Can I customize the look of the administration interface?
Notes regarding the customization of the Discus administration interface, including translating it or changing the layout.

Can I get a free demo of Discus Professional?
Information on Discus Professional licensing and demonstrations.

Can I transfer my Discus Professional license to another person or organization?
Information for individuals or companies wishing to transfer their license to another party.

CHMOD is not supported on my server. Can I still use Discus?
An answer to the question of what to do if your server does not accept the CHMOD command to change file permissions.

Do I have to put advertising banners on my site if I run freeware Discus?
DiscusWare's response to this frequently asked question regarding advertising with freeware Discus.

Do you accept payments by bank transfer?
Information for individuals or companies wishing to pay for Discus Professional licenses by wire transfer.

Do you offer custom programming services?
DiscusWare's response to this frequently asked question regarding custom programming services performed by DiscusWare.

Does Discus or Discus Professional support threading of messages?
DiscusWare's response to this frequently asked question regarding organizations of the message base.

Does Discus require a back-end database to function?
Information on back-end database needs.

How can I fix incorrect message counts or last updated dates?
It's as simple as reindexing and regenerating. Read this document for complete details.

How can I fix incorrect message counts or last updated dates?
It's as simple as reindexing and regenerating. Read this document for complete details.

How can I get a receipt for an on-line credit card purchase?
Instructions on how to obtain a receipt for a purchase made through the DiscusWare secure purchasing area.

How can I let users create top-level topics?
Answer to this commonly asked question, and rationale behind the design and permissions architecture.

How can I make Discus add new messages to the top of a conversation?
Information on setting the order of items.

How do I activate a user who is awaiting e-mail activation?
Describes how you can manually activate a user account which is awaiting e-mail verification.

How do I add clipart to my Discus board?
Instructions for updating the Discus clipart collection on your Discus board as well as other information relating to the Discus clipart collection.

How do I add message counts to my topics?
How to add message counts to topic and subtopic display lists in Discus 3.10 and higher.

How do I enable (or disable) e-mail notification?
Information on how to enable or disable the Discus e-mail notification features.

How do I enable and configure the profanity filter?
Instructions for enabling the Discus profanity filter and editing the list of words that are filtered.

How do I enable user self-registration on my board?
How to enable user self-registration on your Discus board.

How do I generate an e-mail list of all users of my board?
Instructions for creating an e-mail list of all users of your board.

How do I get my board out of 'Maintenance Mode'?
Information on the Maintenance Mode feature.

How do I insert hyperlinks in my post?
A description of the Discus formatting tags used to create hyperlinks within your posts or other Discus areas.

How do I link images off another server?
Instructions for setting up your Discus board to allow linked images from another server.

How do I make it so users can create a new thread in a subtopic?
Describes how you can adjust page layout to enable your users to start a new thread from an existing page on your message board.

How do I purchase Discus Professional?
An explanation and helpful pointers to pages which allow you to buy Discus Professional.

How do I remove the link to administration?
Instructions for removing the link to Discus administration.

How do I upload attachments to my post?
Instructions for uploading an attachment to your post on a Discus board.

How do I upload images to my post?
Instructions for uploading an image to your post on a Discus board.

Password FAQ: Recovering, Encryption, and Security
The Password FAQ contains everything you want to know about Discus passwords and password encryption, including how to reset passwords and an analysis of encryption methods and the security that Discus has built in to safeguard passwords.

What are the Perl requirements for Discus and Discus Professional?
An explanation of what versions of Perl are needed to run Discus and Discus Professional.

What does the file named 'core' do?
Explanation of the file named 'core' that may show up in some directories.

What is my FTP Reference Number used for?
Explains the 'FTP reference number' that is assigned when you generate a Discus or Discus Professional distribution via the FTP setup method.

What is the difference between a moderator and the board administrator (superuser)?
Explanation of the difference between a moderator and the board administrator (superuser).

What is the initial login for the administration program?
Initial login for the administration program after setting up Discus for the first time.

What is the maximum number of topics Discus can support?
A description of the maximum number of topics a Discus board can support, from both a licensing and a practical viewpoint.

What is your federal tax ID (phone number, fax number, etc.)?
Information for individuals or companies needing additional information to purchase Discus Professional by purchase order.

What is your technical support telephone number?
DiscusWare's response to this frequently asked question regarding technical support by telephone.

What isn't the Discus Professional 3.xx Archive Manager working?
An explanation of the purpose and function of the Archive Manager interface, including troubleshooting information and an explanation of some of the things that it does not do.

What languages is Discus available in?
Listing of the languages that Discus and Discus Professional are available in, as well as other frequently asked questions about translations.

What uploading features are available in Discus and Discus Professional?
Describes the image and attachment upload features available in Discus and Discus Professional.

Why can users sign up for e-mail notification in topics they are not allowed to read?
Sometimes this is e-mailed to us as a 'huge security hole.' For an explanation of how this does not actually happen, read this document.

Why do some of my uploaded attachments have an '.unk' extension?
Answer to this commonly asked question regarding the extensions and icons of uploaded attachments in Discus Professional.

Why doesn't blinking text work?
An explanation of why the Discus \blink{} formatting tag may not function.

Why is it generally a bad idea to use the 'Allow Arbitrary HTML' option?
A plea to board administrators not to enable the Arbitrary HTML option.

Will Discus run on my server? (Its OS is _______)
The types of servers that Discus will (and will not) run on.

Will Discus run under Linux?
Answer to this commonly asked question regarding the compatibility of Discus and Linux.