Mac Forum Software question.

Hey guys I am new to this forum so please excuse me if this has already been posted or if it is in the wrong area.

My question is that I am interested in starting a forum and am having trouble finding software or easy instructions to to so. Is there anyone out there who can help me in this area?

bummer. i guess no one can help me.

try google.

This forum has been here for years and its a corporately owned forum, so you would have to find a small forum to ask questions about starting a forum for your desired topic.

Edit : check out apple-group.com, they started their own forum and many members over there are helpful. They should know how to do what you are trying to do.

cool thanks. i was mainly looking for the right software though. i will check out the link that you gave me. thanks.

While some will claim it's good, I'd avoid phpBB.

There are a lot of security issues with the various versions and each forum I join that uses it always has these spambots registering.

I read about a plug-in you can install to make it tougher on them though, and you have to crank up security really high to keep them in check like email verification which is a must and there is also the capcha verification while they register that you need to implement.



Edited to add:

Here's the link to tips on keeping spambots at bay if you really want to use phpBB: PHPBB Member List Link Spam.

There's plenty of forum software out there
Some are free, some are not
mac-forums.com runs off vbulletin, which i think you have to pay for
Pretty much all are written in PHP, and use some form of SQL database, so wherever you're hosting a forum will need both of them.
I don't have any particular suggestions, but I'd say that if you do a lot of mods to it phpBB has become pretty hard to keep the spambots

Try this joint: http://www.phpbb.com/

It's not as good as vBulletin but it is FREE!