical, nothing else will matter. :) We have an emergency system for our hosting department and although there's a large disclaimer at the top of the screen indicating a $25 fee may be imposed for abuse of the system (defined as an issue that isn't a result of a site being completely inaccessible)... it doesn't stop those who genuinely feel their issue is an emergency (and this ranges from "can't log in to my board" to "I can't get an e-mail.")

The only fair way to handle issues is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fortunately, the wait times really aren't that long for "normal" issues. :)

for me too. IPB 3 has really became slower :(

IPB 3 is in no way connected to our main site, which this topic is about. :)

I'm going to investigate this further, though the name on the account does not match that which you've posted here and there appears to have been a couple license transfers for this account - this may take some time to sort out, if we're able to do anything.

Come on people let's give it a rest. We have been acknowledged. Let's wait and see what happens.

Best advice I've heard all week! We need some time to determine what, if anything, we can further do to accommodate legacy customers. No sense beating this very dead horse in the meantime. :D

For the lack of a better example, think of it in mobile phone terms... you may have a formerly offered unlimited plan for $99/mo. A great deal and it may very well suit your needs perfectly, in which case, you'd naturally keep it indefinitely. It's unreasonable, however, to expect all of the enhancements, subsidized phone prices and other benefits, without renewing your contract and selecting a currently-offered package, so-to-speak. If you want to keep your $99/unlimited plan; fantastic - your service will be the same as it always has! Unfortunately, you can't have the benefit of the old, promotional plan AND the advantage of getting all of the enhancements, access to the newest phones, etc. It just doesn't work that way.


Sorry if you feel you're being forced out of your license -- that's certainly not the case. If you're like Nimdock and aren't interested in the enhancements and the license itself is more important to you, by all means, continue on - we encourage you to do so if it meets your needs. Unfortunately, we can't offer it both ways, folks.

I fear you may be making an apples and oranges comparison, but allow me to note that this is a service -- a hosted service which incurs ongoing, real costs. It is not a software feature such as the FURLs.

Naturally, we've made a commitment to all lifetime and perpetual license holders and we're very pleased to honor that commitment. We've never held back built-in features, nor do we intend to. You've received all updates as promised and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, we're not able to offer everything we do or will do as part of that initial license purchase as I'm sure you can understand and appreciate.

We're certainly not trying to force people away from lifetime and perpetual licenses - they were both fantastic license offerings and you're free to enjoy the benefits for as long as you'd like. At the same time, it's worth noting that they are indeed former licenses that are no longer offered. While the benefits will remain the same as at time of purchase, we will not be adding anything to them, moving forward.

We kindly ask that you remain patient for just a bit longer - all requests will be answered as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience. :)

We appreciate the feedback and certainly understand your disappointment. While most definitely not an excuse, the release of IPB 3.0 has slowed things beyond even our expectations, in spite of adding additional staff and preparing to the best of our abilities. We've just today made some internal changes to the ticket system and staffing that should bring significant improvement to response times and overall support efficiency.

Although our published response times are 48 hours, we pride ourselves on prompt support and I'm sorry we've been unable to deliver that to your (and our) standards.

Thank you again for your feedback - you'll receive a response to your ticket soon and I assure you that once the dust settles, you will experience the great support that most customers have grown to know and appreciate from IPS.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have further concerns.

other than this one time it's been nice and smooth sailing

Backups run this time of evening, so you will likely catch a hiccup or two as the database is captured.