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by Eric
Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:51 pm
Forum: Site Information and Feedback
Topic: Error messages
Replies: 0
Views: 17734

Error messages

We're getting an error message when the forum server sends an e-mail. This happens when either (a) a new member registers and the server sends an e-mail confirmation, or more commonly (b) when you send a private message to someone and the server sends an e-mail to that person notifying them of the p...
by Eric
Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:08 am
Forum: Site Information and Feedback
Topic: miscellany
Replies: 1
Views: 4189

I agree

Good suggestion and it only took about 5 minutes to find a solution.

I don't want to install too many bells and whistles because they can start to conflict with each other and mess up the forum software. A simple one like this should not cause any trouble though.

Eric
by Eric
Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:00 am
Forum: Site Information and Feedback
Topic: Posting pictures using Image Poster
Replies: 7
Views: 8817

ImageShack and ImagePoster options deleted

As I mentioned in a post in the Pictures subforum, neither ImageShack nor ImagePoster will be available as options for picture posting on this forum. Please read Bruce's (BNMac's) tutorial, "How to post images and links on SoakersForum", which is posted as a sticky in the Pictures subforum...
by Eric
Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:39 pm
Forum: Site Information and Feedback
Topic: Getting too many e-mails from SoakersForum? Read this
Replies: 6
Views: 8236

Getting too many e-mails from SoakersForum? Read this

When you register for the forum, two of the settings are "Always notify me of replies" (yes or no) and "Notify on new Private Message" (yes or no). By default, "Always notify me of replies" is set to No and "Notify on new Private Message" is set to Yes. If you...
by Eric
Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:19 pm
Forum: Site Information and Feedback
Topic: Posting pictures using Image Poster
Replies: 7
Views: 8817

OK, so I'm pretty new at this, but it looked to me like installing the attachment mod means the attachments themselves become part of your database. I'd rather have a nice light database.

The user list mod was the first one I installed; yes, that is definitely a good one.

Eric
by Eric
Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:42 am
Forum: Site Information and Feedback
Topic: Posting pictures using Image Poster
Replies: 7
Views: 8817

Image Poster

That was a nice mod to the Free Forums version of phpBB which they included because Image Poster and Free Forums are owned by the same company. A quick look shows that there are similar mods available through the phpBB website. It's my third day using the software so I'm not quite ready to start mod...