A VB.NET Forum Management Application

[segwayon]

I wrote a Windows application in VB.NET for managing my forum. It has a series of tabbed IE browser controls with set URLs embedded into them, such as the forum home, the AdminCP, the webhost's main page, the FlashChat admin page, a google search tab for scouring the net for related content, the MelissaData.com's IP lookup page, etc. I integrated the IP listings in such places as new registrants, who's online, latest guests mod, etc. to the MelissaData tab for ease of monitoring those addresses. I also integrated the latest signups page with the StopForumSpam.com features for seeing if a new registrant is tagged in that database or in Google.

With the idea of writing the code for general use, I would like to hear any ideas of helpful URL pages which aid in the management of a forum, and how the VB.NET application could assist in automating some of the more repetitive tasks. Once I have a better idea of what other VB managers would like to see then I'll release the application for others to freely use for their own boards.

One great example of automating repetitive tasks is automatically logging into the AdminCP page via VB.NET API calls for mouse movements, etc. This one feature saves me a lot of trouble as I just have to click a button and my password is consistently and safely pasted into the appropriate field for me. Between sessions it is encryted and stored in the Registry for later recall when needed.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.