################################################################################# ## Copyright (C) 2000 Michael Anderson ## ## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or ## modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License ## as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 ## of the License, or any later version. ## ## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, ## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of ## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the ## GNU General Public License for more details. ## ## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License ## along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software ## Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. ## ## Questions can be directed to: ## http://forum.snitz.com ## ## Correspondence can be sent to: ## reinhold@bigfoot.com ## ## Any Donations can be sent to: ## Snitz Communications ## C/O Michael Anderson ## PO Box 200 ## Harpswell, ME 04079 ################################################################################# 0. Table of Contents ==================== 0. Table of Contents 1. Snitz Forums 2000 v3.0 Final Introduction 2. Installation Instructions 3. Donations 4. In Closing... 1. Snitz Forums 2000 v3.0 sr 2 Introduction ============================================ Thank you for downloading the Snitz Forums from http://forum.snitz.com. A few bugs were found that are big security holes, you should upgrade your forums imidiately. This version has a lot of bug fixes and also has administrative functions for all Categories, Forums, Topics, Replies and Members built into the forum. Developed by Michael Anderson and the support group at http://forum.snitz.com! 2. Installation Instructions ============================ 1. Unzip Files: a. The Snitz_Forums_2000_v3_final.zip file should be unzipped into a directory on your server. (usually /forum/) b. The tools.zip file (located inside the Snitz_Forums_2000_v3_final.zip file) should be unzipped into a sub-folder of your forum called /tools/. 2. The snitz_forums_2000.mdb file needs to be uploaded into a directory where the directory permissions have been set to read/write, i.e. a cgi-bin/ or fpdb/ folder. Also, it's advisable to make sure this directory is not accessible by the web to stop people downloading the database. Bottom line, set up the "IUSR_YOURMACHINENAME" account (or EVERYONE) to have full control of that file/directory outside of your web server (most secure). 3. Open the config.asp file in your favorite text editor. a. Update the "strConnString" variable with the correct path to your .MDB file b. If you need to rename the prefix on your tables, then update the "strTablePrefix" variable as appropriate. c. If you are sharing a member list with another version of these forums, then update the "strMemberTablePrefix" to point to that list in the same Database. 4. In your web browser, open the forums and log in: a. username = "Admin" b. password = "admin" Then you will need to click on the "Admin Options" link at the top right of the page. Then log in again: a. username = "Admin" b. password = "admin" Now, change the settings to match your mail server and web site colors. 5. If you don't have an email component, John Penfold (http://www.asp-dev.com) recommends W3Jmail from http://www.dimac.net. It's good and free! That should be it. Any problems please contact us at the Support Forums: http://forum.snitz.com 3. Donations ============ Any Donations can be sent to: Snitz Communications C/O Michael Anderson PO Box 200 Harpswell, ME 04079 4. In Closing... ================ If you have any problems, find any bugs or have suggestions (for improvement or otherwise) please use the support forum at http://forum.snitz.com to communicate your issue(s) with us. Snitz Forums 2000 is a product of the combined work of many individuals that contributed over 1200 hours of non-funded development time. All of them deserve full credit for this wonderful product's existence. To name a few key developers/facilitators: Michael Anderson (reinsnitz) Pierre Gorissen (Gor) Sue Crocker (heptite) John Miller Jr (JohnM) David Maxwell (davemaxwell) Doug Gorin (Doug G) Geoff R (GeoffR) Jeffrey Alen Stana (jEFF) Josh Pape (Josh) Dion Rentos (Kal Corp) Kerry (Kerry) Luis Romao (zecompadre) M Houston (Sparty) Matthew (Matthew) Nathan LeMesurier (Nathan L) Tim Teal (tteal) (BogieMan) (Smiddy) (Spoon) (Sting-) It wouldn't be here today if it weren’t for all of those mentioned and many more that were not. This product was originally based on ASP-DEv Forums (http://www.asp-dev.com), which was the work of John Penfold , Tim Teal and all the people of the ASP-DEV development group (http://www.asp-dev.com). Cheers! Mike Anderson http://forum.snitz.com reinhold@bigfoot.com ><)))'> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 (NIV)