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ok, sorry! - didn't mean to build up a stir - the Forum looked weird to me, and when viewing some of the threads, they didn't look 'punbbish' so-to-speak.

I had not realized it was in Russian.

My Bad

Thanks Rickard, I'll give this a go.  :>)

Hey Rickard,

Would something like this work, without putting too much overhead on the server?

<?php $At="@";

$Alias="yadda";

$Suffix="yadda.net";

$WholeEmail=$Alias.$At.$Suffix;

echo "<a href=\"mailto:".$WholeEmail."?subject=Testing\">yadda</a>";
?>

Obvously, you would have to fill in the parameters with variables, but the you get the idea.  I'm not even sure this method would work.  It seems like it does.  Just curious if this would provide an adequate solution.

As for spammers being able to farm email from the bbs, I would have to say with an emphatic YES - that is a LARGE concern.

I recognize you're trying to keep PunBB as lightweight and "bloatwareless" as is possible, on the other hand, I would hate to see a potential user base shy away from PunBB because of spammers being able to farm clients email links from their website.

Please don't discount the importance of providing spam-proof links in PunBB, as a lot of users won't view the absense as a way to keep PunBB light, as much as an oversight.

Just my 2 cents.  :>)

Yes! - This is what I'm referring to. :>)

.... perhaps the code could render in a different color, if using ubb code tags.  Just something to distinguish it from quoting, and evident.

a) As a nicety, being able to insert some tags in the template, would allow users to click on a link, and download it directly to the desktop. [I have this btw]

b) or, render the entire code structure in an iframe, {or a regular 'ole text area would do}, so the users could easily copy

Just thinking outloud, that's all. In the end, a simple mechanism, providing the ability to grab stuff off the page easily, without having to scrap it off a web page.

"Yes, but you have implemented some form of custom syntax highlighting for applescript. I can't do that will PunBB because then I would have to add highlighting for hundreds of languages. Highlighting applescript as PHP code won't be pretty."

Oh no! - We're not doing anything at all on the backend - I'm talking about guys who used applescript to convert text so that when they paste that into the entry form and post it on the BBS, it looks nice and readable.

btw: have you ever tried to hack PhpBB? - Heck, for that matter, have you ever tried to change their templating? - I'ts a *real* pain in the butt. <:(

I definitely understand your design bias, and frankly, I love it too.  I am not a big fan of avatars, and all the other stuff that most forums have.  I am very much a conservative in that regard.  On the other hand, I have to consider who is coming to my forum, who is using it and what features they are demanding of me [or assuming I will offer, considering the market].

Regardless, I would use PunBB in a second, even if for my own use, as I really like it.

Ahh!! - Ok, so there ya go.  Just hadn't played long enuf  :>) - thanks!

I still have my file package - and would be more than happy to send webBBS to you if it would help.  It was a perl/cgi board - ancient by todays standards.  Let me know, or contact me offpost if you're interested.

Yes, I understand.  I recognize that you're having to deal with first impressions, and regardless what the 'users' do, bears an impact on what the percieved value of PunBB from the very start.  However, with a bit of implementing the Feedback and Help Docs, this shouldn't be too big a problem to overcome.

Cool, thanks!

Not sure about this. I think it's "fluff"

Groovy - this would be pretty nifty!  - Please don't discount making the code readable, or 'pretty' as 'fluff' - If you do, seriously, then please take a look at our bbs and you would soon change your mind.  Whole farms of scripts were written, just so users could post pretty, and intelligable code on our forum.  :>)

IMHO, I feel it depends on who your audience is.  In our case, users sending code all over the joint.  :>)

Besides, if other developers are doing it, why not implement it too?  This is akin to Real Estate agents advertising in the newspaper.  They all hate it, but no one is willing to remove themselves from the ad space, only because their competitors are there.  So in effect it's become a catch 22.

If it makes you feel any better, I know our crowd would use it.  :>)

Yes, and I apologize.  When looking for your RSS script above, I noticed the synchronise script, plus some other stuff in the "Scripts" folder.

Thanks for your time Rickard - I know developing this stuff is one thing - Programming and replying to these posts is a wholey different matter.  Do you sleep? :>)

I have another list too, but I was afraid I was already writing a novel as it was. <g>