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Delightful
Starting Member
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 Posted - 07/14/2008 : 13:03:40
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Hi
I recently started a forum here. One thing I wanted to know that is there any option of member authentication before they start posting/seeing the active forum.
Like I want the registration to remain open but I want that when a new member registers, I get the email address to authenticate him or not!!
Our previous forum was hacked few times and deleted. For this reason I want this added security.
Kindly let me know about it.
Regards
melodyforum.forumco.com
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RUlmer
Moderator
USA
417 Posts |
 Posted - 07/14/2008 : 16:05:59
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Yes; under the Admin section, under "Email Server Configuration" look for the item "Restrict Registration"; place a dot beside the "On" and submit the change.
For more info, click on the "Question mark" beside the option and you will understand what happens when someone fills out the registration, and what you need to do to approve the new member. |
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Delightful
Starting Member
10 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2008 : 22:27:48
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Thanks so much for your prompt reply.
I have tried that and it seems it should work.
Just another last question. I have read over this support forum that you do keep a backup of all the forums daily in case it gets deleted! and this backup is kept for like 2 weeks time!
Is that true ? Just wanted to confirm this as our previous forum has been hacked few times and deleted completely. Do let me know if there is any option for added security and backup options.
Regards |
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RUlmer
Moderator
USA
417 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2008 : 07:57:51
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Originally posted by Delightful
I have read over this support forum that you do keep a backup of all the forums daily in case it gets deleted! and this backup is kept for like 2 weeks time!
Is that true ? Just wanted to confirm this as our previous forum has been hacked few times and deleted completely. Do let me know if there is any option for added security and backup options.
Regards
I can not answer the question of ForumCo's backup (or not) for you, I have nothing to do with ForumCo's control or policy. I'm just a moderator. Maybe one of this forum's Admin members can answer this for you.
However, back when I had a genealogy forum, where members' research reports were very important and hard-come-by, they needed to be protected. Some topics, and/or post that I wanted to make sure I never loss, I backed-up myself.
One can do this simply by highlighting the page (or text only, if that is what you want), and then paste the info into a webpage designing program, or something like Microsoft Word. Then, if and when, you need to refer back to the post, or as Admin want to replace (repost) the item(s) on the forum, simply copy it from your backup and paste it back to the forum as a new topic or reply, etc..
Yes it, would be a new post at the time you replace it on the forum, and by the Admin; but you can simply show in the "New" post that it was posted originally by ??? , on such ?? date.
Myself, on my forum I only took the time to copy and backup the post that were important. If you have a large forum, and many post, you can always burn the backup you made to a CD and save it forever.
Remember, that the forum's pages are "HTML" pages, and all are part of the pages can be copied and pasted into other programs, even NotePad.
If it is important to you and your forum members, then it should not be left up-to ForumCo or someone else to back it up for you. They may not do so.
Good luck with your forum. |
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Delightful
Starting Member
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Posted - 07/15/2008 : 12:39:24
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Yes I am thinking of making monthly backup and burning it to DVDs. Because Last forum had almost 80 thousand posts before it got deleted! Just wanted to make sure whether ForumCo does provide backup or not.
Anyways thanks for your help and prompt replies.
Regards |
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Delightful
Starting Member
10 Posts |
 Posted - 07/15/2008 : 13:27:07
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Another question.
It would be better if any Admin could answer that.
there is an option of forum archiving schedule
what exactly does tht mean ?
coz it also says forum deletion/archiving schedule ?
will the forum posts be deleted after sometime ? ? |
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jox
Junior Member
Canada
115 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2008 : 18:00:04
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Well, topics technically are still there, they will be placed in a folder the looks like this  . They can't be edited or replied to. but they can be viewed. The schedule is suppose to automatically archive a forum after a certain period of time, which are just the threads in them. Same goes with deletion it will automatically delete threads after a period of time, to help with load times of your forum. Both require you to set up a period of time to archive or delete threads from anything older than one week, to over six months, and you can set up how often it archives your forum. The only difference deleted threads are gone for good. |
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Edited by - jox on 07/15/2008 18:16:07 |
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Delightful
Starting Member
10 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2008 : 20:46:30
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Thanks for replying yet again.
But some topics are supposed to run continuously like some game topics!!
What can we do to stop those from getting deleted!
Also cant we set an option that topics which are inactive for couple of months, Only those get deleted!! That should save the new topics from getting deleted. And I could not find in admin options, to configure the deletion time. How would I know that this topic is about to get deleted so I should make a backup if i want to.
thanks again |
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jox
Junior Member
Canada
115 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 11:14:22
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To stop topics that you want to keep from being deleted, or archived, just make them a sticky topic.
yes, you can do this all in the archive section (You must be logged in to see this link.).
Here is where you would go to get to the archive/deletion section of your forum in the admin options You must be logged in to see this link. . The only way to know if a topic is about to get deleted, that I know of, is to just keep track of when you set your archival/deletion schedule and the age of your topics, you can also, in your forums, select the "show all topics" drop down menu, and select from how long ago, you would like to see your topics forum.
Hope this helps, Good luck with your forum! |
http://levelupgamerboards.forumco.com |
Edited by - jox on 07/16/2008 11:16:36 |
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Delightful
Starting Member
10 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 15:12:25
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thanks alot for for your help.
I seem to have understood things better now.
Thanks for your time as well |
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jox
Junior Member
Canada
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