[ ROADMAP - 7 Series ]
- Upgraded PHP5 OOP core
- Drop Upgrade support for guestbook versions lower than 6.8gt and simplify Setup Utility code
- Move to Advanced Settings (remove from CP and database): timezone, dateformat
- Redesign In/Out data processing modules for more flexibility
- Add language direction and emoticons support to replies
- Brand new multiple installation management (not requiring multiple guestbook uploads)
- Automatic Daylight Saving Time calculation according to guests' local settings (or brand new Date management)
- New emoticons management system (filename independent, based on text smileys)
- XML as format for external resource files
- WEB 2.0 Standalone/Embedded layout (abandon Popup)
- Smart use of AJAX technique
- Accessibility W3C validation
? - XML/XSLT interface
? - Basic WYSIWYG text editor for emoticons and links preview
? - New object-oriented approach to form fields, allowing easy custom fields integration
? - Layout with XHTML 1.1+ and CSS 2.0+

[ ROADMAP - 6 GT Series ]
This is the last version of the 6th Series.
There won't be any other major upgrade.
Technical support and bug-fixes are be granted until v 7.0 is released (due in 2009).

[ 6.8evo GT ]
- Script core re-coded and optimized for PHP 5.3+
- Dropped GD1 library compatibility (now GD2 is required for captcha and avatars)
- BUG FIX: fixed XSS vulnerability in javascript popup opener
- BUG FIX: PDO driver didn't escape strings correctly
- BUG FIX: solved MySQL driver bug (default value for blob/text fields not allowed)
- BUG FIX: long words were not split correctly when using non-western languages

[ 6.8 GT ]
- Minimum requirements raised up to PHP 4.3.3
- Redesigned some core php code
- Added PDO database drivers (for PHP5 users) and optimized old drivers
- Improved overall security: session handling; login procedure; antiSpam; password hidden in Control Panel
- Improved XML database security: now a direct access to the xml file outputs an empty xml tree
- Automatic Date/Time format based on guests' local settings (Admin can still choose a default format via Control Panel)
- Automatic guests' timezone detection (Admin can still choose a default timezone via Control Panel)
- Updated data output processor: droppoed backwards compatibility; ready for different platforms (xhtml, rss,...)
- Restored the old feature for automatic replacement of text emoticons ( :D , :( , ... )
- Added new Advanced Setting to show web link titles instead of addresses inside message bodies
- Rating statistics displayed in Admin Control Panel (average rating, percentage of rating guests)
- Added Administrator and Moderator nicknames (if set, are used instead of the generic "Administrator" and "Moderator")
- When replying, an "Administrator" or "Moderator" label is dynamically added, to indicate who actually wrote
- Now Moderator cannot manage messages by Administrator
- More conventional redirect routine to decrease server load
- Added direct GTalk link to start a chat
- When the guestbook is embedded, menu links bring to the correct web page position, where the guestbook is
- BUG FIX: Patched a low-risk XSS vulnerability regarding admin login data
- BUG FIX: Entries and Replies couldn't be deleted with Javascript disabled
- BUG FIX: Replaced code generating a Warning under PHP 5 if using "allow_call_time_pass_reference" = off
- BUG FIX: Extra newlines were not deleted in messages
- BUG FIX: Upon resetting entry editing form by Admin, rating stars didn't reset
- BUG FIX: RSS link didn't point to the correct page when the guestbook was embedded
- BUG FIX: Partially fixed error "Fatal error...getElementsByTagName()" using XML database
- BUG FIX: XML database didn't properly handle html entities

