Forum Fix, Email Crisis, and the DB2 Cutover
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Late October through early November 2025 was the most technically intense period of the RABS admin build so far. The forum and messenger systems were fixed and rebuilt. The email system suffered a TLS connection crisis that affected every account. A progressive database migration from the legacy DB1 to the new DB2 began, introducing a dual-pool architecture and gradually migrating routes from the old database to the new one. And a comprehensive Comms platform — SMS, voice, video, and a full address book — was built in a single session.