Fair warning.

[***boat]

We will be changing forum software here shortly. UBB running CGI under 2000 is just too slow. We will probably be going to a PHP or ASP based forum. Currently I am looking at VBulletin, however if people have suggestions or software they like I would interested in taking a look. The only real stipulation is that the new BB needs to be able to import all the forum directory structure, users (plus info and avatars) and all the posts.

[572Daytona]

You may want to look at PerlEx, http://www.activestate.com/Products/PerlEx/ I don't have any personal experience with it but I've heard good things about it for increasing CGI performance under Win2K. Or you could just dump IIS/Win2K and replace with Apache/Linux.

[Tom Brown]

I'm glad you want to preserve the database. There's some high end profanity in here. :D
The forum software I've looked at have all been pretty similar, as far as features and abilities go. There are some variations, though.
Have you thought of switching to a content management system? You'll probably want to get there eventually, anyway. You could just get a forum module for a CMS. I think vBulletin runs under PostNuke, but I'm not sure. I know there are a couple of forum modules for Nuke and Post Nuke. I don't know what the best CMS for Windows is, though.
-- Tom :)

[***boat]

I would like to ditch anything CGI or Perl. We probably wont me making a move to Linux or Unix for at least a year. The two languages I am best at are ASP and ColdFusion and I have not worked with them under anything but NT/win2k.
I have been looking for a while and VBulletin looks to be the best so far. It appears that the avatars and PM's could not be converted, so I might just keep looking for a while.
As far as content management systems, I am developing one right now that will work for the editors at Hot Boat. Did you have something else in mind?

[Mandelon]

So, then, I guess we'll be at Barney's and Doug's. :rolleyes:

[NorCal Gameshow]

Mandelon:
So, then, I guess we'll be at Barney's and Doug's. :rolleyes: doin' what? :rolleyes:

[MagicMtnDan]

I'm not a software geek nor a board operator but another board I frequent just changed software a couple days ago. You might want to check out what they're using: http://www.cafcna.com/cafcna/index.php
CAFCNA = Chevy Avalanche Fan Club North America

[***boat]

Mandelon:
So, then, I guess we'll be at Barney's and Doug's. :rolleyes: I should have done it today while no one was around. I will have to wait till another big boating thing comes up and then make the change over.

[GlastronGuy]

Fuse Talk (http://www.fusetalk.com/) seems to work well on another forum I visit.

[Trailer Park Casanova]

It'll be a bumpy ride for a few for the first few days.
A few teething problems usually happen when forums switch over.

[HCS]

I don't have any experience with sex changes. :confused:
You might want to get in touch with these.
Whatever they are.
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[***boat]

GlastronGuy:
Fuse Talk (http://www.fusetalk.com/) seems to work well on another forum I visit. I have been looking at FuseTalk. Macromedia uses that for their tech forums and it seems to work well. I have an email in to their tech department about converting between the current forums and their software.

[GlastronGuy]

***boat:
GlastronGuy:
Fuse Talk (http://www.fusetalk.com/) seems to work well on another forum I visit. I have been looking at FuseTalk. Macromedia uses that for their tech forums and it seems to work well. I have an email in to their tech department about converting between the current forums and their software. I sent a note to an indivuidal at Fusetalk with whom I am familar with. Maybe he can help. The other forum I mentioned is huge and it seems to work well.
Good luck.
Just for reference, here is the other forum:
Anandtech (http://forums.anandtech.com/)

[GlastronGuy]

Did you select the software?

[jlnorthrup122]

That cool that you are rolling over all the posts to Thanks for the service of the forum! :)

[eliminator235]

Have you looked into - http://forum.snitz.com/
additionally - Is cost an issue?

[JetBoatRich]

***boat:
Mandelon:
So, then, I guess we'll be at Barney's and Doug's. :rolleyes: I should have done it today while no one was around. I will have to wait till another big boating thing comes up and then make the change over. CBBB is right around the corner :D

[STV_Keith]

***boat, are you running PHP on the server as well? I know 6.5.0 has the option to use PHP to speed up the database stuff.