Tour, functions, requirements of vBulletin

[yeesha]

Is there a tour, list of functions and server/script requirements that I can use to show vBulletin to the folks who hold the purse strings?

[Scott MacVicar]

http://www.vbulletin.com/admindemo/ for a view of the forum, you can access the admin panel by using the username: admin and password: admin.

For server requirements you require PHP 3.0.16 and above though the latest version is ideal 4.3.1 and MySQL 3.23.x is good but again MySQL 4.0.12 being the latest.

[yeesha]

I'm specifically interested in adding a digest functionality - a summary of new posts gets automatically emailed to a subscriber list. (procmail, SmartList)

[Scott MacVicar]

this isn't available in vB2 but is a feature of vB3.

in vB2 you will get an email every time a new post is made, in vB3 you will recieve an email every 24 hours with a list of all new posts and the thread titlie.

[yeesha]

I see also now the thread description drop down option to get weekly updates. Specifically, I start a thread that a group of 30 have to review and have the option to comment on during a voting period. The whole 30 should get an automatic email when I post. And then a summary of everyone's posts at the end of the week.

However we also have about 25 forums total - and the group as a whole (about 200 people) should get a summary of all new posts in that week.

Is this possible with vBulletin?

I think also this interface is busy for some of our less savvy users. Is there a scaled down interface?