Some questions

[Etaran]

Hi,

I've already tried the demo but got some questions:

1. I understood that you can automatically change bad language into * and if the word consists of three letters, it will be replaced by three ***.
But is it possible to change it into a word of your choice?

2. The total amount of written posts will decrease when you delete a post. Is there a way to remain the old number of posts, no matter how many posts are deleted?

3. I would like a reputation system that only gives out positive (+) points. Is there such a mod?

4. vBulletin doesn't check for the entire IP address when a mod or admin logs in to the admin cp. Is this is a security risk? If so, how can it be solved?

5. I know there is a Dutch language pack, but does this cover the front-end and back-end or only the front-end? Is the ACP translated into Dutch or are we 'stuck' with English for that part?

6. Where do I restrict the ammount of pm's that can be sent, i.e. that users can only sent like 50 or so before their outbox is full? Is that a standard option or do I need a mod for that?

7. I understand that vB has an image resizer for photo's placed in posts but that you then need to install GD or Imagemagick on the server. Since I've no experience with this: which one is the best? How do I install such a thing on the server?
And where do I find the setting on the adminCP to start the image resizer?

Thanks!

[Lynne]

1. Yes, you may use the Replacement Filters to do that.

2. No, not in default vb.

3. I believe you can set it to not allow negative reputation (I believe vb.com has theirs set up that way).

4. It is suggested to htaccess protect your mod and admin directories.

5. I don't know.

6. That is standard and you set it per usergroup (admins, mods, registered users, etc.)

7. You'll want to have either GC or Imagemagick installed anyway in order to use Image Verification on your site. I can't tell you how to install it since I always hire people to do that on my servers.

[renep]

Originally Posted by Etaran

5. I know there is a Dutch language pack, but does this cover the front-end and back-end or only the front-end?

Only the front-end. See the Dutch homepage of the language pack.