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Date Posted: 10:38:49 06/27/03 Fri
Author: Gaucho_Don
Subject: Re: Cool
In reply to: CPColin 's message, "Re: Cool" on 15:59:12 06/26/03 Thu

Doesn't the yahoo board (old board) cost money? Chris did mention Credit Card # so I was assuming there was some cost associated with the old board too (although maybe not $54/year).

>>I know you could get at least one of the databases
>>supported for free (I've worked with open source
>>PostGreSQL...a UC invention, if I remember correctly).
>>That would take some initial admin attention though.
>>Depending on Pat's skills/patience, the $54 might be
>>worth it. The other advantage of EZBoard is that a lot
>>of us and fans from other schools already have
>>accounts.
>>
>>How easy is phpBB to set up (for a semi-normal person,
>>not a compSci major)? Does it support threaded view?
>
>It's pretty easy, actually. You extract the download
>file into a directory that can be seen from the web,
>then just point your browser at like install.php . The
>options it asks are pretty straightforward.
>
>It seems, though that threaded view is not supported,
>so you only get a list of subjects that you have to
>click on to get to posts. In this case, I agree; $54
>might be worth it.

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Re: Cool -- zzzza, 13:40:37 06/27/03 Fri
- Re: Cool -- Gaucho_Don, 17:15:50 06/27/03 Fri