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DarkDraco07
09-12-2002, 02:28 AM
i saw a thread somewhere about using vbulletin on a free site, can someone tell me where it is? i might need it when my report card comes out...
DarkDraco07
09-12-2002, 11:55 PM
someone? anyone?
Neo
09-13-2002, 12:09 AM
I dont really understand what joo are talking about...
DarkDraco07
09-13-2002, 12:14 AM
in a threaqd somewhere someone asked this befor. they talked about a free web host that supports vbulletin. like sign up for a free site and add vbulletin to it
Neo
09-13-2002, 12:24 AM
Hmmm.. that might be a little hard to find. I know at VB.com they have alot of info on hosting.
Dark Shogun
09-13-2002, 03:10 AM
But they don't allow talking about free hosts I think.

Dark Shogun
Erwin
09-13-2002, 03:17 AM
That's correct. vB.com does not allow free hosts discussion. I'm not sure about the policy here.
Neo
09-13-2002, 03:30 AM
That is very odd oO;;

Do you know why that is Erwin?
Erwin
09-13-2002, 03:34 AM
Because from experience, most vB running on free hosts are pirated - the feeling is that people who can afford vB can afford to host it. Mind you, this is obviously a generalization, and is not always the case.
2 X Viverridae
09-13-2002, 03:35 AM
My guess would be that most folks interested in free hosting, may not have taken that all important step of actually *purchasing* a license for vB. Or it could be some completely unrelated random reason, like an admin with an unexplained childhood hatred of words that rhyme with whee!
Neo
09-13-2002, 04:30 AM
*kicks that rules* I am going broke but at one point in time I had the $$$ to get VB.... well atleast I got a few jobs coming up ;)
FlyingDutchman
09-13-2002, 04:32 AM
well, if this is only for running a test-board, i don't think you're allowed to (unless you don't have any other boards running with your license)

otherwise, you could also run it on your 'puter ;) (without making it accessible from outside of course :)
DarkDraco07
09-13-2002, 06:09 PM
see the prob im having is that vb u pay at once, hosting u pay monthly. if my dad cuts the host off i still have vb but not a host to put it on, thats y
Logician
09-13-2002, 07:08 PM
I'd say it would be a pain in the neck to pull down the vb licence and make the host shut down the board if site owner uses pirated software or breaks the licence agreement if the host is a free host. They have millions of customers, loosy support which tend to ignore email such as these.. So if I were the coder, I wouldnt encourage people use my script in free hosts either, especially if I have a strict user agreement and tendancy to trace users breaking it...
NTLDR
09-13-2002, 07:19 PM
Originally posted by FlyingDutchman
well, if this is only for running a test-board, i don't think you're allowed to (unless you don't have any other boards running with your license)

otherwise, you could also run it on your 'puter ;) (without making it accessible from outside of course :)

You can, as long as the general public don't have access to it and its recomended that you use a directory called testvb so that its easier to tell if its a test board or not.
DarkDraco07
09-14-2002, 06:57 PM
anyone read my last post? 3rd one abover this one?