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The Dark Ages

topic 98 · 14 responses
~mikeg Wed, May 5, 2004 (10:30) seed
Isn't it about time we got some more up-to-date software? Yapp is really creaking, and there are so many better, free alternatives out there.
~terry Tue, May 11, 2004 (12:12) #1
It is. But not for drool. Drool likes Yapp. But for other sites, I'm doing some testing. Navigate to this page Mike, pleae, and give me your opinion on these solutions. I just did a failed install of bbBoard2 on http://webarter.net where I'll be testing some of these solutions. http://spring.net/bbsoftware.html is where I have listed some potential bbs solutions we could use. Which one do you like?
~mikeg Thu, Jun 3, 2004 (19:04) #2
Good stuff, Terry. If you're looking at PHP/mySQL combinations, there's no reason to go and pay for software. Beehive (http://beehiveforum.sourceforge.net/) and phpBB (http://www.phpbb.com/demo.php) are two free ones. The former is a direct copy of DelphiForums, whereas phpBB is the message board that you see almost everywhere!
~terry Sat, Jun 5, 2004 (10:11) #3
Which of the php/mysql boards is easiest to install and maintain yet still has the requisite set of features?
~mikeg Fri, Oct 15, 2004 (06:32) #4
Beehive installs in minutes, and is easy to maintain. I've never used phpBB as an administrator, although I have it on good authority that it's not hard. Beehive would be great replacement software for this place...
~terry Fri, Oct 15, 2004 (07:27) #5
I'll take a look. So many choices.
~mikeg Fri, Oct 29, 2004 (05:47) #6
I tried to create an account on the Wiki-like thing, but no joy. I was expecting to receive an e-mail with a password, I think, but it never arrived.
~zx6rider Fri, Oct 29, 2004 (09:34) #7
got ya beat Mike... I successfully created a tiki account and DIDN'T mean to.
~terry Fri, Oct 29, 2004 (11:35) #8
Yeah that wiki thing ain't quite ready for prime time.
~mikeg Sat, Oct 30, 2004 (15:16) #9
ah OK, as long as I know I'm not missing out on anything.
~terry Sun, Oct 31, 2004 (07:47) #10
When there's a stable version I'll try installing it again. How's the venture, Mike?
~mikeg Thu, Nov 11, 2004 (08:23) #11
yeah, venture's pretty good...stressful, though.
~dot Mon, Feb 14, 2005 (11:32) #12
What's the latest Mikie?
~MarciaH Tue, Oct 11, 2005 (01:14) #13
Has Mike fallen into a black hole? Please check in. I am also curious.
~cfadm Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (15:39) #14
He's back around some.
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