[chas_h]

Originally Posted by lierduh

Actually the original VB2 version does not have admin control panel. I believe there is another hack out there to add the control in Admin panel.

The cron job is the same as vb2 version.

I don't understand all these difficulties people are talking about my hack of hack. If one can not be bother to use PHPMyadmin, or can't set up a basic cron job. I am afraid the official release is not going to help much.

I understand my hack is a quick hack of the original. Other than the table prefix which most of people do not use and mail to usenet function, the rest should perform pretty much like the vb2 version if not better in some areas.

The table prefix is very easy to add, anyone with basic php skill can add that. I may add that if I can be bothered.
I am not sure how widely the mail to usenet is used. The basic function is there, I have not been bothered to test it, that is all.

I do hope too Giby comes out with an official release, but for one to expect everything will be much easier to install or debug, I am afraid he/she will be wrong.

lierduh,
I was not trying to say that there is anything wrong with your hack, and you are right, there was an extra hack to get the admin panel function for VB-2. I am very happy with the way your hack is working now (for newsgroups). What I am saying is that anyone who is not familiar with editing the tables in MySql is going to need alot of help. And a 'simple cron job' is not simple for a first time user either.
You have to understand that some people (myself included) get spoiled by some of the hacks here which have so much instruction and support to go with them that they are easy for novices to install. Anything beyond that is out of the reach of most of the people in this forum.
Could you explain what you mean when you talk about the 'table prefix' being easy to use? I don't know what you are refering to.
And thanks for taking this hack as far as you have, no one else seems interested in working on this right now and it is a very useful thing to have at one's forum.

Chas.