Web-based discussion forums

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Please check out the new NewsReaders^sm discussion forums available via web browser or newsreader
GUBA: Gigantic Usenet Binary Archive offers a paid service to view newsgroup files via your web browser. Webmasters can sign up to refer customers to GUBA!

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Also see web-based news gateways

Web-based discussion forums (non-nntp based, with or without bidirectional mailing list access). Try these first.

• Zorum "is an easy to install Web-based forum, message board, or bulletin board, based on mysql, php4. Some of its main features include both threaded and linear views, personalization, moderated forums, and styled skins."
• Ultimate Bulletin Board
• vBulletin (Usenet gateway)
• Uptilt Message Board
• WebBoard by O'Reilly for 95/98/NT does web boards and mailing lists. Users can read/post via nntp if they wish. (purchase)
• Netbula AnyBoard

Also see (for software to use on your server):

• BigTalker by IndexFinger
• CoolBoard
• Discus and Discus Pro
• Phorum
• UltraBoard
• WebBBS
• YABB (Yet Another Bulletin Board)
• ZenaPost is an effective and simple complete web board solution." Uses PHP and MySQL.

Hosted solutions:

• VBulletinHosting.com
• vBulletin (Usenet gateway and another Usenet gateway)
• SiteGroups -- Email discussion groups for your website, inserted seamlessly with your graphics and feel (ASP). Rapidly grows traffic and dramatically reduces marketing and customer acquisition costs.
• Everyone.net Community -- discussion boards and chat.
• SwiftSolutions
• Cloud-nine uses O'Reilly's WebBoard (web/mail/nntp access)
• WebCrossing sells their software or can host it for you. (web/mail/nntp access)

Board/list software that support nntp

• Conversant by Macrobyte Resources is a community/site-building package. Subscribers can read or post to discussions via news, e-mail, or web. Server runs on Mac or Windows.
• GlobalChat Message Board server (formerly iChat) produces discussion boards accessible by web or nntp.
• KOM2000 is a web-based discussion forum that also provides nntp access.
• Lyris ListManager by Lyris Technologies, Inc. The Multiview module makes it so that the mailing lists can be read and posted to via newsreading software.
• WebBoard by O'Reilly for 95/98/NT does web boards and mailing lists. Users can read/post via nntp if they wish. (purchase)
• WebCrossing is a "community" package, meaning it provides a web site and communication packages for virtual communities. Web, Webmail, POP3/IMAP/SMTP, web-based and NNTP forums, and can run mailing lists.
• Forum News Gateway from the Math Forum is no longer supported. Their new tool is Epigone, which does newsgroups, mailing lists, and web discussions. Interested groups of mathematicians or mathematics educators may contact them directly for consideration of Forum discussion group software use and hosting. Interested groups of stakeholders (of WebCT) in other academic fields may contact help@webct.com

Utilities:

• Spellchecker.net provides tools for web-based systems to allow users to spellcheck their work.

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