> > It seems to me, though, that one of the important features of a CMS > would be to allow users to 'subscribe' to bulletin boards via > email and > give users the option to send email directly to the forum/mailing-list > as well as to receive emails of posts to such a 'board'. > > The functionality I am looking for is akin to that of webcrossing > (www.webcrossing.com), or Apple's implementation thereof in their > 'Support>Discussions' forum. >
Why would you want to do that through the CMS rather than through the forum software? Use the right tool for the right job and all that. If the issue is avoiding multiple user logins because you have personalization running, WebCrossing supports (with some scripting) external user databases. I suspect other forum packages support similar external user dbs. Now, what might make more sense is a CMS that had a forum module so that you could manage ALL your content in a single place. Reef had that, but they wanted something like $50,000 for it, which seemed quite excessive when you could buy WebCrossing (which had a lot more forum functionality) for, what, $1,000? Adam Gaffin Executive Editor, Network World Fusion [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (508) 490-6433 / http://www.nwfusion.com "I programmed my robotic dog to bite the guy who delivers the electronic mail." -- Kibo -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.