[ 6.7 GT ]
- Huge improvements to Anti-SPAM system, now almost 100% effective
- Added web site star rating feature (deactivable)
- Added simple IP banning feature
- Added RSS feed generator
- Optional higher security login (see Advanced Settings)
- Embedded mode can now be used as a Comment System (see Advanced Settings)
- New web2.0-like default layout called "hera"
- Redesigned main menu (using CSS tabs effect) integrating new login form
- Increased default avatar size to 75x75px
- Improved navigation system, now showing page number and disappears when using autoscroll feature
- Appearance restyling of guest's connection data popup
- Improved URL rendering in messages
- Control Panel Date/Time setting now shows an on-mouse-over example
- New automatic language recognition routine
- Improved Admin Control Panel settings explanation
- Moved Password Reminder function to SetupUtility
- Theme folders now renamed to "theme-NAME" for better identification
- User Guide button in Control Panel can now point both to english and italian files
- BUG FIX: Navigation menu conflict with "entriesxpage" setting caused unexpected "empty guestbook" error 
- BUG FIX: Fixed bug in XML driver installation procedure
- BUG FIX: XML driver generated a notice error on empty guestbook
- BUG FIX: Long URLs were not regognized if starting with "www."
- BUG FIX: A php error could appear when displaying emoticons in form
- BUG FIX: Writing "&" close to a word in a reply caused an unexpected text crop
- BUG FIX: Layout bug under IE6
- BUG FIX: Minor javascript issue when editing long messages
- BUG FIX: Background error notice if Chat field was disabled via CP
- BUG FIX: Now "Host" recognition works under more systems
- KNOWN ISSUE: Attempted to work around the avatars upload restriction, still working on it
- KNOWN ISSUE: Embedded layout is not compatible with Safari, browser not supporting CSS "@import"

[ 6.6 GT ]
- Added XML-file database driver (PHP5 only)
- Activable Moderator account (entries management / no access to control panel)
- Improved security: now detecting spam inside all text fields (message, name, email, web)
- Seamless entries loading on mousewheel scrolling now also working upwards
- Converted SQLite2/3 database drivers to object-oriented code
- Confidential and Pending entries are hidden everyone but their author and Admin
- Now also spamming and swearing filters are disabled for Admin/Mod when writing/editing/replying
- Entries navigation buttons replaced by images
- Minimum requirements raised up to PHP 4.3.0
- URLs are now automatically processed when editing a message
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Finnish
- KNOWN ISSUE: Writing "&" close to a word in a reply causes an unexpected text crop
- KNOWN ISSUE: Seamless entries loading and quick reply features are buggy under Safari browser

[ 6.5 GT ]
- OOP-CORE: v.IIIc (core class independent from main logics)
- On-the-fly Admin replies to Guests' comments (AJAX tech)
- Administrator entry approval system as optional (AJAX tech)
- Continuous stream of entries while scrolling Read page (AJAX tech)
- Added another routine designed to detect automated SPAM messages
- Implemented Gravatar service as avatar source
- Restored manually tweakable "Advanced Settings"
- Moved "msg_maxlines" to Advanced Settings
- Increased Admin login security against cracking attempts
- Now allowed 1 blank line inside text, still cut if more
- Redesigned top menu, unified XHTML markup
- Admin Control Panel restyling, settings grouped by category
- Restored support for Swatch® Internet Time format, bugs fixed
- Improved AJAX driver backend
- Retouched Javascript code
- Light restyling to "Vista", "Silversky" themes
- Purged language files from deprecated sentences
- Erased retrocompatible (6.0, 6.1) emoticon folders
- Updated Countries list (Montenegro independence - missing nations added)
- BUG FIX: in Embedded mode a session conflict could cause entries not being written
- BUF FIX: updated Flash integration code
- KNOWN ISSUE: if Javascript is off, redirect won't work due to IE7 restriction
- KNOWN ISSUE: if Javascript is off, deinstallation won't ask for confirm due to IE7 restriction

[ 6.4 GT ]
- OOP-CORE: v.IIIb (modules dynamic loading)
- Redesigned Setup Utility to reduce installation errors
- New comprehensive User Guide (English, Italian)
- Brand new level of anti-SPAM protection by searching for common spam content
- Safer and more user-friendly CAPTCHA system (GD1-compatible, AJAX Tech)
- Embedded layout: now working with both UTF-8 and ISO-8859-1 websites
- Added new database driver specifically designed for SQLite 3+
- New unbreakable anti-flood control agains spammers
- Stronger control against email headers injection
- Improved swearwords filter: no more scanned URLs and Mails
- Find & Delete entries by the same guest
- Private entries are visible to their own authors
- Email validation system based on existing providers (Unix servers only)
- Interface improvements: IP/Host report, text editor, entry navigation, admin panel
- Optimized all resource files for faster scanning
- Most of the Javascript code is now unobstrusive
- Extended AJAX Requests javascript class
- Added advanced setting to change the default language
- CAPTCHA is now disabled if Admin is writing a message
- Using PEAR official functions for retrocompatibility
- Easier to add support for new instant messengers in future
- Improved custom functions library
- New "Vista" graphic theme
- Dropped support for Swatch® Internet Time format
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Bosniac, Danish, Thai; UPDATED: German, French, Italian, Dutch
- BUG FIX: embedded version required parent file to be in the same folder of mjguest
- BUG FIX: fixed various minor issues
- KNOWN ISSUE: Javascript returns error if used cross-domain

