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How do I configure the strConnString?
  • DSN:
    snitz_forum
  • MS Access DSN-less:
    strConnString = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=c:\www\snitz.com\db\snitz_forum.mdb
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    What's Table Name Prefix?
    Table Name Prefix is used if you have multiple versions of the forum running in the same database. This way you can name the tables differently and still use one user to connect. (eg. FORUM_ and FORUM2_)
    What's Forum Title?
    Forum Title is the title that shows up in the upper right hand corner of the forum. It is also used in email's to show where the email came from when posting replies are sent and when new users register.
    What's Forum Copyright?
    This copyright statements location is basicaly saying that any topics or replies that are posted are copyrighted material of your organization. This copyright location also helps to copyright the images of your logo and any other material that may be posted on forum pages; however, it is understood by copyright statements in code and informational pages, that the forum code itself is still copyright © 2000 Snitz Communications.
    What's Title Image?
    Use a relative path to point to the image you want to show up in the upper left-hand corner of your forum window.

    For example:
    bboard_snitz.gif
    This points to the bboard_snitz.gif graphic in the same directory, whereas the following would point to the root of the web server and up into the base /images/ directory:
    ../images/bboard_snitz.gif
    What's the Home URL?
    The Home URL is the base address for your website. An example would be:
    forum.snitz.com

    NOTE: Include the full path of the URL whether that begin with http:// in front or a relative URL such as ../.
    What's the Forum URL?
    The Forum URL is the base address for your forum. An example would be:
    forum.snitz.com/forum
    Authorization Type?
    You can either select DataBase or NT Domain authorization.
    Set Cookie To...
    You can tell your forum to set it's cookie to either the forum, or the base website. You would set it to the forum if you were hosting multiple forums on the same server or the same domain, and they each had different user communities, otherwise you want this feature set to Website and NOT Forum.
    Graphic Buttons?
    By enabling this feature, the forums will use pictures/graphics instead of the default buttons for "Submit" and "Reset" etc...
    Time Display?
    Choose 24Hr to display all times in military (24 hour) format or 12Hr to display all times in 12 hour format appended with an AM or PM depending on whether it's before or after midday. Default is 24 hour.
    Date Display?
    Choose the format you wish all dates to be displayed in. Default is 12/31/2000 (US Short).
    Time Adjustment?
    Enter either a positive or negative integer value between +12 and 0 and -12. This may come in handy if your located in one part of the world, and your server is in another, and you need the time displayed in the forum to be converted to a local time for you! (Default value is 0, meaning no adjustment)
    What does Email do?
    Disabling the Email function will turn off any features that involve sending mail. If you don't have an SMTP server of any type, you will want to turn this feature off. If you do have an SMTP (mail) server, however, then also select the type of server you have from the dropdown menu.
    What is a Mail Server Address?
    The mail server address is the actual domain name that resolves your mail server. This could be something like:
    mail.snitz.com
    or it could be the same address as the web server:
    www.snitz.com
    Either way, don't put the http:// on it.

