Create PM system so its similar to Instant Messaging

[LancerForums]

I would really love to see private messaging more like an AIM format... at least as an option of some kind. There's a forum called Zero Forum ( http://www.zeroforum.com ) that work a lot like that. The messages are also stored, but only over a period of time I believe.

I know technically you could just get on AIM, but I still think it would be a neat way to talk to one another through the board.

Mark

[Jake Bunce]

that would be hard without running some sort of live chat / IM server app on your web server....

vb doesn't really work that way. the best that could be done using existing features would be to have a separate PM window that refreshes every 10 seconds or something. this would then use the built in pop-up windows that vb has for PM alerts. anything else would require a server side chat service of some kind. and most virtual hosts don't allow these kinds of proggies.

...i think

[tubedogg]

http://zeroforum.com/products/speed.html

That seems a little off to me...they're claiming that their site loaded with 200,000 messages performed 36 times faster than a vB with 80,000 messages? There's something wrong there...

[Wayne Luke]

Those benchmarks have been discussed before.

The Zeroforum benchmarks are local to the utility measuring the speed. The others are not. They are not balanced.

[tubedogg]

Originally posted by wluke
The Zeroforum benchmarks are local to the utility measuring the speed. The others are not.Yeah I noticed that with the connect time but I wasn't sure if that would have any effect on the outcome beyond the row for connect times.

[LancerForums]

All I know is Zero Forum is asking $699/year for their software!!! Even if they were 36x faster, they're 36x the price :)

Could you take a look at the PM system they use though. It's a really nifty way for people to communicate quickly.

Mark

[Martin]

looks like an OpenCrap alternative to me. Hosted only? ~ble~

[LancerForums]

I think they basically want control over everything so the software can't be distributed. They will allow someone to lease the software, but that costs $699/year!!! At least that's the quote I got when I emailed them.

Mark

[JamesLee]

I've talked with the owners of corvetteforum.com and they said that the machine load is now under 0.5 with zeroforum. It used to get to 80+ with UBB and VB. I have seen 400+ active users on the site before

[tubedogg]

Assuming corvetteforum.com is using the *hosted* service of zeroforum.com, that would make perfect sense.

[JamesLee]

Originally posted by tubedogg
Assuming corvetteforum.com is using the *hosted* service of zeroforum.com, that would make perfect sense.

No they use their own server. They have a remote license or something.

james

[LancerForums]

Yeah, I think Zero Forum is great software. I tried to get it, but it was way too much for me to afford.

I went with VBulletin and I've been super happy for the money.

Mark