[ 6.3 GT ]
- Embedded layout alternative to PopUp window
- Database table name prefix for multiple installations
- Wider choice of database drivers: MySQL 3.23+, MySQL 4.1+, PostrgreSQL 8+, SQLite 2.8+
- Email addresses are now parsed inside messages and rendered as SPAM-proof
- New entries navigation system
- Further compression of IP-to-Country file
- Avatar is now editable by administrator
- Optimized data input/output control code
- Code and interface improvements in Setup Utility
- Improved PHP4.3+/PHP5 emulation code library
- New entry email notification now reports the text of message
- Increased maximum Name field length to 50 chars
- Added Google Talk to messengers
- Minor interface optimizations
- Changed folder names, dropped "_" prefix
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Slovak, Swedish, Vietnamese
- BUG FIX: country recognition didn't work in latest package
- BUG FIX: issue with slashes on certain server configs
- BUG FIX: MySQL driver caused errors on certain configs
- BUG FIX: no input length control on new admin password
- BUG FIX: editing corrupted message with html entities in it

[ 6.2 GT ]
- More user-friendly script usage tutorials in Setup Utility
- Advanced Settings integrated in admin control panel
- Activable CAPTCHA System
- Swearwords are now detected and erased in "Name" field
- "Messenger" field is now deactivable
- Activable Email notification for added entries
- IP-to-Country file is now optional
- Improved IP recognition
- Optimized data I/O control code
- Improved avatar thumbnailer (adaptive background + supports GD 1.x + preserves animated GIF)
- Javascript execution deferred after page loading
- Guestbook is centered if opened in a dedicated web page
- Switched back to CSS/JS progressbar for wider compatibility
- Country detection is done after page has loaded (AJAX Tech)
- Updated instant messengers connection links
- Cleaned XHTML code from unused tags
- BUG FIX: improved URLs caption
- BUG FIX: an italian word was filtered as swearword
- BUG FIX: too strict validation for MSN and Skype contacts
- BUG FIX: increased prevention of external javascript conflicts with popup opener
- BUG FIX: minor issue with '\' char in messages
- BUG FIX: prevented low-risk potential security hole in forms submission
- BUG FIX: corrected a few typographic errors in ReadMe
- BUG FIX: SetupUtility interface is now compatible with Opera Browser, too
- KNOWN ISSUE: Internet Explorer bug doesn't wrap long punctuation-only words

[ 6.1 GT ]
- Brand new Setup Utility (install, upgrade, remove, web integration)
- Messages editable by administrator
- Entries "Fast Delete" system (AJAX Tech)
- DNS failure-proof user IP/Host report (AJAX Tech)
- Dynamic interface language, based on user browser
- Better email antispam system
- Safer insert/login form submission systems
- IP in password reminder
- Improved handling of Right-to-Left languages
- Popup opening code: added Adobe Flash™ integration
- Added Skype connection to messengers
- Improved handling of Daylight Saving Time
- Minor layout enhancements
- Minor improvements in theme "deepspace"
- New "silversky" default graphic theme
- New "classic4" graphic theme
- New default emoticons set
- Dropped text-to-code emoticon conversion (to be reintroduced when improved)
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Norwegian, Icelandic, Czec
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 5.5+ / Firefox / Netscape 7+ / Mozilla 1.4+ / Opera7+
- BUG FIX: if php short tags were disabled, the script wouldn't work
- BUG FIX: popup wouldn't work if script was placed in root server folder
- BUG FIX: improvements in URLs/swearwords caption
- KNOWN ISSUE: Host report works only under Apache Server

