BBS software

[FrogMaster 0]

Hi people!

I am looking for a cheap BB/Forum software running under NT/2000 for an intranet project.

Has anyone any experience in this area?

THX in advance.

[CM 1]

Ultimate Bulletin Board... wait a sec... $199 ouch!

 

How about Snitz Forums 2000?

 

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:

Current Version: Snitz Forums 2000, v3sr2

 

Snitz Forums 2000, one of the best ASP based bulletin board systems on the market. Getting better every day! A complete board system (forum) that allows the user access to a friendly and intuitive interface.

 

 

 

JUST A FEW INCLUDED FEATURES:

 

Complete web based administration

Unlimited Forums

Unlimited moderators

Locking/UnLocking/Deleting of Categories, Forums, Topics and Members by Moderators and/or Admins

Registration functions

Web based feature customization

Optional Email notification features supporting many popular components

(if it's not included, let us know and we'll make it included)

Post Editing, with optional text to track modifications

Active Topic Listing

Active Member tracking

Private Forums

Forum Code and HTML enable/disable

Email Topic To A Friend Feature

Search Topics/Forums

Personal Profiles for each user

AOL, ICQ and Yahoo web based messaging built in

URL postings, show links to other sites/pages

Support for Microsoft Access 97/2000, SQL Server 6.5/7.0

(Oracle and MySQL are coming soon)

and it continues to get faster, and more feature rich!!!

 

Snitz Forums 2000 is a free product that is governed by the GPL. You are free to download and use these forums without charge, under the condition that you don't charge for it either, and that you keep the copyrights in tact.

 

 

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

IIS 4/IIS 5 or PWS Web Server on Intel with NT4, WIN2000, WIN98 or WIN95 or an ASP Enabled Web Server on a Unix System, Microsoft Access 97/2000 or SQL Server 6.5/7.0 (support for Oracle 8i and MySQL coming soon)

 

http://forum.snitz.com

[FrogMaster 0]

Hi CM!

Thanks for the Snitz link. I'll have a look at it.

As far as Ultimate BB is concerned, obviously I know it's great ... he he ... we are on NTCompatible are'nt we?

I've been told that it is cgi/unix only based and that it would not fit a mixed Lotus Notes/M$ IIS/SQL based environment.

I wonder if my provider is not trying to screw me, trying to sell a proprietary solution

What do you think about that??

THX

[CM 1]

You need http://www.activeperl.com for Windows NT to run UBB under Windows NT/2000.

 

UBB NT installation instructions

http://www.infopop.com/ubb_support/support_ubb_ntinstall.html

 

UBB Freeware (very limited test version)

http://www.infopop.com/services_ubb/services_ubb_free.html

[FrogMaster 0]

THX CM

I'll have a look at that.

[SHS 0]

CM one thing sure you not look for BBS software, Mustang Software unveiled the first BBS software back in 1986, The ture mean Bulletin Board System (BBS)

Simply put, A BBS (Bulletin Board System) is a self-contained online community. Think of it as a minature Internet. The traditional BBS is accessed via direct dial-up with your computer and modem. In recent years, this has transitioned to accessing BBS systems via the Internet using a process called Telnet.

BBS use a Terminals and Telnet Clients applications

OS that are supported MSDos,MSWindows,OS/2,Linux,BeOS so down the line

 

I have no idea why they call forum BBS

win it should been called Bulletin Board Discussion Forums {BBDF)

[joshkerr 0]

I'm almost finished with my BBS software. It runs in ASP with Microsoft SQL on the backend. It can be modified to use Oracle, MySQL, or Access. It is fast and easy to install.

 

Check it out here:

http://www.idealbb.com

[FrogMaster 0]

Guys,

This discussion is helping me alot

JoshKerr's BBS software seems to look like what I'm looking for.

I would not discuss semantics, what is the difference between a BBS or a forum.

What I want is something similar to UBB able to run in an IIS/SQL + Notes environment.

May sound crazy, he he.

Anyway, I've to find a solution.

[CM 1]

Frog,

Did you check out Snitz? I think http://forum.snitz.com/forum/ is very close to UBB

 

I found alot interesting code hacks in the forums there. Even a import tool UBB -> Snitz exits

[FrogMaster 0]

Sorry for being late!

Thanks CM. I have Snitz now running at a test url for my project. Excellent. Good job. Positive feed-back from users.

This forum rocks!

[Bursar 0]

It sounds like you're sorted now, but if you've got Cold Fusion, there is a free download for a Forum application.

 

I don't have the URL to hand, but you should be able to find it on the CF site. It's not overly featured, but should be customisable.

 

It does however rely on you having a Cold Fusion server.