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Evertjan. wrote:
> digger440uk wrote on 18 dec 2006 in
> microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:
> > Bob Barrows [MVP] wrote:
> >> digger440uk wrote:
> >> >
> >> > You had no way of knowing that i knew how to do a google search? I'm
> >> > on a usenet forum, i'm talking about asp with databases, i mention a
> >> > couple of languages and databases etc. None of these things lit a
> >> > lightbulb that said, lets presume he knows how to google?
> >>
> >> Why should it? Obviously you have not read many posts made by other
> >> users. You would probably be shocked at how many posters don't know how
> >> to do a google search. And even more shocked at the number who do know
> >> how but post questions without doing research first.
> >
> > I wouldn't be shocked because i think you're talking nonsense. If you
> > want to talk about forum recommendations please continue on this
> > thread, if not go elsewhere.
>
> Dear Anonymous,
>
> Bob is the most knowledgable about ASP database matters in this NG and has
> been so for a long time. He answers Q large and small, even ones I would
> not bother to do, were I in his place.
>
> If you did not know that, your Google groups reseach on this issue is sure
> to be totally absent, so an admonishment to do research first is in place.
>
> Asking him to go elsewhere is sad and laughable.
>
> --
> Evertjan.
> The Netherlands.
> (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

Evertjan, I've already seen that Bob's a proflific poster and helps out
many people. I've done the same in other forums & groups so i haven't
posted with ignorance. My apologies with getting shirty about going
'elsewhere' but i wanted to keep to the purpose of the thread and a
little famespit wasn't in anyone's interest. all i requested was a
recommendation. As i've said i had already looked at the top results on
google, snitz etc. I had also searched this and other groups - three
results on 'forum recommendation' from this NG so i felt it was
reasonable to post a request. My apologies to anyone who felt this was
unreasonable behaviour.

digger440uk wrote on 18 dec 2006 in
microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:
> My apologies to anyone who felt this was
> unreasonable behaviour.

Well said.

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

"digger440uk" <> wrote in message
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> I've got a need for a bb/forum to implement on my site. I would like it
> to be reasonably modern looking - with search facilities, avatars, sigs
> etc but i already have users registering in another part of my site. I
> would like to use a forum where i can modify the code easily so i can
> register them in the forum's user db as well without much hassle. Can
> anyone recommend one? I'd rather stay clear of php, would like to use
> mysql and would be happy with either straight asp or asp.net.
>

I've seen similar requests to yours over time, and it's unlikely that you
will get a different response from the ones given previously, which is no
recommendation. The reason for the lack of response is I suspect down to
the fact that the regular posters here are unlikely to be involved in
building the kind of site that would incorporate a forum/message board. If
they were, I suspect they are more likely to build one from scratch, to a
brief and to a standard. I know I would.

However, what I might also do is to peruse the codebase offered by the
"free" boards for any useful and well written modular stuff I could make use
of.

HTH

--
Mike Brind

Mike Brind wrote:

> If
> they were, I suspect they are more likely to build one from scratch, to a
> brief and to a standard. I know I would.
> Mike Brind


Mike - What do you mean "to a brief"? Just curious...

Digger - I use Snitz and I have installed 10+ mods in addition to
making my own tweaks. I have the forum fully integrated into my
existing site and I use the user/pwd login for features other than the
message board. I couldn't be happier with it.

-Matt

<> wrote in message
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> Mike Brind wrote:
>
>> If
>> they were, I suspect they are more likely to build one from scratch, to a
>> brief and to a standard. I know I would.
>> Mike Brind
>
>
> Mike - What do you mean "to a brief"? Just curious...
>

A written document detailing the agreed scope of the project, which will
include the purpose of the project, functionality, deliverables, project
constraints (budget, delivery deadlines) etc...

wrote:
> Mike Brind wrote:
>
> > If
> > they were, I suspect they are more likely to build one from scratch, to a
> > brief and to a standard. I know I would.
> > Mike Brind
>
>
> Mike - What do you mean "to a brief"? Just curious...
>
> Digger - I use Snitz and I have installed 10+ mods in addition to
> making my own tweaks. I have the forum fully integrated into my
> existing site and I use the user/pwd login for features other than the
> message board. I couldn't be happier with it.
>
> -Matt

Matt,
I've ended up using Snitz too. It's got heavy use of html tables and
has almost no rem lines in the code but i agree - you can get results
with it. Now i've started to tweak it i can see Mike's point of
building them from scratch - i guess it's a weigh up from how far
removed the original code is away from where you want to end up.