Directories | Web | Images | Groups | News | Shopping | Local

Enter your search keyword(s):

 



(formerly Encyclopedic directory)
Message Boards
Home / Top / Computers / Software / Internet / Servers / Message Boards See also:
Insert Article Related articles

Webmasters: Add your website here:

Readers: Edit | Discuss Listings

Slash
The Perl/MySQL code used to run Slashdot.
http://slashdot.org/code.shtml

Techno Trade Web Based Message Board
Simple CGI-based messaging. Includes option to ban bad words. Site does not work in Netscape 3 or 4.
http://technotrade.com/board/index.html

WebBBS
Perl-based WWWboard-like format. Shareware. Site includes downloads, FAQs, links to sites using this forum.
http://awsd.com/scripts/webbbs/

HyperNews
Web-based threaded discussion board software written in Perl. Package of CGI programs provide centralized, asynchronous conferencing capabilities for HTTP servers. Open source, runs on UNIX.
http://www.HyperNews.org/HyperNews/get/hypernews.html

Net.Polemics
A free ISAPI based bulletin board system. For Windows NT4/2000/XP servers. List of features, a working demo, and download.
http://www3.telus.net/jz/conf/

X-Forum
Free bulletin board program written in Perl. English and Dutch language modules. System requirements, screen shot, list of features.
http://www.codingdomain.com/cgi-perl/downloads/x-forum/

e_Board
Web board script for UNIX and NT. Features include e-mail notification, integrated search.
http://www.e-scripts.com/eboard/index.html

Forum Applet
Uses Perl for the CGI, and a Java applet for the user interface. Designed to look like a normal newsreader. Ad-supported version available for download; removing the advertisements requires payment.
http://www.better-homepage.com/java/java-applets-forum.html

SiteNet BBS
Shareware discussion forum package allows polls, moderation, email notification, password protection. Built-in search engine. Features, requirements, registration information, working demos.
http://www.focalmedia.net/sitenetbbs.html

YTP-BBS
Simple bulletin board script with search feature. English and Japanese language modes. Messages can be sorted several ways. Written in Perl. Free.
http://www.vc-net.ne.jp/~ytp/bbssupport/en/feature.html

Vintage Threads
Free script for traditional threaded forums with no emoticons and no registration.
http://www.heresyslair.net/download/vt.htm

CuteCast
Free web-based discussion forum application, written in Perl. Runs on UNIX or NT. Screen shots, list of features.
http://www.artscore.net/cutecast/index.shtml

TalkShop
Collection of Perl scripts to run a web forum. Started in life as Matt Wright's WWWBoard, but has several added features including search, subscription, moderation.
http://www.spiceisle.com/talkshop/faq.htm

Advanced Forum
CGI application that implements discussions on a website.
http://www.softcab.com/forum/

OpenACS
An open-source version of the ArsDigita Community System, comprised of a Web server plus PostgreSQL database. Free download, documentation, FAQ, forums, links to existing sites using this solution. [Unix, source]
http://www.openacs.org/

Sporum
Free web-based discussion forum with extensive administrative features, and easy installation procedure. Requires Perl 5 and MySQL.
http://www.sporum.org/

YaBB
Open source, customizable forum software written in Perl. Runs on Unix or Windows NT.
http://www.yabbforum.com/

DiscusWare
WWW discussion board software package that can be installed on a Unix or Windows 95/98/NT web server. Installation takes about 15 minutes and does not require hand-editing of the script files. Free and paid versions available.
http://www.discusware.com/

Ikonboard
Written in the Perl programming language and backed by a variety of database options. Free.
http://www.ikonboard.com/

mwForum
Open-source, uses Perl/MySQL, compatible with mod_perl for optimal performance. Design goals: ease of use, stability, security, speed, professional and consistent look, easy customization.
http://www.mwforum.com/

SimpleForum
A simple CGI script to maintain and run Bulletin Board Systems. Runs on any server with Perl installed.
http://simpleforum.go.dyndns.org/

TalkSpread
Commercial software suitable for private and public uses. Runs on IIS with a Microsoft SQL Server backend.
http://www.talkspread.com/

POP Forums
Database-backed bulletin board software for web servers that use Windows NT/2000/.NET.
http://popforums.cliquesite.com/

Encore Web Forum II
Written in the Perl language with a ASCII text file database structure that will run on almost any web server and operating system, including Windows, Unix, Linux and Solaris.
http://www.aborior.com/encore/index.shtml

UBB Developers Network
A community of CGI-Perl programmers and web developers centered around modifying the Ultimate Bulletin Board software.
http://www.ubbdev.com/

WWWBoard
Offers a free, threaded messageboard programmed in Perl.
http://www.scriptarchive.com/wwwboard.html

Teemz Discussion Systems
Free Perl/CGI message board system. Lightweight, customisable through the use of skins.
http://www.teemz.com/

BoardAide
Unofficial support forum for various message board systems.
http://boardaide.com/

UBB Central
Ultimate Bulletin Board. A web-based bulletin board system written in the Perl language backed by a flat-file database with a unique caching system.
http://www.ubbcentral.com/

RPGBoard
Calls itself the Swiss army knife of message board scripts. Written in Perl, is free, under the GPL. Features list, comparison chart, links to sites using the script.
http://www.ResonatorSoft.org/rpgboard/

9Volt
Simple and Plus versions of threaded message board script, with password manager, written in Perl. For Apache running on UNIX.
http://poeticpollution.net/scripts/9Volt/

A-Forum
ISAPI server application. Discussion forum for MS IIS running on Windows NT/2000/XP. Shareware. Highlights, installation instructions, FAQ, examples of this forum in use.
http://www.apdsoft.com/afo/aforum.htm

Application Foundry
Makers of Message Foundry. Database-driven, threaded discussion forum software for Microsoft Windows 95 and later. Feature-limited version available for download.
http://www.appfoundry.com/

Ceilidh
Group discussion program, written in C, for the World Wide Web. Threaded bulletin boards for BeOS, Mac, OS/2, UNIX and Windows web servers.
http://www.lilikoi.com/

Threads
A threaded discussion list manager for the web. Shareware. Written in Perl. Versions available for Windows, Mac, and UNIX.
http://www.mouken.com/threads/



Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
 Submit a Site - Open Directory Project (modified) - Become an Editor

Modified contents copyright 2008. All rights reserved.