    NOTE: If you are using CDONTS as a mail server type, you do not need to fill in this field.
    Administrator Email Address?
    This address is referenced by the forums in a couple ways.
    1. When mail is sent, it is sent from this user email account.
    2. This user is also the point of contact given if there is a problem with these forums.
    Unique Email Address?
    Do you want to require each user to have their own email address?
    Require Logon for sending Mail?
    Do you require a user to be logged on before being able to use the Send Topic To a Friend or Email Poster options ?
    What are Private Forums?
    Private Forums enable you to only allow certain members to see that the forum exists. If it's only password protected, everyone can see that it exists, however, they are prompted for a password to get in.
    Why Restrict Moderators from Moving Posts?
    This feature either allows or dis-allows a Moderator of one forum to move topics within their forum to someone else's forum where they do not have moderator rights.
    Can I notify the Author if his Topic is moved?
    If enabled, this feature automatically sends an email to the topic author if it is moved.
    Showing Ranks?
    1. Don't Show Any
    2. Show Rank Only
    3. Show Stars Only
    4. Show Both Stars and Rank
    What is IP Logging?
    IP Logging will record in the database the IP address of the person who posted a new Topic or Reply. A moderator or administrator then could view the IP by clicking on an icon above the post in the topic.
    What does Show Moderators do?
    Basically, if this function is on, it shows the name of the moderator beside the forum that they moderate on the main default page. If it is off, however, visitors won't see who is moderating the forum they are posting in.
    Enable Forum Code?
    By turning off Forum Code, you can allow users to mark up their posts with safe codes.
    Why would I allow HTML?
    By allowing HTML you are opening up a whole big can of worms. You may wish to allow HTML in a controlled INTRANET environment,though. It is not recommended to be used on the INTERNET as anyone can post anything without your being able to screen it. IE Pornographic pictures, JavaScript that messes up your pages, etc...
    What are Hot Topics?
    Hot Topics change the topic folder icon in the Forum view from a normal folder to a flaming folder to let people know that your minimum number of posts has been met to categorize this topic as one that is seeing a lot of action.
    Why enable Images in Posts?
    Allows users to place images into their Posts. However, you should be aware that this feature would allow anyone to post ANY image in your forums. This may lead to broken links and potentially objectionable material being displayed.
    What is Homepages For?
    Allow your users to display their homepage link by their name on each post.
    What is the ICQ Option For?
    Turns On/Off features that allow users to enter their ICQ number... then for other users to send them ICQ messages and/or see if they are online.
    What is the YAHOO Option For?
    Turns On/Off features that allow users to enter their YAHOO username... then for other users to send them messages and/or add them to their buddy list.
    What is the AIM Option For?
    Turns On/Off features that allow users to enter their AIM username... then for other users to send them messages and/or add them to their buddy list.
    What do Icons do?
    Allow users to post smiley faces and other icons allowed by the Forums within the body of their posts!
    What does Detailed Statistics do?
    Turns On/Off the display of detailed statistics (last visited date and time, last post, active topics, newest member) at the bottom of the forum. When turned off, some statistics are displayed at the top of the page.
    What does Show Quick Paging do?
    Quick Paging is when you have a topic that is more than 1 page, a small graphic and the #'s will be show next to the topic title so you can go straight to page 2 or 3, etc...
    Show Administration?
    NOTE: This feature will go away by the time version 4.0 comes out and will utilize cookies (or some similar method) to determine what a user may or may not see.
    Secure Admin Mode?
    WARNING: Only turn Secure Admin off if you absolutely need to. If this option is turned off, anyone can change your forum's configuration!
    Why would I want Non-Cookie Mode on?
    If your user base does not use cookies, then you would want to turn this function "ON". WARNING: all your admin functions will be visible to all users if this function is "ON".
    Color of Stars?
    You can change the color of stars that show up for each rank of member. (only when the Stars function is turned on)
    What would Edited By on Date do?
    When a post is edited, there is an appending to the end of the post that says when and by whom the post was edited. Turning this function off would make it so that the footer would not be placed on the end of the post.
    Bad Word Filter?
    Screen out words you and your guests would find offensive.
    How does Column Width Work?
    This sets the width of the column in question. It is not recommended that you change this unless you really know what your doing.
    What is NOWRAP?
    NOWRAP prevents the text in a column from auto wrapping. This could be bad if you have people posting long strings of text in the right column (message box), reason being: this would cause an awful long horizontal scroll bar in most cases.
    Font Face Type?
    Font Face Type changes the way the text in your forum looks. You may want to change this option to match that of the rest of your web site. Some standards are:
    • Arial (nice, clean, legible font)
    • Courier (a typewriter font)
    • Helvetica (another clean, legible font)
    • Sans Serif (Arial & Helvetica are variants of Sans Serif)
    • Times New Roman (a book-type font)
    What does Font Size mean?
    • 1 = 8 point font X-Small (default footer size)
    • 2 = 10 point font Small (default font size)
    • 3 = 12 point font Normal
    • 4 = 14 point font Large (default header size)
    • 5 = 18 point font X-Large
    • 6 = 24 point font XX-Large
    • 7 = 36 point font XXX-Large
    What are Font Decorations?
    • none
    • blink
    • line-through
    • overline
    • underline
    What colors may I use?

    There are a lot of different colors you can choose from, all of which are listed below:

    
      aliceblue
      antiquewhite
      aqua
      aquamarine
      azure
      beige
      bisque
      black
      blanchedalmond
      blue
      blueviolet
      brown
      burlywood
      cadetblue
      chartreuse
      chocolate
      coral
      cornflowerblue
      cornsilk
      cyan
      darkblue
      darkcyan
      darkgoldenrod
      darkgray
      darkgreen
      darkkhaki
      darkmagenta
      darkolivegreen
      darkorange
      darkorchid
      darkred
      darksalmon
      darkseagreen
      darkslateblue
      darkslategray
      darkturquoise
      darkviolet
      deeppink
      deepskyblue
      dimgray
      dodgerblue
      firebrick
      floralwhite
      forestgreen
      gainsboro
      ghostwhite
      gold
      goldenrod
      gray
      green
      greenyellow
      honeydew
      hotpink
      indianred
      ivory
      khaki
      lavender
      lavenderblush
      lawngreen
      lemonchiffon
      lightblue
      lightcoral
      lightcyan
      lightgoldenrod
      lightgoldenrodyellow
      lightgray
      lightgreen
      lightpink
      lightsalmon
      lightseagreen
      lightskyblue
      lightslateblue
      lightslategray
      lightsteelblue
      lightyellow
      limegreen
      linen
      magenta
      maroon
      mediumaquamarine
      mediumblue
      mediumorchid
      mediumpurple
      mediumseagreen
      mediumslateblue
      mediumspringgreen
      mediumturquoise
      mediumvioletred
      midnightblue
      mintcream
      mistyrose
      moccasin
      navajowhite
      navy
      navyblue
      oldlace
      olivedrab
      orange
      orangered
      orchid
      palegoldenrod
      palegreen
      paleturquoise
      palevioletred
      papayawhip
      peachpuff
      peru
      pink
      plum
      powderblue
      purple
      red
      rosybrown
      royalblue
      saddlebrown
      salmon
      sandybrown
      seagreen
      seashell
      sienna
      skyblue
      slateblue
      slategray
      snow
      springgreen
      steelblue
      tan
      thistle
      tomato
      turquoise
      violet
      violetred
      wheat
      white
      whitesmoke
      yellow
      yellowgreen