Why re-invent the wheel?
Posted by drupalpupal on May 12, 2012 at 12:01am
For whatever reason, a self contained D6 forum module was never allowed to be included in the official modules but I've worked with this module quite a bit and I believe it is SERIOUSLY worth looking at, even if for just a basis or starting point or maybe even, if nothing else, a proof of concept. It can be found here: http://www.richardpeacock.com/blog/2010/10/rp-forum-drupal-6-module
It has most (if not all) the features all the "big" forums have such as:
Features (included without additional modules!)
Ability to ban users based on IP and IP ranges
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