Links to tools/software that UH provide to us

Para_Normal · 23rd September 2004, 03:38 PM

Could UH provide us with a list of URLs where we could get 3? types of information: Documentation, Support and (give) Feedback/Requests about the tools we use at UH. Obvious examples: Control Panel (www.ensim.com ?), Forum software ( vBB ?), SquirrelMail, each of the power tools etc..

I am thinking of this in terms of a table with the above as headings and the various tools as rows. If all we had for now was a Sticky Thread which had the 'prime' URLs for the tools that would be a good start. If it could be a simple link in the Knowledge base that would perhaps be even better!?

The reason for the request is that I have now learned (experience of UH) that there are several things that UH are not in a reasonable position to do / provide. Obvious examples are changes that basically need Ensim to make them. Rather than an ad-hoc approach a list would allow users to avoid cluttering the forums with requests for info'/changes/etc. if they know how & when they can go directly to the 'owners' of the tool.

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The (frustrating) example that has made me post this is the Forum Software itself! Because the forums are sometimes used to impart important information from UH I want to be able to do a search for 'all items since xxxxx' WITHOUT having to add keywords or User names to search. 'Yesterday' would be the typical time-period but on return from a vacation it may be one of the other Search options.

You may suggest clicking on 'New Posts' but that is not only unreliable but if I am part way through a list of new posts and I need to do something which disrupts my browser - re-boot my Windoze systems for instance then I can never get back to that list.

If anyone has a solution to this last problem then RSVP to this post as I am sure there are other people who are equally frustrated. Thanks in advance.

UH-Matt · 23rd September 2004, 03:54 PM

Great idea!

For now ill start listing some things in this thread (others are welcome to chine in) and then ill make sure the info is taken and added to the applicable knowledgebases and FAQ's (which are getting revamps soon for much more information).

UH-Matt · 23rd September 2004, 03:57 PM

Powertools Script Makers
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Crafty Syntax Live Help
http://www.craftysyntax.com/livehelp/

Jacks Formmail Script
http://dtheatre.com/scripts/formmail.php

Invision Powerboard
http://www.invisionboard.com/

PHP Support Tickets
http://www.phpsupporttickets.com/

Web Calender
http://webcalendar.sourceforge.net/

PHP Nuke
http://phpnuke.org/index.php

PHP Links
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phplinks/

PHP OpenChat
http://phpopenchat.org/

PHP List
http://www.phplist.com/

PHProjekt Groupware
http://www.phprojekt.com/

PHPbb
http://www.phpbb.com/

PostNuke
http://noc.postnuke.com/

Xoops
http://www.xoops.org/

b2
http://cafelog.com/

osCommerce
http://www.oscommerce.com/

UH-Matt · 23rd September 2004, 04:01 PM

Sites for the makers of tools we provide
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Ensim Control Panel
www.ensim.com

(feedback goes to: http://www.ensim.com/about/feedback.asp)

Squirrelmail
http://www.squirrelmail.org/

phpMyAdmin
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/

Urchin Stats
http://www.urchin.com/products/v5/

Spam Assassin (controls our spam tagging)
http://spamassassin.apache.org/index.html

MailScanner
http://www.mailscanner.info/ (removes attatchments if thought to be virus)

UH-Matt · 23rd September 2004, 04:03 PM

FTP Programs
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SmartFTP
http://www.smartftp.com/

CuteFTP
http://www.cuteftp.com/

FlashFXP
http://www.flashfxp.com/

SSH Clients
--------------

Putty
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

SecureCRT
http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/

UH-Matt · 23rd September 2004, 04:06 PM

Core Services running on our Servers
-----------------------------------------------

Apache Webserver
http://www.apache.org/

Sendmail
http://www.sendmail.org/

proftpd
http://www.proftpd.org/

Bind
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/

OpenSSH
http://www.openssh.com/

PHP
http://www.php.net/

MySQL
http://www.mysql.com/

Zend Optimizer / Encoder
http://www.zend.com/

UH-Matt · 23rd September 2004, 04:08 PM

Scripts we use
-------------------

Vbulletin Forums
http://www.vbulletin.com/

Kayako eSupport Helpdesk
http://kayako.com/?_a=products&_m=esupport.features

The rest of our applications are inhouse developments.

MrBen · 23rd September 2004, 04:16 PM

More SSH Clients
--------------

SSH Secure Shell for Workstations (free for non-commercial)
http://www.ssh.com/support/downloads...ommercial.html

EnTunnel (SSH tunnel client - useful for secure email & FTP)
http://www.vandyke.com/products/entunnel/

SSH Tunnel Client (site is in German, but product is English)
http://www.delight.ch/index.php?goLa...enu=2&goSub=48

Ben

Katie · 23rd September 2004, 05:10 PM

Thanks for this thread, it'll be a godsend for me and it's such a good idea!

Any chance you can make it a sticky so it doesn't disappear down the board please?

Para_Normal · 23rd September 2004, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UH-Matt

Scripts we use ....... tonnes listed above - thanks to Matt from Para_Normal.........

Now we know what keeps you busy at night while we are all 'quietly' tucked-up in bed!

Sticky for now would be great - KB even better but can wait...

Para_Normal · 23rd September 2004, 11:53 PM

VBulletin response and much better than nothing - use the following URL:
http://www.unitedforums.co.uk/vb/search.php?do=getdaily
I think that calls for a BookMark!... we have a score/result... more to come I hope... Cheers,

Katie · 24th September 2004, 11:30 AM

Thanks for the sticky

Andy · 16th November 2004, 04:04 PM

Another link for the list

Majordomo
http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/

leafish_paul · 16th November 2004, 09:38 PM

Matt - perhaps stick some of these links into the new Powertools tutorial?

UH-Matt · 21st November 2004, 08:19 PM

When I get a chance these will also be added to our support site tutorials, thanks Paul

Ucof · 5th September 2007, 09:24 AM

Any chance that someone at UH can update the PHPBB link you provide in powertools please?
You currently offer version 2.0.17, and the most recent is 2.0.22
I just thought what with the zero tolerance on spam at UH, that there might be scripting issues and exploits that these older versions are vulnerable to.

oh and PHPBB 3 will be released sometime in the near future too

Thanks guys.

UH-Matt · 5th September 2007, 10:18 AM

You would need to submit that feedback to www.ensim.com as we dont control powertools im afraid.

We recommend people avoid them and would rather manually install the script for you if you dont know how to do it yourself

We will be having a small revamp of the powertools on our next updates which will include some new versions (particularly phpbb) and removal of some of the scripts which are now out of date with no new versions available.