Forum Applications

Online setup and configuration
Content filters for:
html code (convert the html code into displayable text)
profanity (filter a customizable list of profanities to filter them out)
url coverter (convert the urls to actual links) and more
Search facilities to search for keywords in the forums
Auto Login for easy login of members
Log-off users
Group setup and management ensures easier maintenance for users and
permission setup for the administrator.
Moderation, so you can delegate the content moderation to a specific
user.
Password protected Administration and Configuration Area
Complete web based administration
Web based feature customization
Personal profile and profile editing for users.
New posts flag to identify new messages
Database backend gives excellent performance and stability. Yazd uses
JDBC to communicate with the database. Currently supported databases
include Oracle, MySQL, DB2, Microsoft SQLServer, Sybase, Interbase,
Hypersonic SQL, Pointbase, Informix and Postgres.
Database connection pooling ensures faster database access.
Caching ensures faster performance.
Using the skin technology you can customize the look and integrate
Yazd into your site seamlessly.
100% pure Java and JSP provides easier maintenance and ensures it
operates under different environments. Tested platforms include: Apache
with Tomcat, JRun, IBM Websphere, Weblogic, iPlanet, Resin, and
Enhydra.
Using the WAR application deployment instead of manual
installation.
Integration of new version of Lucene 1.3
Moderation through the user skins, instead of Admin tool
Grouping of the forums
E-Mail notification back to the user
Approval process for the moderator before the message is made
viewable
Sorting of the threads by “Posted Date” and “Last Message”
Preview the message before posting
Header and footer field so that comments or ad tags can be added for
each forum.
Number of different user properties are captured and displayed in the
vodka skin (IP, city, country, gender, last login etc.)
A count of how many times the thread has been read is added.
Time Zone: the user can change their time zone, and the dates and
postings will appear according to their time. For example if I post a
message according to Toronto time 1:00PM, the user with a time zone in
California will see that the message was posted at 10:00AM California
time.
Easy integration: You can integerate Yazd into your existing user-base
without modifications.
Preview the messages before the message is posted on the forum
Search through All the forums
Capture the real IP address of the user. (The IP address behind the
proxy).
Users can watch a forum and be notified as soon as there is a new
message posted.
Users can be notified as soon as there is a reply to their post.
The forum can be configured to block users from posting messages
rapidly (spamming the forum).
The user who originally created the thread of messages, can rank
responses to other messages.
The new users would get an e-mail notificiation with a verification
code and need to verify it in order to post a message in the forum.
There is a verification image code for creating a message. This will
ensure that the forum can’t be spammed with new accounts.
New users can automatically become members of groups. This makes the
administration of the forum easier.