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Here is a starting point. I use this with my Drupal website, and it works very nicely. My forums/email lists are fairly low volume (less than 400 messages per day) and it handles everything very well. I DO run Drupal, but I am pretty sure it can be ported to whatever else you might want to port it to. http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/listhandler On 1/6/07, Alex M <radiussupport at lrcommunications dot net> wrote: > Well I do algorithms even faster ten coding, the problem is that thing that > I don't like to get my hands in dirty manual work... I can do the engine to > sinc the emails from POP server to DB, and reverse sinc form submit events > with emails. > (sure mail() function + some way to find out if that is a rely so we can do > the proper topics follow up) > > Did anyone ever worked with PEAR? I believe that's the only class that can > allow me POP server access. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Kitchens [mailto:spider at webweaver dot com] > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 1:29 AM > To: 'Alex M'; 'Monowall Support List' > Subject: RE: [Forged Sender] RE: [m0n0wall] Re: why dont we have forum? > > If I could program my way out of a corner, lol, I would be glad to help, I > can read code and understand what it does but creating code is not my strong > point. I will help with any testing or ideas if I can. Chris B, what forum > are you planning to deploy? I will do any research that I can to help make > this work, I've thought for a long time that it was a good idea but the > author of megabbs didn't see it, he is one that doesn't like lists, lol. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alex M [mailto:radiussupport at lrcommunications dot net] > > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 10:30 PM > > To: 'David Kitchens'; Monowall Support List > > Subject: [Forged Sender] RE: [m0n0wall] Re: why dont we have forum? > > > > Ok since I was mentioned, and since it went deep enough, I'm > > gonna write a PHP script that sinc php actions to email and > > vice versa, I'm doing 3 other project as the moment so I cant > > do integration in phpBB so I will need some one to volunteer > > so we can do the project togathere.... > > > > Also this will require (at least) to add vatianle at the end > > of the MialMen emails subject to we can sinc email replies to > > probe topic something like > > RE: [m0n0wall] Re: why dont we have forum?{*1234*}, or we cab > > add that somewhere in email as footer if your mails server > > would allow it. > > > > Any way any ppl that wanna volunteer to help me? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Kitchens [mailto:spider at webweaver dot com] > > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 9:40 PM > > To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > Subject: RE: [m0n0wall] Re: why dont we have forum? > > > > Yes, most forums do but that means all list users must go > > and signup on them and choose that option. With the division > > of people that like or dislike forums, that would not be too > > feasible to expect. I had two replies to my last post about > > this, Alex M said he could try to sort something out with an > > add-on to phpbb and Brandon was also going to work on > > something. I really think it would be the best solution, > > hopefully Alex or Brandon will chime in here and let us know > > if they were successful? > > > > Dave > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tom Anderson [mailto:tom at haremail dot net] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:28 PM > > > To: David Kitchens > > > Cc: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Re: why dont we have forum? > > > > > > Doesn't most forum software give users an option to subscribe to > > > forums or threads? Couldn't those who want their info via email > > > subscribe to the relevant forums and receive email > > notification when > > > there are new posts? > > > > > > David Kitchens wrote: > > > > As a fan of both forums and lists, I had an idea a while > > back that > > > > someone here was going to look at but I don't remember > > > offhand who it > > > > was. That was to have the "forum" be a "list member", it > > > would need to > > > > be able to accept a list message, post itself to the forum, > > > and then > > > > any replies would also go to both the forum and list. Doing > > > this would > > > > allow the forum to be constant with the list, if someone > > > posted on the > > > > forum, the forum would send it to the list or vice-versa. I have > > > > worked extensively on the development of MegaBBS from > > > www.pd9soft.com > > > > but it is .asp based and the list is likely running on > > > linux. I have > > > > no idea how to make .asp talk to sendmail or majordomo, > > but I would > > > > think one of the linux based forums in .php would be able > > > to be tweaked to do this. > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: Chris Buechler [mailto:cbuechler at gmail dot com] > > > >> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:54 PM > > > >> To: Mono Wall list > > > >> Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Re: why dont we have forum? > > > >> > > > >> (quoted below was sent to me directly, intended for list) > > > >> > > > >> On 1/5/07, lgrant at adamscon dot com <lgrant at adamscon dot com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> I'm of mixed feelings on the list vs. forum issue. I think > > > >>> > > > >> I prefer > > > >> > > > >>> forums when I'm there, but if you contribute to a lot > > of forums, > > > >>> making the rounds of them all can be a real pain. The list > > > >>> > > > >> comes to you. > > > >> > > > >> Yeah, I've noticed myself lately preferring to have a > > > forum available > > > >> for software I'm messing with, because forums are generally > > > >> substantially easier to browse through the archives of > > than lists > > > >> are. > > > >> But, as a contributor, I much prefer lists. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> Nonetheless, I wanted to point out a liability of forums, > > > >>> > > > >> and that is > > > >> > > > >>> spammers. If you do not require login to post, you will get > > > >>> innundated with spam posts for anti-depressants, > > viagra, and sex > > > >>> videos. It's a little better if you require registration > > > >>> > > > >> and sign on, > > > >> > > > >>> but that is no longer a panacea. There is a program > > > called XRumer > > > >>> that the spammers use, which advertises that it can do > > automatic > > > >>> registration, even responding properly to CAPTCHA codes > > > (the little > > > >>> pictures of numbers that you have to type in...the ones > > that are > > > >>> supposedly readable only by humans). I have seen this in > > > >>> > > > >> use on one > > > >> > > > >>> of the forums I am on. The spam is still less than if > > you didn't > > > >>> require registration, but someone's still going to have to > > > >>> > > > >> prune out the spam posts. > > > >> > > > >> I run the pfsense forum and this really hasn't been a > > > major issue. > > > >> It does pop up from time to time, but it's quite rare and > > > things were > > > >> tweaked along the way to prevent it from happening. > > It'll be the > > > >> same as wiki.m0n0.ch, I had to continually change things > > > on it for a > > > >> while to keep the spammers out. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> I'm also a little concerned about having to check both > > > the list and > > > >>> the forum. On the other hand, if the newbie posts tend to > > > go to the > > > >>> forum, this might be a good way to separate out the posts > > > >>> > > > >> that say "I > > > >> > > > >>> want to install M0n0wall. Tell me how to do it." > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> If you're searching for an answer, your best bet now and in the > > > >> future would be to Google for whatever it is and append > > > site:m0n0.ch. > > > >> That'll search the list archives, documentation, and forum > > > whenever > > > >> it exists. > > > >> > > > >> -Chris > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> In any case, I am really happy that the list exists, in > > > >>> > > > >> whatever form > > > >> > > > >>> it may become. I have learned untold amounts of things about > > > >>> M0n0wall, and networking in general, from following the list. > > > >>> > > > >>> Be well... > > > >>> > > > >>> Lynn Grant > > > >>> lgrant at adamscon dot com > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > -- ------------------------------- A fight to the death between zombies has a few inherent problems. |