Check out: http://mamboforge.net/projects/mambo-smf/
rn -------------------------------------- Ryan McCain Northrop Grumman Corporation Linux System Administrator 3 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 225.219.0556 Fax: 225.219.0540 Registered Linux User #364609 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/17/05 7:55 PM >>> I don't know about the Mambo forum. I'm already familiar with phpBB2 so the easiest install was a plain phpBB2 linked from the Mambo page's "header menu." Thanks for the info, though. I'll take a look to see if it works with phpBB2 in a better way (or even at all). -- Terry Stockdale -- Baton Rouge, LA My website: http://www.terrystockdale.com My blog: http://www.TheNextWindow.com At 09:49 AM 5/16/2005, you wrote: > I thought Mambo had a plug-in that supported forums? > >Thanks, Ryan > > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/15/05 10:07 pm >>> >I'm having good luck with phpBB2. As several folks have noted, subscribe >to phpBB2's mailing list and you'll get prompt notice of new versions. You >also get warned on your administration page if the version is not the >latest. Notice is so prompt that I'm usually waiting for the mirrors to >get the "changes" files. > >Updates are pretty easy unless you've done a lot of customization -- I >think I've had to change two template files (ones I'd manually changed to >add Google Adsense ads) for changes during the last 3 updates -- that's >manually changing a total of 2 files across three updates. The update >program handled the rest. > >You can always create some homepage that branches to CVS or Subversion and >to the forums. I'm working with the Mambo CMS system on another site that >will have its own set of forums. Mambo doesn't handle the forums -- I just >added a header link to jump to the corresponding phpBB2 installation. The >site is up and works, it's just not public yet. Hopefully soon. > >Terry > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
