Shannon Talley -> Doug Connor wrote:
 ST> Hi Doug,

 ST> I'm thinking that working on the existing PHPBB might be better served.
 ST> For
 ST> instance, if we are able to make the existing phpBB script work then we
 ST> might be able to convince some (or perhaps many) administrators to carry
 ST> fidonet on some of the more popular forum sites by providing a simple,
 ST> "add-on".

 ST> What do you think?
Hey ok I can relate.
Like a mailer/tosser(fido) that would
interact with a current phpbbs setup to import/export messages?
It wouldnt need be "PHP" except for portability.



 ST> Shannon

 ST>  wrote in message news:1130141184.233.0{at}fidotel.com...

 >> Robert Couture -> Doug Connor wrote:
 RC>>> Hello Doug.

 RC>>> 23 Oct 05 16:01, you wrote to me:

 RC>>>>> Not really.  I still like the idea of tossing to a phpBB SQL
 RC>>>>> database. Hmmm ... I will have to sudy PHP and see what it's
 RC>>>>> capabilities are. Maybe I can see if it could be
made to do the
 RC>>>>> SQL  Pkt stuff on it's own.

 DC|>>>> I'm sure it could be done.
 DC|>>>> I started reading a "how-to-php" book i
bought i got burnt out
 >> quick
 DC|>>>> on that one. but it came with a cd :) php + mysql softwares.

 RC>>> Heh ... I just need to get into the learning mode.
 >> I havent had mood for years :(


 DC|>>>> er you know I run vadv-php right?

 RC>>> No I did not ... do you have an URI, please?
 >> http://php.vtdl.net  was the origonal location.
 >> but I lost the web page stuff in a hdd crash and I havent had
 >> the desire to redo them. so everything points at the bbs now.
 >> the google bots etc all know where the files area is though.
 >> persistant buggers those bots.


 DC|>>>> Steve Winn has coded all the dos bbs routines into php routines.
 DC|>>>> the php page runs beside the telnet shareing the bbs
dir and files.
 DC|>>>> (maybe not all):)

 RC>>> That sounds good :)

 >> The message and file areas are good, but the doors require a telnet
 >> login.
 >> the bbs is used mostly by sysops now, network apps and probs.


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