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Hedge
Hedge
Inspiring
Nov 6, 2017 8:53 PM UTC
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Looking for simple forum or bulletin board code...

I'm looking for some simple forum or bulletin board open source software for coldfusion that might be out there. Any suggestions? Just need logged in users to be able to post and get email notifications on anything that is posted.

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    Hedge
    HedgeAuthor
    Inspiring
    Nov 15, 2017 5:05 PM UTC

    So really no viable forum or bulletin board option out there in CF anymore it appears.

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    WolfShade
    WolfShade
    Legend
    Nov 17, 2017 2:57 PM UTC

    Have you looked at Galleon?

    V/r,

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    Hedge
    HedgeAuthor
    Inspiring
    Nov 17, 2017 3:56 PM UTC

    Yeah it has not seen an update in over 6 years. Looking for something that I know would work with CF 2016

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    WolfShade
    WolfShade
    Legend
    Nov 7, 2017 3:23 PM UTC

    I just ran across this link, describing a few forum platforms (including Galleon).  Worth checking.

    http://blog.itlandmark.com/134/best-coldfusion-forum-software/

    HTH,

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    Charlie Arehart
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    Charlie ArehartCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Nov 9, 2017 1:52 AM UTC

    Sadly, that blog post is old (2013) and doesn't have links to the software it names. And some of them are no more (fusetalk, cfmbb), while the others have not been updated in years (Galleon in 2013, and cf forum which lists its system requirements as CF 4.0.1). There are still a couple more, but they are no more updated.

    Sadly, the market for CFML-based discussion forums has gone the way of the dodo bird.

    But I do list the few that remain, as a category of my CF411.com site, specifically:

    http://www.cf411.com/bb​

    Really, it's the place to check when wondering, "what are the available options related to CF to do x?"

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    /Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
    WolfShade
    WolfShade
    Legend
    Nov 9, 2017 2:18 PM UTC

    Thanks for the info, Charlie.  It's a shame that the ColdFusion engine/platform is losing popularity.

    If I had time, I'd build an open source forum platform.  Sadly, I don't, and wouldn't be able to support/update it.  <heavy sigh>

    V/r,

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    WolfShade
    WolfShade
    Legend
    Nov 7, 2017 2:50 PM UTC

    I haven't tried it, myself, but I've heard good things about Raymond Camden's Galleon.

    HTH,

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