Community Server add-ons

Tonight I'm presenting on Community Server 1.0 at the Plano .NET User's Group.

I'll be showing off two new features that Ken has been working on -- his site is running Community Server 1.0 btw and shows how easy it is to customize the platform:

  • FTP Server - We've written an FTP server that integrates into the Community Server database. Unlike the awesome FTP server that ships with IIS, our FTP's access is controlled by the Community Server membership. Currently we've built this feature to make working with our Photo gallery super easy -- just FTP photos to your server. Eventually we'll be expanding this out to solve generic shared file storage on the Internet.
  • NNTP Server - We've written an NNTP server for Community Server too! Once we start running Community Server on www.asp.net it means that you can read/post to the www.asp.net/forums from your favorite news reader all the while honoring permissions for what you can/can't see via your Communtiy Server permissions. A feature like this is great for me. If I'm travelling I can sync all the messages, reply, on the plane, and the have those messages posted when I land! Posts made through NNTP are still associated with the user's profile too...

Tonight I'll be demo'ing both of these capabilties. We're also working on an Email server too, but it's not quite ready to demo yet.

 

Published Thursday, February 03, 2005 3:31 PM by Rob Howard

Comments

# re: Community Server add-ons

Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:48 PM by Ingo Rammer
This is by far the friggin', best thing anyone has ever done with online forums! People want a choice of medium. (I personally am one of the NNTP crowd and I really avoid online forums whenever possible ;-))

Congratulations!

# re: Community Server add-ons

Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:54 PM by Chris Kinsman
My question about 1.0 is it easier to host multiple albums now? Without duplicating the entire directory structure? have multiple users?

Are the pictures in the database now so I can do a single backup of the database and not have to worry about the file system?

# re: Community Server add-ons

Thursday, February 03, 2005 11:19 PM by Rob Howard
> I personally am one of the NNTP crowd
Yes, we're excited about this feature too. We also do the reverse, you can now read NNTP newsgroups via our web UI too. Example, we can show the ASP.NET Newsgroups and allow people to read/post on www.asp.net/forums.

The news server rocks. I just finished my presentation and everyone really liked it!

The email system is going to be just as exciting. I use a lot of email DLs - we're building an integration point for Exchange DLs and stand alone listservs. You can do all your posting/reading/veiewing via email if you wanted too. You'll also be able to blog by email or send photos by email.

> easier to host multiple albums
Yes, we support sub-alblums and creating additional alblums is about 3 mouse clicks (and typing the name)

> Are the pictures in the database now
Both - pictures can be stored in the database or on the file system. So you can do just a DB backup and have all your pictures saved.

# Awesome addons for Community Server

Friday, February 04, 2005 2:31 PM by TrackBack
Just caught on Rob Howard's blog about some incredible new addons for Community Server 1.0

# Awesome addons for Community Server

Friday, February 04, 2005 2:33 PM by TrackBack
Just caught on Rob Howard's blog about some incredible new addons for Community Server 1.0

# Community Server Addons

Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:42 PM by TrackBack

# re: Community Server add-ons

Thursday, May 24, 2007 9:28 AM by ...

pagine piuttosto informative, piacevoli =)