As per
vBulletin Mail System - vBulletin.org Forum , filburt's vBMS is now released as Open Source Software.
The application, which has floundered a little since the 3.5.x
vBulletin series...came almost stable as 3.6.0 was released.
Features of vBMS:
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Originally Posted by http://www.webdesignforums.net/vbms/ - No file editing required
No need to edit vBulletin or other files, even to install vBMS. - Enhanced Privacy Protection
Link tactics used by spammers and hackers...exposed! - vBMS in your Language
User interface and administrator settings utilize vBulletin phrases. - Even Simpler Installation
Installer automatically creates and even edits templates for you. - No More Cron Jobs
Cron jobs aren't required; vBMS uses the Scheduled Task system. - Improved HTML support
Multiple options to handle HTML, including rewritting to vB code. - ...and more
See all of the major features in the Features list.
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The software has great potential, and as follows, you can now do a lot more to it.. and it's free!
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Originally Posted by filburt What can and can't I do with an open-source vBMS in terms of licensing? You can: - Distribute vBMS to anybody you like.
- Modify vBMS to do whatever you like (excluding changing copyright notices), and then claim the changes as your own.
- Remove mentions of vBMS, the "vBulletin Mail System", or other branding.
- Develop special distributions of vBMS that you have extensively modified, and distribute those changes as a package
- Sell any components of vBMS that you have directly created (this is allowed, but discouraged). Only the components themselves may be sold, not the entire package with your modifications included.
You cannot: - Advertise any of your modifications that you may be selling at vBulletin.org.
- Use vBMS for any illegal purposes, including use vBMS on a forum without an active vBulletin license.
- Modify vBMS to do whatever you like, and then claim the entire product as your own.
- Remove mentions of vBMS, the "vBulletin Mail System", or other branding, and replace them with others that imply you exclusively developed the product.
- Sell any components of vBMS that the product originally contained or others have freely developed.
- Sell the product as a whole, including a modified product.
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