Thanks Chen. Sf.net has a few probs indeed. Slow, mixed http/https, backup is broken. Latter two may get fixed.
On 6/16/09, Chen Kedem <n...@synel.co.il> wrote: > I'm familiar with forum administrating (not on sf.net), as already been > said, it has pros and cons. > > Pros: > - Messages can be self edited by posters and/or moderators. > > - Rich text, pretty messages, CODE tags, ... (in mails we usually does not > like HTML messages). > > - User can read threads in interest, and not all message (if he or she does > not like too of course). > > Cons: > - The sf.net site is VERY slow which it make unpleasant to work with. This > is a major turn down for me. > > - Search is limited! Forum engines does not index all words, it break each > message and insert some reference to the words used in that message in its > database. Some words are ignored, ... at the end it is sometimes hard to > find something with the built in search. > > - Spam: I don't know sf.net forum spam filters, but regular forums are tend > to be bombed with bot spammers that are tuned to your forum engine (phpBB, > vBulletin, ...). Those IMG and URL tags are highly exploitable. > > - As Phill had said, forums are exploitable (because their scripts are so > complex). This can be a less issue if the hosting is secure (I think SF at > least try to). > > > We can try to work with the SF for a while, and see what happen. I can help > if its needed. > > > Chen. > _______________________________________________ > Harbour mailing list > Harbour@harbour-project.org > http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour > _______________________________________________ Harbour mailing list Harbour@harbour-project.org http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour
