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HarleyDS
Starting Member
USA
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 Posted - 17 April 2007 : 14:13:01
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I am researching message boards for our website, www.lastleft.com. The site is built in .NET 2.0 with MS SQL Server 2005. We trying to purchase and integrate a robust board that we can first roll out a stripped down version first and then later offer a Gold Membership that will include added features. I have listed my requirements below. I see some of these already answered on your site, so I apologize in advance for asking the obvious.
Will this run on .NET 2.0?
Can we merge our MS SQL 2005 user database with the boards user database to create one set of users/passwords?
Avatars:
- Can they be turned on/off per user as a preferred status?
- Will I have control over setting pixel and file size?
- If there is no avatar can it not show a default graphic?
Inline graphics
- Can they be turned on/off per user as a preferred status?
Signatures
- Can they be turned on/off per user as a preferred status?
- Can I set a file size max.?
Can the user name be linked to a profile page within our site instead of the profile option you offer?
Can a forum be set up where only preferred members can create posts but viewable by anyone?
Are there any issues using this board with Safari, Firefox or any other browsers?
Can I easily integrate google ad sense across the bottom?
Does this offer Private Messaging?
Can the profanity filter be turned on/off by the user?
Can I customize this with CSS?
Does the board include a blog?
Can I manually add events to a
Is the board SEO compliant?
Do you offer the source code to customize the boards to do the things above if they aren’t currently offered?
Can you provide me 2 links of companies using your boards that you are most proud?
I’ve narrowed the filed to these. Feel free to comment on the others. Thanks.
http://communityserver.org/
www.instantasp.co.uk/Products/InstantForum/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.instantasp.co.uk/Products/InstantForum/Default.aspx
www.aspplayground.net/" target="_blank">http://www.aspplayground.net/
http://forum.snitz.com/
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pdrg
Support Moderator
United Kingdom
2897 Posts |
Posted - 17 April 2007 : 14:49:20
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Originally posted by HarleyDS
I am researching message boards for our website, www.lastleft.com. The site is built in .NET 2.0 with MS SQL Server 2005. We trying to purchase and integrate a robust board that we can first roll out a stripped down version first and then later offer a Gold Membership that will include added features. I have listed my requirements below. I see some of these already answered on your site, so I apologize in advance for asking the obvious.
Will this run on .NET 2.0?
No, it's an ASP board (ASP Classic, it'll run alongside what you've got)
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Can we merge our MS SQL 2005 user database with the boards user database to create one set of users/passwords?
if you like, but it'll take a bit of work
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Avatars:
- Can they be turned on/off per user as a preferred status?
- Will I have control over setting pixel and file size?
- If there is no avatar can it not show a default graphic?
avatars are an add-on, change the code to suit
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Inline graphics
- Can they be turned on/off per user as a preferred status?
if you like - but you'll want to change the source to do so, depending on what you mean by in-line graphics
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Signatures
- Can they be turned on/off per user as a preferred status?
- Can I set a file size max.?
ditto
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Can the user name be linked to a profile page within our site instead of the profile option you offer?
you can do what you like, just get into the source. You can link from the profile provided to whatever you please though
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Can a forum be set up where only preferred members can create posts but viewable by anyone?
yep
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Are there any issues using this board with Safari, Firefox or any other browsers?
none known
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Can I easily integrate google ad sense across the bottom?
yep, if you want to
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Does this offer Private Messaging?
it's a Mod (add-on)
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Can the profanity filter be turned on/off by the user?
So some users can swear, not others? Odd question.
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Can I customize this with CSS?
indeedy
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Does the board include a blog?
nope - but you can use other bloggin tools, there may even be a blog mod
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Can I manually add events to a
to a ...?
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Is the board SEO compliant?
SEO?
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Do you offer the source code to customize the boards to do the things above if they aren’t currently offered?
It's an open-source project, do with it as you will. Hopefully you'll do some cool stuff and give back to the community
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Can you provide me 2 links of companies using your boards that you are most proud?
Crikey there are thousands. Try oxle.com and woo.ie
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I’ve narrowed the filed to these. Feel free to comment on the others. Thanks.
http://communityserver.org/
www.instantasp.co.uk/Products/InstantForum/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.instantasp.co.uk/Products/InstantForum/Default.aspx
www.aspplayground.net/" target="_blank">http://www.aspplayground.net/
http://forum.snitz.com/
Horses for courses. Ours is free, the support is pretty **** good, the community awesome.
hth
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MarkJH
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 April 2007 : 16:18:07
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Can the profanity filter be turned on/off by the user?
So some users can swear, not others? Odd question.
I think he means can the user turn on/off the filter so that they can see swear words in theirs and others posts or they're filtered out. In which case, no. Though anything's possible if you want to dig around in the source code and you're proficient at ASP. |
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daveo
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
20584 Posts |
Posted - 17 April 2007 : 18:10:06
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Originally posted by daveo
To integrate with current user db, probably the easiest is to use a stored procedure that when they register for you site, it creates a user profile for the forum.
Actually the easiest way would be to create a .Net membership providor that used the Snitz DB, I can supply the code for this if anyone needs it, in fact it may already have been posted elswhere in the forums. |
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pdrg
Support Moderator
United Kingdom
2897 Posts |
Posted - 17 April 2007 : 18:48:02
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Oh, one more thing - we have nothing, nothing to sell you. You can ask a question and get a straight answer, nobody holds information to ransom, it's not in anyone's interest to! If you have a budget for this and want to spend it, I'm sure HuwR would be pleased if you chipped in towards the hosting cost of this site (notice the lack of adverts? This is what the internet was like in the good ol' days  ), but there's no obligation to do so.
Personally speaking I've been coming here for 9 or so years, it's pretty unique. I don't even run a forum any more, but did back in the late 90's - this software has a huge history and massive number of refining/peer debugging hours invested into it, probably more than any other forum (and most software!). What I'd suggest is that you try it out, and if you don't like it, try something else until you find what you need. It's 100% free to try, 100% free to use. Forever. No recurring fees, no upgrade costs, no source code charges, ever. I don't think I can say fairer than that 
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