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bulletin software

  • 08-12-2003 02:17PM
    #1
    dalh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    anyone know of a good, free, bulletin board program??
    cheers,
    dalh


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  • #2
    dalh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭dalh


    what i mean is, one that i can integrate into a web site of my own....


  • #3
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Moving to Webmaster, where the question has been asked a thousand times. If you're looking for a Windows-specific BB, the only prevalent ones I've seen are Web Wiz and Snitz, although I'm sure there's plenty more.

    adam


  • #4
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    If you give us specifics of what you are running we might be able to answer you better :)

    PhpBB2, vBulletin etc etc etc

    There are loads to choose from

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  • #5
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    There are a few about...

    www.vbulletin.com does a Lite (free) version of this board system that you're using now. It's without PMs and a lot of other features, but may be useful for a small site.

    www.phpbb.com is IMO one of the most popular free ones, because it gives pretty much all the main user functions that vB does. However it does lack the extreme customisability of vB as well as a really enhanced Admin control panel. It does have a massive community backing it up though.

    www.yabbforum.com is a perl-based forum system that can be a little fiddly to set up, and is similar to phpBB iirc.

    Do a search on bulletin boards no teh webmaster forum here, and you'll find loads of threads about this.

    :)


  • #6
    dalh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭dalh


    i'll have a look at those, thanks.
    phpBB2 seems to be what i'm looking for.
    cheers,
    dalh


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  • #7
    radiospan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭radiospan


    The two most popular PHP based forums at the moment seem to be phpBB and Invision Power Board.


  • #8
    mneylon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Originally posted by seamus

    www.vbulletin.com does a Lite (free) version of this board system that you're using now. It's without PMs and a lot of other features, but may be useful for a small site.
    Not anymore they don't :
    http://www.vbulletin.com/download/
    "vBulletin Lite

    vBulletin Lite has been discontinued as of 1st August. A new version may be released in the future. Apologies for any inconvenience.
    "

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