Forums?
by James · in Technical Issues · 02/10/2007 (11:30 am) · 6 replies
Im looking to create a new forum for my local area as a community site? has any know of the best free open source software available?
cubix studios.
cubix studios.
#2
Make sure you get a forum where you can keep non-cleared subscribers from posting spam. And make sure that not just anybody can come along and sign themselves up as subscribers- or, as non-subscribers, reply to posted messages.
I had to kill a couple forums because they were getting 1958 spam messages a day (and more, that number just stuck in my head) (mostly invitations to gamble on line-- texas holdem poker, but a couple invitations to porn sites and some invitations to sites that, if you checked them out to see whether they were legitimate or legal, could probably get your computer siezed by law enforcement if you live in the wrong county of some states. Now that was scary.)
-----Jim
02/21/2007 (1:58 am)
Hey-Make sure you get a forum where you can keep non-cleared subscribers from posting spam. And make sure that not just anybody can come along and sign themselves up as subscribers- or, as non-subscribers, reply to posted messages.
I had to kill a couple forums because they were getting 1958 spam messages a day (and more, that number just stuck in my head) (mostly invitations to gamble on line-- texas holdem poker, but a couple invitations to porn sites and some invitations to sites that, if you checked them out to see whether they were legitimate or legal, could probably get your computer siezed by law enforcement if you live in the wrong county of some states. Now that was scary.)
-----Jim
#3
It's free too.
02/21/2007 (2:13 am)
I use SMF for my site and love it - http://www.simplemachines.org/It's free too.
#4
08/10/2007 (10:21 pm)
I run a free forum hosting service with anti-spam technology built in. Check it out: www.netboardz.com
#5
08/11/2007 (1:57 am)
I have tried a few and like the simplemachines.
#6
i have used it personally. so i will say for this.
i have no prb in using phpbb
Demo : free forums
03/26/2009 (8:54 am)
i will say PHPBB.i have used it personally. so i will say for this.
i have no prb in using phpbb
Demo : free forums
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