[thelist] Re: Looking for some good scripts...

[Dan Romanchik]

For the forum, you might have a look at Phorum (phorum.org). I've installed
it on several sites. It doesn't require logins, it's fairly easy to install
and customized once you figure out how to do it, and pretty easy to
administer, too.

Dan
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Dan Romanchik - Web Developer
dan at danromanchik.com, 734-930-6564


----- Original Message -----
From: "Techwatcher" <techwatcher at accesswriters.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 8:41 AM
Subject: [thelist] Re: Looking for some good scripts...


> Hello, evolters --
>
> With a little bit of help and perhaps some luck, I may finally open my new
Web site tomorrow, only 3 weeks after I originally thought I
> might. (New newsletter and other projects, unpaid for the most part,
intervened.) This is a site for writers, with many features, and
> although I have spent quite a bit of time searching cgiresouces,
phpresources, and so on, I am still having a hard time finding scripts that
> will do exactly what I want. (Or, very close to it!) This seems like the
right place to ask...
>
> Preliminaries:
> [1] I have a virtual domain, but complete control over my CGI-BIN.
> [2] Our funds are pretty tight (and mostly allocated for
traffic-attraction, at this point)
> [3] Although I have mysql on my site, I WON'T use the single db I'm
allowed for ANY of the following (because I suspect we may need itit
> when it comes time to write the confirmation script & the rest of the
fulfillment piece for our "batched subscription publishing" program,
> which is far more important than the following).
>
> (1) I want a simple GUESTBOOK -- it should allow others to see, but not
comment on, others' messages before they post, and I want
> complete control over its appearance. It should allow the admin (me) to
delete problematic messages. It should allow posters to post
> freely (no password, whatever), but review their message before it goes
up. And after posting, it should take them to a "thanks" page (one
> I can completely customize).
>
> (2) I want a forum which does NOT require anyone to login to READ
messages, is completely customizable (as to appearance), can run a
> couple threads, requires login (but no DB it doesn't create itself) to
POST. Again, Admin (me) should be able to delete problematic
> postings, with relative ease. It should have a reasonable level of
security (enough to make sure no one else is running their board off my
> site).
>
> (3) I want a very simple chat site; one that can support 2-5 at a time. I
would e-mail unique user ID's and passwords to both potential
> participants, removing them after about a month. For now, at least, I can
update .htaccess manually, given projected volume for the first
> months. This chat is ONLY a place where writers can discuss possible
contracts with potential employers, in real time, with some
> security. They would schedule the chat via e-mail. (I'm referring writer
to employer in response to an employer's request, so I will assign
> the user ID & password for the pair, delivering it -- with boilerplate
text -- via the same e-mail I use to notify each of them that they may be
> a match.)
>
> (4) I want visitors to be able to post their own URL's, with description
(and possibly e-mail address), to a page of them. This script should
> not require intervention on my part, although I might need to delete an
occasional listing. Ideally, it would allow the poster to choose a
> category before posting.
>
> The following aren't needs, exactly, but requests for
confirmation/clarification:
> (4) I have a newsmagazine in a subdirectory on my site. I wanted to have
folks be able to comment on the articles there. So far, it seems
> as if greymatter (which I already downloaded, but haven't yet installed)
would work if I put it in its own subdirectory and repeat each article
> in separate thingies (don't know how gm is actually organized yet, because
I haven't seen an installation the way I want to use it). The
> point is for readers to go here after reading the article (or during? --
links throughout?), write comments with NO HASSLES (no password
> or ID), but not alter the article. QUESTION: Is greymatter what I want? Or
is something else better?
>
> (5) I plan to install a Twiki for writers to collaborate. Any comments?
Anyone found any problems?
>
> By the way, not looking for comments yet, but the site is
http://accesswriters.com , for the curious.
>
> Thanks very much!
> Carol Stein
> techwatcher at accesswriters.com
>
>
> Cheers
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