Edit Forum General Parameters panFora 
Forum Admin  
  Only Forum Administrators have access to Setup tools in panFora.
  The Forum Administrator can edit and reconfigure the Forum's title, User access and capabilities (including Guest and Anonymous users), and Moderator capabilities.
  Most of the Forum's functionality set can be edited after the Forum was created, and users added.
  However, some functions (such as password encryption) cannot be re-edited, once set.
   
 To Edit Forum General Parameters
  Select General Configuration under [Forum] in the Menu Frame
  The Editing Frame updates to display the Editing Forum form.
  This form has many editing options. Please make sure to click the Submit button once you are done with your edits.
   
  Naming / Administrator
    Edit Forum Title
    1.Edit Forum Title by retyping into the [Forum Title] text field.
    You must enter a Forum Title.
    Forums will not be renamed if the field is left blank.
    However, the title does not need to be unique.
   
    Select Primary Forum Administrator
    1.Select the Primary Forum Admin from the [Forum Administrators] pull-down menu.
    He will be the Admin Contact for the Forum.
    All requests for password replacement will be forward to his email address.
    This role is only applicable in Forums with encrypted passwords.
   
  Access and Security
    User Authentication Method
    User authentication methods secure users access to the forum's messages and features.
    1.Choose one of the user access authentication methods below:
    a. [Cookies]: The default, and most flexible authentication method available.
    panFora uses HTTP protocol cookies to save and validate user login information.
    panFora, itself, manages all aspects of user login/logout and Forum access.
    b. [Apache/NCSA]: The "basic" authentication as implemented by the Apache or NCSA web servers.
    The web server software, external to panFora, performs user validation for access control.
    Note: panFora will create and manage the ".htaccess", ".htpasswd" and ".htgroup" files.
    These files are located in the Forum Directory (absolute).
   
    User self registration
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Users to add themselves to the Forum.
    [Yes]: users will be able to self-register when they go to the Forum web page.
    Note: In Cookies mode, the user gets the login screen, with a link to the registration page.
    In Apache mode , when the user cancels out of the login, he is sent to the register page.
    If self-registration is disabled, he gets a notice that he needs an account. 
 
    Password Encryption
    1.Check the [Yes] checkbox under Encrypt Passwords in Users Database to encrypt passwords.
    Warning:
    Once the encryption option is checked it cannot be modified.
    This is an irreversible action.
    Once password encryption is checked, the checkbox is no longer available.
    Pros and Cons:
    a. Non-encrypted passwords:
    Are normally stored in clear text.
    Any Forum Administrator can read and or change them
    Make it easy to email Users their passwords in case they forget them.
    b. Encrypted passwords:
    All passwords are stored in the database in encrypted form.
    Forum Administrators cannot see the actual password.
    If a user forgets his password, he must ask the Forum Administrator for a new one,
    which puts added burden on the admin.
   
    Guest Access
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Guest Access.
    If you select [Yes] to allow Guest Access, you can now select whether to
    Allow Guest Posting and or Allow Guest to Read Message Content options.
    You can also Allow Guests to Choose a Name and Email Address for their Posts
    Note: This changes the post form for Guests, allowing them to enter the new information
    If you select [No] to Guest Access, the options Allow Guest Posting,
    Allow Guest to Read Message Content, etc. will have no effect.
   
    Anonymous Posting
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Anonymous Posting.
    With Anonymous Posting, registered users may post messages "anonymously".
    The "Anonymous" photo and alias is displayed in lieu of their own.
    Note that "anonymous" users cannot send email notification nor edit their messages.
   
  Moderator Capabilities
    Edit Other User Posts
    Edited posted messages include an additional line stating modification date,
    and the UserID of modifier.
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Moderators to Edit other Users Posts.
    If you select [Yes] to allow Moderators to Edit other Users Posts,
    you can now select the scope of their capabilities.
    If you select [No] to disallow Moderators to Edit other Users Posts,
    selecting the scope of their capabilities has no effect.
   
    Editing Scope
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to define the Moderator's editing scope:
    Confined to the group(s) for which Moderator is Group Leader.
    Able to edit any post across all the groups in the Forum.
   
    Delete Other User Posts
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Moderators to Delete Other Users Posts.
    If you select [Yes] to allow Moderators to Delete other Users Posts,
    you can now select the scope of their capabilities.
    If you select [No] to disallow Moderators to Delete other Users Posts,
    selecting the scope of their capabilities has no effect.
   
    Deleting Scope
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to define Moderator's deleting scope:
    Confined to the group(s) for which Moderator is Group Leader.
    Able to edit any post across all the groups in the Forum.
   
  User Capabilities
    Upload Own Photos
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Users to Upload their own Photos.
    This option requires User Profiles
   
    Posting HTML
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Users to use HTML in their Posts.
    Note: panFora supports simple html in the message text.
    You can use link and image tags as well as formatting tags.
   
    Attaching Files
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Users to Attach Files to their Posts.
    If you select [Yes] to allow Users to attach files, you may now set some file upload limitations:
    a.Set up Filesize and space limits.
    b.Filter Javascript in Uploaded HTML Files
    If you select [No] to disallow Users to attach files, setting limits has no effect.
   
    Setting File Size Limitations
    1.Select the Maximum File Size for attachments from the pull-down menu.
    Choose [No Limit] to allow any file size.
    Warning:
    Please check what is the inherent limit of your Web Server on
    upload filesize and temp storage space.
    Make sure there is enough room to process the maximum number of expected files.
    2.Select the Maximum Total Disk space for attachments from the pull-down menu.
    Choose [No Limit] if you don't want to set limits.
    Warning:
    Setting this number will affect all Forums installed on your server.
    Setting this number will affect all Forums installed on your server.
    3.Select the action to be taken if the maximum space limit is exceded.
    Choose [Automatically delete oldest atachments] if you want to automate the process or
    Choose [Notify the Primary Administrator] if you'd like to delete attachments selectively.
   
    Filtering Javascript in Uploaded HTML Files
    As a safety mechanism, you can filter out javascript from uploaded html files
    1.Choose one of the following options:
    Choose [Always Filter] if you want to automate the process:
    In the Forum Message Content, the user will be able to either view the source or
    Open a filtered version of the uploaded file, with all javascript stripped out.
    Choose [Let User Decide] if you'd like the user to filter html files selectively.
    In the Forum Message Content, the user will be able to either view the source or
    Open the file as "Safe HTML" (filtered version of the uploaded file), with all javascript stripped out, or
    Download the file as it was posted - without any filtering.
   
    Add Email Notification with Post
    This function enables users to email directly from any Forum message,
    thus linking the email back to its place in the Forum.
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Users Email Notification with Posts.
    Tip: Email notification can be limited by modifying the notification list in
    Step 5 of Forum setup (Edit Email Notification), rather than completely disabled.
   
    Edit Own Posts
    Edited posted messages include an additional line stating modification date,
    and the UserID of modifier.
    1.Click the appropriate radio button to allow or disallow Users to Edit their own Posts.
    If you select [Yes] to allow Users to Edit their own Posts, you may now set a time limit.
    Time limits range from One Day to A Year, to No Limit.
   
  To Submit your changes
    Click to submit your changes.
    Important: Unless you click the Submit button, your changes will be lost.

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