[ 6.0 GT ]
- OOP-CORE: v.III PHP5-ready
- NEW USER AGREEMENT (see this website)
- Brand new installer/upgrader (upgrade is only for 5.0HP users)
- Faster database abstraction layer with integrated "runtime query compiler"
- Safer session/user handling system
- More extensible interface, fully compatible with Right-to-Left languages
- Layout is crossbrowser in "XHTML 1.0 Strict" + CSS2 + Javascript + Flash
- Improved Javascript code
- Now compliant to anti-spam standard promoted by Google, Yahoo! and MSN
- Added "popup-stoppers" detector
- Ultimate swearword filtering system (improved interception of non-latin words)
- Deeply improved user input/output processing
- Added anti-SQL injection code
- Multiline messages now handled
- Antiflood system added
- Dropped email notification for new entries
- New advanced setting to jump redirect screens
- "Entries per page" setting now available in control panel
- Changed directory structure
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Arabic, "Bulgnais" dialect, Turkish, Chinese, German (remade)
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 6+ / Firefox / Netscape 7+ / Mozilla 1.4+ / Opera7+
- BUG FIX: critical authentication bug allowed intrusion attempts
- BUG FIX: spanish language pack could generate client-side script crash
- BUG FIX: an italian badword pattern could catch similar non-badwords
- BUG FIX: guests' homepage addresses could generate javascript bug
- KNOWN ISSUE: script won't work if php short-tags are disabled
- KNOWN ISSUE: avatars won't work if php is running in safety mode
- KNOWN ISSUE: current interface module is the main bottleneck
- KNOWN ISSUE: multiple blank lines in messages are reduced to single new lines

[ 5.0 HP ]
- OOP-CORE: v.II
- New interface buttons
- UTF-8 languages encoding (Unicode v.4 compliant)
- Added an advanced setting to adjust server time zone
- Full compatibility with left-to-right and right-to-left languages
- Layout compatible only with newest browsers
- Database abstraction layer beta version (MySQL only)
- Removed auto form filling for admin email (now auto-fills nickname only)
- Swatch® Internet Time format available
- Removed smilie "ugly"
- Added smilie "perplexed"
- More text smilies recognized and converted
- Improved badwords-filter
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Hebrew, Japanese, Dutch, Polish
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 6+ / Netscape 7+ / Mozilla 1.4+
- BUG FIX: corrupted smilie "cool.gif"
- BUG FIX: messages written in non-latin languages were truncated at wrong length
- BUG FIX: alternative text for images and buttons didn't show up in Netscape

[ 4.3 FX ]
- Some code/layout opimization
- Updated French translation according to French Govt. directives ("email" is now "couriel")
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 5.5+ / Netscape 7.1+ / Mozilla 1.4+ / Opera 7+
- BUG FIX: minor javascript issue

[ 4.2 FX ]
- New country recognition procedure (ip2country)
- More complete user tracking report
- Improved automatic installation procedure
- Improved thumbnail generator
- ISO-compliant language codes
- Removed "simple" badwords-filter
- Faster "advanced" badwords-filter
- Removed sound on menu buttons
- Removed MySQL class
- Nickname field auto-filled when administrator is logged in
- Faster "prev-next" system
- PHP / JS code slightly improved
- Upgrade tool for 4.1fx users
- New smilie "cool.gif"
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Russian
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 6+ / Netscape 7+ / Mozilla 1.4+
- BUG FIX: javascript redirect didn't work properly in Netscape

[ 4.1 FX ]
- Auto thumbnail generator
- ISO-compliant country codes
- Minor layout improvements
- Faster PHP code
- Parses only existing urls
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Portuguese, Hellenic
- BUG FIX: badwords-filter function

[ 4.0 FX ]
- OOP-CORE: v.I
- W3C-approved layout
- Private messages
- Step-by-step installation facility
- Anti-spam system for emails
- New smilies
- New icons and buttons
- New admin panel
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 5.5+ / Netscape 7+ / Mozilla 1.3+

[ 3.2 XP ]
- BUG FIX: (missing history)

[ 3.1 XP ]
- BUG FIX: (missing history)

[ 3.0 XP ]
- Improved layout
- PHP code deeply improved
- LANGUAGES ADDED: Spanish, German
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 5.5+ / Netscape 7+ / Mozilla 1.3+
- (missing history)

[ 2.1 DB ]
- BUG FIX: (missing history)

[ 2.0 DB ]
- MySQL database replaces plain text files
- Improved badwords-filter
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 5.5 / Netscape 7.0
- (missing history)

[ 1.5 DF ]
- Added graphic themes support
- BUG FIX: critical security issue with admin password
- (missing history)

[ 1.0 DF ]
- First release
- Entries and configuration stored in text files
- Languages available: Italian, English, French
- INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY: Explorer 5.5
- (missing history)