[ic] IC and BBS

Kellen Weissenbach interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
Thu Apr 18 03:24:01 2002


This would be possible with a software package like yabbse (www.yabb.info).
It's mysql and php based so it would just require a little coding.

Don't look at me though.  I wouldn't know where to start. hehehe.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Jordan" <paul@gishnetwork.com>
To: "Interchange list" <interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:36 AM
Subject: [ic] IC and BBS


> Hi guys
>
> Has anyone every succesfully integrated a BBS system with Interchange. I
> don't want to reinvent the wheel, and I also don't want to bulk up userdb.
>
> I was thinking it can be as minimal as making Interchange "write" username
> and password on "create account" to the BBS table as well as userdb. So
> there would be a central sign UP point. Then in the BBS system, you would
> disable it's "create account" feature, only leaving it's "log in" feature
> functional. Thus you would sign up with one username and password in the
> store (IC) and the same username and password would be usable if you chose
> to log into the stores BBS system. The BBS would still write it's info to
> the BBS native table (mysql, etc).
>
> I would really like to have a BBS system, but am turned off by having to
ask
> for two usernames and passwords. It would get kinda odd for a customer to
> log in IC, and then find his same username is already taken on the sites
> BBS. That would look bad.
>
> We could make a module for some popular BBS, much like has been done for
> payment gateways. I think a BBS system would be a nice addition to any IC
> store.
>
> Has anybody done something like this, or have any experience making IC
write
> to two databases? Anybody want to help? I know I wouldn't be able to do
this
> on my own so any interest is appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
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