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Originally Posted by Dismounted

It could be possible, but not without a lot of editing. There are also issues relating to this, such as how users are managed. Imagine 2 users with the name "Dismounted"...

FirstClass has a system that does, out of the box, the kind of gatewaying we want. Servers connect every 15 minutes to update message lists and remote user names are tagged with the system location (e.g. Dismounted,Boston; Dismounted,Chicago; Dismounted,San Francisco, etc).

Although FirstClass can be used with a browser, it's primary use is in settings where each user has proprietary FirstClass client software installed.

We are trying to understand the difficulties we may be getting into if we try to modify vBulletin (which has a simpler browser interface) versus buying an off-the-shelf product.

Would the "lot of editing" be a one-time thing or would each upgrade of vBulletin require a lot of work?

Thanks very much for helping us to understand this.