Hi Bill!
Thanks for the information.
My ISP guy says not to use phpBB for what I am trying to do, for some of
the reasons you mention, and also "because it would be a kludge".
I wonder if you know anything about this one: DBDesigner 4, recently
acquired by MySQL AB.
<http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/index.php>
Acquisition story:
<http://www.fabforce.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=500>
Looks a little like the fox, has a Windows or Linux version, uses MySQL for
the back end. I can't tell if it can create an exe or runtime application,
but it is freely distributable so cost per seat is not a factor. Just that
the full program would confuse the average user, heck, it confuses me!
Regards,
Pete
At 04:41 AM 11/28/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Pete - it's possible, but doubtful. It's a physical security kinda thing -
>you could always unplug the modem
>before leaving the office .
>mondo regards [Bill]
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pete Theisen" <petet@acun.com>
>To: "ProFox Email List" <profox /AT/ leafe DOT com>
>Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 2:29 AM
>Subject: Re: [NF] phpBB
>
>
>> Hi Bill!
>>
>> Thanks once again for your interest.
>>
>> This is a stopgap, running on a local Linux server, until the "real" thing
>> gets written. I am on dial up, so the hacker would have to know the phone
>> number and get the modem to answer, then log on to Linux. Could he/she do
>that?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>> At 02:17 AM 11/28/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>> >Pete - yes to all ..
>> >but suggest you don't put your medical history on servers that can get to
>> >the internet unless you have mondo nasty hacker eating firewall.
>> >
>> >you wanna do medical history stuff with mysql ? very doable - not easy -
>> >but doable .
>> >
>> >suggest you look at the php/apache/mysql distribution from foxserv,
>> >available for d/l at
>> >http://www.foxserv.net/portal.php
>> >it contains a version for windows, and a version for linux .
>> >if you are on dial up - its a pita to get - ask your isp guy to get it
>for
>> >you and burn a cd for you to use .
>> >
>> >suggest you get the windows distribution - that way you can play with it
>on
>> >your laptop ..
>> >your ISP guy probably has those three beasties already loaded on your
>linux
>> >server in your office.
>> >
>> >i'll be up for a bit more - if you wanna take this offlist and email me
>> >privately .
>> >mondo regards [Bill]
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>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Pete Theisen" <petet /AT/ acun DOT com>
>> >To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com>
>> >Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 1:44 AM
>> >Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Basic Common Sense
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi Bill!
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for your reply. I am looking at
>> ><http://www.phpbb.com/features.php>.
>> >>
>> >> Looks like this will run on Linux or Windows, no? I have only Linux in
>the
>> >> clinic. I have only Windows on the notebook. The ISP guy set up my
>clinic
>> >> machines, Windows came with the notebook, free for nothing. Since it
>was
>> >> free, I took it.
>> >>
>> >> My ISP guy is very into Linux, doesn't want me to use ANYTHING else. He
>> >has
>> >> me reading all these books about PHP, Apache and MySQL. I don't really
>> >> understand them. He has some web space set aside for me, but I have
>been
>> >> too ignorant to write the site, and he is too busy right now with paid
>> >work
>> >> to help on the non-profit.
>> >>
>> >> It would go faster on this charity project if we all didn't need to eat
>> >> food, wear clothes, live in houses and drive cars, but we do.
>> >>
>> >> My thought was to put the medical history in the form of a poll - it
>looks
>> >> like that could be done, and write to MySQL tables?
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Pete
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> At 12:00 AM 11/28/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>> >> >Pete - I'll help you out .
>> >> >its called phpBB and runs on most internet servers. Usually a server
>> >> >product.
>> >> >You too can make your own ....
>> >> >I'm a big fan of www.lunarpages.com - thats where me hosting is done -
>> >and
>> >> >it, plus a lot of other stuff, is avail for free once you sign up for
>a
>> >> >hosting account .
>> >> >
>> >> >perhaps your isp can host one for you ? not sure - where u park your
>web
>> >> >space currently ?
>> >> >mondo regards [Bill]
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>> >> >email.
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>> >> >mySql / VFP / MS-SQL
>> >> >----- Original Message -----
>> >> >From: "Pete Theisen" <petet@acun.com>
>> >> >To: "ProFox Email List" <profox /AT/ leafe DOT com>
>> >> >Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 11:44 PM
>> >> >Subject: RE: [ADMIN] Basic Common Sense
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi Bill!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Moving right along, let's look at the poll software itself. I have
>seen
>> >> >> this interface on other web sites beside Open tech. I wonder if this
>is
>> >an
>> >> >> application or a framework? I ask this because it looks to me that
>this
>> >> >> might be something I could use on my simple research project.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It runs in the browser, it gathers data and comments from users, it
>> >> >> presents a simple interface. What's not to like? What is it?
>> >> >[snip]
>> >> >
>> >> >
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