I want to host some forums

**JungleMan** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 10:23 AM

Where's a good free space to host forums?

Using vB Lite or Burning Board...something PHP based..

thanks

**Gandalf_Grey_** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 12:05 PM

why is everyone hosting forums? I only go to 2 forums this one, and the one at my school (I am an admin there

).

**numtel** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 02:48 PM

why don't u host it off your own computer with iis? you seem to have a static ip.

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:01 PM

too many boards *yawn*

**Gandalf_Grey_** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:02 PM

If you are running it off of your computer please use apache

lord_dude · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by numtel
why don't u host it off your own computer with iis? you seem to have a static ip.

How do u know he has a static ip, dont u need to b a mod to see ip address?

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:11 PM

there are ways of finding things out without being a mod Mr. Dude

lord_dude · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:14 PM

Care to expand, or at least give me a clue?

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:18 PM

tell ya what, just to prove it, post something in this thread now, doesn't matter what.

I should be able tell you your IP Address, host, browser and OS

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:28 PM

well anybody else then?

Obvisouly I'll PM it rather than post it...

**rjlohan** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 03:59 PM

Hit me chris. And make sure you tell me how... (briefly)

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:05 PM

check ya PMs

**rjlohan** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:08 PM

Nice one....

Now, what colour are my underpants?

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:08 PM

my mystic powers tell me...white

**rjlohan** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:10 PM

NOOOO!!!

Black with red love-hearts.

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:12 PM

damn, the supernatural karma failed me again

lord_dude · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by chrisjk
tell ya what, just to prove it, post something in this thread now, doesn't matter what.

I should be able tell you your IP Address, host, browser and OS

Go on then.

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:39 PM

d'oh! I wasn't ready, try again

lord_dude · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:55 PM

oh so you have to be ready? Are you using some sort of packet sniffer (i know its a lame guess but all i can think of).

**Wally Pipp** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 04:58 PM

Can you also tell me the serial number of my toaster Chrisjk ?

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 05:00 PM

no, unless it can connect to the net and post stuff in VBF

BTW: No more requests please, I can't be arsed to do any more

lord_dude · Feb 2nd, 2002, 05:02 PM

P: 62.64.x.x
Host: ppp-64-x-x.friaco.access.uk.tiscali.com
Browser: MSIE 4.01
OS: Windows 98

Lucky guess

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 05:03 PM

very lucky

lord_dude · Feb 2nd, 2002, 05:05 PM

so come on, spill the beens

packet sniffer?
hacked an admin account?
bribed an admin with sexual favours?

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 05:06 PM

the last one

hmm, I might tell you. Later. Although it's so simple

**thinktank2** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 09:09 PM

We can even tell you if you used a proxy...

Chris ,... you are paying me the royalty of my patented thingo...

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 09:11 PM

nah, you should be paying me royalities as I came up with it months ago

But i'll let it pass just this once

**kalicki** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 09:26 PM

Spill the damn beans *****, or I'll be forced to tell them the real reason you changed your avatar....

lord_dude · Feb 2nd, 2002, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by thinktank2
We can even tell you if you used a proxy...

Chris ,... you are paying me the royalty of my patented thingo...

so its not coz cris is an op, its some kind of exploit on the site. This being the case, shouldt it be fixed before some script kiddy comes along and starts messing with the ip addresses. Im not too bother personally coz a)im behind a firewall and therefore almost unhackerble and b) my ip address is dynamic but im sure there are others here that dont particularly want their ip addresses given out!

**chrisjk** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 10:15 PM

I might tell John about it in return for a moderatorship

Trouble is, there is only one way to stop it, and that would be unpopular with the members

**thinktank2** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 10:18 PM

It's the same thing About.com does...
Anyone care to ask them ???

**thinktank2** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 10:28 PM

I know one guy who works for Doubleclick.
They can cross-reference individuals from multiple sites.

In fact they can say which site you've been at a particular time.
And they can get your real house address from some sites that require you to give your house address.

All these Info can be used to launch a dedicated marketing campaign. You know what...You visit a site and browse a product category and in few days you get some sales person talking about this product in phone.

**Emo** · Feb 2nd, 2002, 11:03 PM

Originally posted by thinktank2
All these Info can be used to launch a dedicated marketing campaign. You know what...You visit a site and browse a product category and in few days you get some sales person talking about this product in phone.

that's scary...

-Emo

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