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Squintz
08-07-2002, 07:33 PM
What are some free message boards?

Im looking for a board that i can install easily myself and allows you to edit the name of the board thru the admin section....

I tryed Invision board but there are just to man thinks that a admin can do to screw it up...

Im looking to charge people to setup a board at theriname.com so i need it to be pretty much idiot proof...

How is phpBB? Does it allow you to just enter a header name for the board....Much like this board were on?

What i mean is up at the very top you see CodingForums.com writen in white with the black background and its text not a image...i dont want to have to mess around with images for people...
Squintz
08-08-2002, 08:18 PM
Bump...^
Vladdy
08-08-2002, 08:21 PM
Try this (http://forum.snitz.com/)
Squintz
08-08-2002, 08:49 PM
looks promising but i am not able to download it right now cause im at work...But do you know if it allows you to simply change the Bpard name in the ADMIN or do you have to use a image...

Can you do a little short review of why you like that board or why you dont like it....
Vladdy
08-08-2002, 09:14 PM
At work as well LOL so don't have time for details right now.
Brief: can customize the appearance. Name of the board can be changed. The image in the top left corner can be changed as well. See customized board (not active yet) at http://www.vladdy.net/SkiRacing/Forum
whackaxe
08-08-2002, 09:14 PM
PHPBB by all means! it rocks!
www.phpbb.com
.:kSaL:.
08-09-2002, 01:51 AM
http://www.upperboard.com
it's a new forum
mouse
08-09-2002, 02:27 AM
I've just setup Invisionboard.com (http://www.invisionboard.com) tonight and it seems very good, certainly admin wise everything is quite easy. Only niggle is having to CHMOD a bunch of stuff but that's just a bunch of mouse clicking in an ftp program, nothing hard.
duniyadnd
08-10-2002, 08:59 AM
http://phorum.org

its not up right now when i checked, might be up later. I heard it was good, never got to use it though.
pauraic
08-10-2002, 10:40 PM
www.yabbforum.com
www.ikonboard.com
www.xmbforum.com
SpongeBobby
08-13-2002, 05:04 AM
there is a very nice board at scarecrow.sourceforge.com

wanna see what it looks like?? click here (http://www.billyheads.com/scarecrow/scarecrow.cgi)
He made it (Jon), so any questions just contact him.


Bobby
ninja
08-14-2002, 04:46 AM
Sorry to bring up this old post but you can try http://www.suddenlaunch.com/ I heard they use to be a website host or whatever;)