CMFBoard README

Site:
	
   http://www.cmfboard.org
   online demo, news, help, changes


Prerequisites:

   Zope 2.6.2+ (www.zope.org)
   CMF 1.3.1+ (cmf.zope.org)
   Plone 1.0.5+ (www.plone.org)
   ArcheTypes 1.0.1+ (http://sourceforge.net/projects/archetypes/)

Optional:
   MPoll 0.3.1 (http://sourceforge.net/projects/collective)
   CMFMessage 1.0 (http://sourceforge.net/projects/collective)
		   needed if you want "Private Messages"

   PIL (for image resizes)

   email (python2.1 http://www.python.org/sigs/email-sig/
	  ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/contrib/email-2.5.4.tar.gz)
	  needed if you want post messages to forum through email


Install 

  - Uncompress the CMFBoard product into your zope/Products
    directory or link it there, e.g.::

    ln -s /path/to/installation /path/to/zope/Products

  - In the root of your PloneSite installation (within the ZMI), add an
    external method to the root of the Plone Site, with the following
    configuration values:

      o id: install_forumng

      o title (optional): Install CMFBoard

      o module name: CMFBoard.Install

      o function name: install

    Go to the management screen for the newly added external method and
    click the 'Test' tab.

    The install function will execute and give information about the
    steps it took to register and install the Forum into the Plone
    Site instance.


Upgrade

  reinstall CMFBoard
  (call external method install or in quickinstaller tool uninstall then install)

  before upgrading backup you Data.fs!!!
