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Ehren, You bring up a point I'm not sure was asked, can SWAP use the current MSUNET ID (mk did you ask this, if not your slipping!) so we wouldn't have to use a second ID if that system was used? -t On Dec 13, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Ehren Benson wrote: > Troy, > > What I mentioned was PHPbb3 (version 3). This is an option that’s > on the same functional level of Vbulletin, however offers (I think) > more features both for administrators, moderators and users. Of > course the other benefit is it is open source. It also has built in > LDAP and other directory connect ability. As I mentioned RC8 of it > just came out December 1, so the full version should be available > sometime late this month or in January. > > I would love to see a forum at least spring out of this that may be > a bit more user friendly than an email list, and given the fact that > something of its nature is fairly simple to get going that even if > it’s not the top rank could rank high in the ease of implementation. > > I too was surprised that there were so many “other” votes and not > many “other” options brought forward when the floor was opened up. > > /Ehren > > Ehren J. Benson, MCSE > Windows Systems Administrator > > [log in to unmask] > 517-355-9200 x2569 > > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Troy Murray > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:07 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MSUNAG] Collaboration Option "D" - Other > > This morning at the MSU IT Exchange we were shown three > collaboration tools, vBulletin, SWAP and Angel. During the voting > we were asked which one we'd choose, along with an option "D - > Other". As I remember, there were a number of votes for "D - > Other", but when it was opened up to suggestions there was only one, > PHPvB I believe. > > This lead me to wonder why "D - Other" was voted so much; was it > because what was seen in the three solutions wasn't liked, because > it was felt there is a better solution but not sure what it is or > felt there is a better solution but were hesitant to mention it > during the session? > > Just curious what your thoughts were. > > -- > Troy Murray > Developer > Michigan State University > Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) > 100 Conrad Hall > East Lansing, MI 48824 > Phone: 517-432-4248 > Fax: 517-353-9420 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Calendar > HTML - http://www.icalx.com/html/troymurray72/month.php?cal=BRIC+Work > iCalendar - http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics > -- Troy Murray Developer Michigan State University Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Calendar HTML - http://www.icalx.com/html/troymurray72/month.php?cal=BRIC+Work iCalendar - http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics