Yazd Yazd is an open-source (Apache License) discussion forum software that you can download customize and use.
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Yazd is an open-source (Apache License) discussion forum software that you can download customize and use. Yazd is an open-source (Apache License) discussion forum software that you can download customize and use.Yazd is a Java based forum software that can easily be configured through an admin interface. This discussion forum software is highly flexible and uses JDBC to connect to a backend database.Yazd discussion forum software is absolutely free and open-source.Here are some key features of "Yazd":· Online setup and configuration · Content filters for: · html code (convert the html code into displayable text) · profanity (filter a customizable list of profanities to filter them out) · url coverter (convert the urls to actual links) and more · Search facilities to search for keywords in the forums · Auto Login for easy login of members · Log-off users · Group setup and management ensures easier maintenance for users and permission setup for the administrator. · Moderation, so you can delegate the content moderation to a specific user. · Password protected Administration and Configuration Area · Complete web based administration · Web based feature customization · Personal profile and profile editing for users. · New posts flag to identify new messages · Database backend gives excellent performance and stability. Yazd uses JDBC to communicate with the database. Currently supported databases include Oracle, MySQL, DB2, Microsoft SQLServer, Sybase, Interbase, Hypersonic SQL, Pointbase, Informix and Postgres. · Database connection pooling ensures faster database access. · Caching ensures faster performance. · Using the skin technology you can customize the look and integrate Yazd into your site seamlessly. · 100% pure Java and JSP provides easier maintenance and ensures it operates under different environments. Tested platforms include: Apache with Tomcat, JRun, IBM Websphere, Weblogic, iPlanet, Resin, and Enhydra. · Using the WAR application deployment instead of manual installation. · Integration of new version of Lucene 1.3 · Moderation through the user skins, instead of Admin tool · Grouping of the forums · E-Mail notification back to the user · Approval process for the moderator before the message is made viewable · Sorting of the threads by "Posted Date" and "Last Message" · Preview the message before posting · Header and footer field so that comments or ad tags can be added for each forum. · Number of different user properties are captured and displayed in the vodka skin (IP, city, country, gender, last login etc.) · A count of how many times the thread has been read is added. · Internationalization for Vodka skin: the user can change the language setting on their account and the forum instructions and information changes to the correct language.· Please note that currently the following languages are implemented:- English (Canadian) - English (US) - French (Canadian) - Chinese (Simplified) - Arabic - Spanish - German - Danish - Norwegian - Italian · Time Zone: the user can change their time zone, and the dates and postings will appear according to their time. For example if I post a message according to Toronto time 1:00PM, the user with a time zone in California will see that the message was posted at 10:00AM California time. · Easy integration: You can integerate Yazd into your existing user-base without modifications. · Preview the messages before the message is posted on the forum · Search through All the forums · Capture the real IP address of the user. (The IP address behind the proxy). · Users can watch a forum and be notified as soon as there is a new message posted. · Users can be notified as soon as there is a reply to their post. · The forum can be configured to block users from posting messages rapidly (spamming the forum). · The user who originally created the thread of messages, can rank responses to other messages. · The new users would get an e-mail notificiation with a verification code and need to verify it in order to post a message in the forum. · There is a verification image code for creating a message. This will ensure that the forum can't be spammed with new accounts. · New users can automatically become members of groups. This makes the administration of the forum easier. · IT IS FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE.What's New in This Release:· Major Changes:.User Black List· Ability to black list a user from posting messages..IP Black List· Ability to black list an IP from posting messages..FCKeditor· You can now use FCKeditor instead of textarea for composing the messages. FCKeditor is disabled by default. You need to activate it in the post.jsp, post_include.jsp and web.xml..File Upload (through FCKeditor)· You can now upload files and attach them to your message. The files will be stored on the file directory of the server..JavaScript Filter· A filter to remove all JavaScript tags from the messages..Image Maximum Size· A filter to change the size of the image that has been uploaded. This doesn't actually resize the image. It updates the HTML tag..Article Discussion· A way for you to have an article discussed. It uses the page URL as the key and have the discussions displayed. You need to create a new article discussions forums..Type of Thread· You can now have the user define the type of thread. The default types are Other, Announcement, Question and Comment. Using this feature you can enable a knowledgebase to your system..Avatars· New settings have been added to the users account. There is now Avatars available. You can easily change this to a list of icons on your server with a drop down menu..Users Online List· Ability to see the users that are online. This feature uses Ajax to update the list and it works on newer browsers..Close Thread· Admin and moderator can close a thread. This would mean that no other user would be able to post to the thread..Sticky Thread· Admin and moderator can mark a thread as sticky. This will display the thread on the top of the messages..Move Thread· You can now move a thread from one forum to a different forum from the admin site..SMTP authenticaion· There are changes made to facilitate the SMTP servers that need authentication.· @Bug Fixes· There are number of bug fixes that have been included in this release.

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