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10/31/2008 8:23 AM
 

Does anybody on here host a website with PowerDNN and use ActiveModules' ActiveForums 4?

The reason I ask is because I have been told by ActiveModules that their new forum module works on all hosts EXCEPT PowerDNN (ActiveModules says only a handful of people use their forums and host with PowerDNN).  I've had a long an unfortunate conversation with ActiveModules which makes me think it's just a matter of them not turning out a proper product.  They continually blame their modules not working on PowerDNN although I don't see how that could be.  Despite having purchases at least two versions of their ActiveForums over the last several years they apparently have this thing in place where if you have a trouble ticket in with them, as I've had for quite some time now, then you're not allowed to post on their support forum?  Right...  So anyway not only are they not helping me but they don't let me post on their support forum for "community support"...or at least I can post but it has to be moderated and for some reason...my posts just aren't.  So they won't support me and they've taken away my options for getting support on the ActiveModule website.  So before posting more details let me just ask the question....

Anybody here host on PowerDNN and use the new ActiveForums?


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10/31/2008 8:49 AM
 

It is the freedom of any module developer to support only certain usecases. AFAIK PowerDNN does not offer DNN out of the box, but use a modified version


Erik van Ballegoij, Former DNN Corp. Employee and DNN Expert

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10/31/2008 10:28 AM
 

- edited because of clarification -

 
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10/31/2008 10:52 AM
 

 Hi Ryno,

We actually have lots of customers who are using Active Forums and hosting with us.  I've spoken to Will @ Active about this and the problem only affects customers who were on a SQL 2000 database and then migrate over to us because we preserve their SQL compatibility level and ActiveModules requires SQL 2005 Compatibility mode.  We have an article in our KB that tells how to change the compatibility mode on databases as well. 

 
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10/31/2008 1:43 PM
 

 Just to clarify a couple items mentioned in this thread.  PowerDNN does run a modified version of DNN in a sense, but I would say it's probably more accurate to use the term "optimized" as oppossed to "modified".  A modified version of DotNetNuke would imply that the core source code was modified, this DEFINITELY is not the case with PowerDNN.  Our service would be worthless if we couldn't maintain upgradability and compatibility with DotNetNuke and all of the 3rd party modeules out there.  Our installs have a custom skin, as well as some configuration changes made to how DNN handles logs.  We also perform database optimization on the back end, to keep sites as light weight as possible.  Currently there is a thread touching on the bloated database and DNN subject.  But we do not modify core code directly, and this is intentional because our customers come to us because chose DotNetNuke and a platform and PowerDNN as the hosting provider.  It's our just to give them the fastest and best supported DotNetNuke install available.  

 
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