Phorum<\/a> sucks[1] (or at least did in the version we do) and adds to the list of reasons why web based forums are much like doing $adjective to $noun.<\/p>\nWhat is it with new internet lamers and the inability to use an email program? Or even an nntp client (okay, usenet is officially crap now unless you just want spam and pornography) but the tradition of companies having internal\/external nntp servers is old, tried and true.<\/p>\n
[1] Phorum may itself be a great web based forum. It’s just that all web based forums suck – on principle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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