Web Wiz Guide - Web Wiz Forums realease v6.12 (MS SQL Server 7/2000 Version)


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Introduction
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Thank you fordownloading this application and hopefully you will find it of benefit to you.

If you have not downloaded this appliaction from Web Wiz Guide then check for the latest
version at: -

http://www.webwizguide.info


This applcation uses ASP and must be run through a web server supporting ASP. 

It has been tested on PWS 4 and IIS 4 and 5 on Windows 2000/XP/NT4/98

The ASP Discussion Forum has been tested on MS SQL Server 7 and SQL Server 2000 


The CDONTS, w3 JMail, or Persists AspEmail component must be installed on the web server 
in order to use the e-mail features of the forum. An SMTP server also needs to be installed 
on the server if you are using the CDONTS component.

The CDONTS component comes with IIS 4/5 on NT4/Win2k, but does NOT come with IIS5.1 
on Windows XP.


This version requires either SQL Server 7 or SQL Server 2000 for an MS Access version of
the ASP Discussion Forum please go to http://www.webwizguide.info

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Using the Forum
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To find out how to use Web Wiz Discussion Forums: -



PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION IN THE DOCUMENTATION FOLDER
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Click on the default.htm file in the documentation folder to get started.


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Other ASP Applications
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The following ASP Appliacations are available for free from http://www.webwizguide.info 

	ASP Discussion Forum (Access and SQL Server versions)
	ASP Guestbook
	Site Search Engine
	Weekly Poll
	Site News Administrator
	Internet Search Engine
	Mailing List
	Graphical Hit Counter
	Graphical Session Hit Counter
	Database Hidden Hit Counter
	Active Users Counter
	E-mail Form's
	Database Login Page

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Thanks to
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Thanks to Mike Falatine of 4th Order at http://www.4th.cc for all the avatar images

Thanks to BBAddOns at http://www.bbaddons.com for letting me use there avatars, check
there site out for more avatars


Thanks to ulfe for all the help testing the SQL Server version of the ASP Discussion Forum

Thanks to ::foo:: form http://www.forgetfoo.com for all the help with the emoticons

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If I have missed anything out or any bugs then please let me know by e-mailing me at: -

asp@webwizguide.com


