 | | | web forum software suggestions | web forum software suggestions 2005-05-20 - By Bill Tangren
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Ben Russo wrote:
> Bill Tangren wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on what software (preferably provided
>> by redhat via up2date) that I could set up to create a web based
>> discussion forum for my research group? I am looking at freeScene
>> PHPForum (http://phpforum.sourceforge.net/), but would like opinions
>> from those out there that have set up such programs before.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Bill Tangren
>>
>
> Well, it isn't exactly a "forums" system. But I like it better than
> forums systems because it allows me to use my news-client. I wish that
> people would stop setting up customized forum sites, because they are
> all different and it is a pain to have to use all those different
> interfaces.
>
> phNNTP http://sourceforge.net/projects/phnntp/
>
> It is just a web front end to a news server.
> So that people who are familar with NNTP newsgroup clients can use any
> newsgroup client they want, and others can just bookmark the group they
> are interested in. They can register on the web-page, and then login
> and read or post to groups.
>
> At my office I set up a regular news server and then I put phnntp in
> front of it. I set up "news" groups for anybody who wants one.
>
> We also have a wiki server that everyone can use to post documentation
> or whatever. Works very well, but only a handful of people ever use it.
> (unfortunately)
>
> -Ben.
>
Thanks. I already have newsgroups set up for this purpose, but few use
them. <sigh> I'll check this out, and see if I can increase
communication using it.
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