forum

[sadie]

I don't like the forum/discussion form that comes with the FrontPage, and the instructions for changing the format don't make any sense either; the files they refer to aren't there. I would LOVE to have a forum just like this one, which is great.

I've looked at several offerings on the internet but can't see one I really like. Where can I find one pretty much like the one we're writing in now?

http://sneakykitchen.com

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

To have something similar to this newsgroup, requires that you have a nntp
server:
http://netwinsite.com/dnews.htm

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I don't like the forum/discussion form that comes with the FrontPage, and

the instructions for changing the format don't make any sense either; the
files they refer to aren't there. I would LOVE to have a forum just like
this one, which is great.

I've looked at several offerings on the internet but can't see one I

really like. Where can I find one pretty much like the one we're writing in
now?

 

[sadie]

My confidence in this one dropped when i saw that they don't have installation instructions for Windows XP

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You would have any newsgroup server on a Server OS, such as Windows 2000
Server or Windows 2003 Server, not Windows XP which is a Desktop OS.

If you purchase Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server, Standard or Advanced
Edition, you will have a newsgroup application, I believe it is very similar
to this one, but I have never bother to install it to se.
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FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
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My confidence in this one dropped when i saw that they don't have

installation instructions for Windows XP

 

[Kevin Spencer]

I'm not sure what you mean by "this one," as newsgroups are not installed;
they reside on news servers. You use a news client program to view them. You
may be using a web interface to view these newsgroups, but we have no way of
knowing what it is you're looking at without your telling us.

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of lots of little things.

My confidence in this one dropped when i saw that they don't have

installation instructions for Windows XP

 

[sadie]

Maybe I was tired last night and didn't look at it well, but the download instructions for setting it up give it for Linux, Mac, Windows..... various versions, but not Windows XP. I assumed one downloaded it to one's own computer, added it to a website then published to the server. Is this not correct? I wanted a forum that was part of my website, http://sneakykitchen.com

One can get in a passel of trouble trying to work with something that is totally XP incompatible.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Newsgroup software would be installed directly on a server by the server
admin/host, it is not something your would run locally or upload to your web
site.

You need to look at discussion/forum application that are written in a
server-side scripting language, such as ASP, ASP.net, PHP, CGI-Perl, CFM,
etc. which language and database support depend on what OS your site is
hosted on and what is supported by your host.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
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Maybe I was tired last night and didn't look at it well, but the download

instructions for setting it up give it for Linux, Mac, Windows.....
various versions, but not Windows XP. I assumed one downloaded it to one's
own computer, added it to a website then published to the server. Is this
not correct? I wanted a forum that was part of my website,
http://sneakykitchen.com

One can get in a passel of trouble trying to work with something that is

totally XP incompatible.

 

[Andrew Murray]

this is a newsgroup, not a forum, they are two separate things - I'm using
Outlook Express, but you may be using a web browser at microsoft.com or something
hence you thinking this is a forum.....

but a forum to my way of thinking is like this.

http://bbs.bignosebird.com/index.php

or www.yabbforum.com

you'll need to have a host supporting php or cgi for the above examples, and a
reasonable knowledge (or know somone who has knowledge) of CGI/PHP to set them up
on your server. (probably the authors may provide a install or even hosting
service, I'm not sure.).

I don't like the forum/discussion form that comes with the FrontPage, and the

instructions for changing the format don't make any sense either; the files they
refer to aren't there. I would LOVE to have a forum just like this one, which is
great.

I've looked at several offerings on the internet but can't see one I really

like. Where can I find one pretty much like the one we're writing in now?

 

[Andrew Murray]

A forum (not a newsgroup) would normally be a server-side script written in php,
cgi (perl), or asp and reside on your web server - so the user doesn't need any
extra software other than a web browser, since it is server-side, not client side
(unlike for instance java applets where the user needs Java on their computer
installed to view java applets, buttons and the like - a FAQ on this NG).

Maybe I was tired last night and didn't look at it well, but the download

instructions for setting it up give it for Linux, Mac, Windows..... various
versions, but not Windows XP. I assumed one downloaded it to one's own computer,
added it to a website then published to the server. Is this not correct? I
wanted a forum that was part of my website, http://sneakykitchen.com

One can get in a passel of trouble trying to work with something that is

totally XP incompatible.