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DEA - banned for life · 04-23-2007, 07:11 AM

im thinking of starting vbullite non-webmaster board and have a few basic questions because im not really that familiar with how they work

should i go with the 160 for vbulliten or do you reccomend somonesle?
Who would you reccomend for hosting? What kind of bandwith?
is it hard to "skin the board" or add rotating banners /logos?
what the deal with having avatars,smileys ?
how does the email verification work..do they handle that or is that done on the Users end?
basically info on the basics would be helpfull

DEA - banned for life · 04-23-2007, 07:16 AM

i think i will try the demo out

Viper2K1 · 04-23-2007, 07:27 AM

vbulletin is good
i find it pretty hard to skin it, but if you start from a basic skin and work from there it will be alright ;)

for banner rotators and stuff check out vbulletin.org, loads of stuff there you can add to your forum

avatars, smilies are included, but you can always add more or even just disable it

if you enable email verification the script will send the person who registered at your forum a mail with a link they need to click before his account gets activated

you'll probably end up on vbulletin.org pretty fast to install extras, just don't get crazy and install everything you think will be cool for your forum
some of those add-ons are pretty bad written and will put alot of load on your server, some don't work good together and fuck everything up, and when you plan to upgrade your forum to a new version some will no longer work etc etc

jscott · 04-23-2007, 07:30 AM

I'm in the same boat man, gluck, and bmp for ya ;)

StarkReality · 04-23-2007, 07:32 AM

Just make sure noone can upload pics/avatars or you'll be hacked in a day with bad luck...exploit for vbulletin still works....unfortunately.

DEA - banned for life · 04-23-2007, 07:59 AM

Thanks for the tips..will def use them

how about hosting? reccomendations?
will i have access to my memebers email addys and the abiity to send out member mailers?

dougeetx · 04-23-2007, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEA

Thanks for the tips..will def use them

how about hosting? reccomendations?
will i have access to my memebers email addys and the abiity to send out member mailers?

hosting: http://www.CajunDirectWeb.com

Email and Sending Out: Yes . If they choose the option to receive email. If they don't choose that option, go into the users and turn it on or just do a force send.

04-23-2007, 07:11 AM	#1
DEA - banned for life V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: InYour Head Posts: 7,886	I got Vbulliten questions...you got answers? im thinking of starting vbullite non-webmaster board and have a few basic questions because im not really that familiar with how they work should i go with the 160 for vbulliten or do you reccomend somonesle? Who would you reccomend for hosting? What kind of bandwith? is it hard to "skin the board" or add rotating banners /logos? what the deal with having avatars,smileys ? how does the email verification work..do they handle that or is that done on the Users end? basically info on the basics would be helpfull

04-23-2007, 07:27 AM	#3
Viper2K1 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,006	vbulletin is good i find it pretty hard to skin it, but if you start from a basic skin and work from there it will be alright ;) for banner rotators and stuff check out vbulletin.org, loads of stuff there you can add to your forum avatars, smilies are included, but you can always add more or even just disable it if you enable email verification the script will send the person who registered at your forum a mail with a link they need to click before his account gets activated you'll probably end up on vbulletin.org pretty fast to install extras, just don't get crazy and install everything you think will be cool for your forum some of those add-ons are pretty bad written and will put alot of load on your server, some don't work good together and fuck everything up, and when you plan to upgrade your forum to a new version some will no longer work etc etc __________________ Spank me Dude, where's my traffic?

04-23-2007, 07:16 AM	#2
DEA - banned for life V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: InYour Head Posts: 7,886	i think i will try the demo out

04-23-2007, 07:30 AM	#4
jscott So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Taipei Posts: 25,198	I'm in the same boat man, gluck, and bmp for ya ;)

04-23-2007, 07:32 AM	#5
StarkReality Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: 4 8 15 16 23 42 Posts: 4,444	Just make sure noone can upload pics/avatars or you'll be hacked in a day with bad luck...exploit for vbulletin still works....unfortunately.

04-23-2007, 07:59 AM	#6
DEA - banned for life V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: InYour Head Posts: 7,886	Thanks for the tips..will def use them how about hosting? reccomendations? will i have access to my memebers email addys and the abiity to send out member mailers?