We've already experimented with this and got it to work. There are a few things to do - one is to rename the script and edit a section within the script.
For the script, rename vbnews.php to whatever.php and then edit this line:
Code:
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'vbnews');
changing the vbnews to whatever you named the script. Then alter the variables on this script.
In the product, all the variables will need to be altered (to match the variables you changed them to in the script), along with certain names (product name, template names, etc.). This would take some work, but it can be done.
Btw, I also have a 3.6 version of this script that has more features - including bbcode support, plus don't forget to click install

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