web forum software suggestions

[Bill Tangren]

Ben Russo wrote:
> Bill Tangren wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on what software (preferably provided 
>> by redhat via up2date) that I could set up to create a web based 
>> discussion forum for my research group? I am looking at freeScene 
>> PHPForum (http://phpforum.sourceforge.net/), but would like opinions 
>> from those out there that have set up such programs before.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Bill Tangren
>>
> 
> Well, it isn't exactly a "forums" system. But I like it better than 
> forums systems because it allows me to use my news-client.  I wish that 
> people would stop setting up customized forum sites, because they are 
> all different and it is a pain to have to use all those different 
> interfaces.
> 
> phNNTP http://sourceforge.net/projects/phnntp/
> 
> It is just a web front end to a news server.
> So that people who are familar with NNTP newsgroup clients can use any 
> newsgroup client they want, and others can just bookmark the group they 
> are interested in.  They can register on the web-page, and then login 
> and read or post to groups.
> 
> At my office I set up a regular news server and then I put phnntp in 
> front of it.  I set up "news" groups for anybody who wants one.
> 
> We also have a wiki server that everyone can use to post documentation 
> or whatever.  Works very well, but only a handful of people ever use it.
> (unfortunately)
> 
> -Ben.
> 

Thanks. I already have newsgroups set up for this purpose, but few use 
them. <sigh> I'll check this out, and see if I can increase 
communication using it.