//**************************************************************************************
//Extalk v1.8 by westiminzer and Piacenzaforum staff, modified version of Extalk v1.4
//see readme.txt file for further informations
//email: g.barbato@inwind.it
//02-september-2004
//**************************************************************************************

This is a modified version of the original one made by extrovertive. To read the original readme file please 
refers to "readme_v14.txt".

mods Log:

31/08/2003: -Now in messages backslash "\" is no longer put before characters like apex ', quotation mark " 
             and colon :.
	    -Invision powerboard skin; added new emoticons; now you can see time and date in 
             every message near username.
02/09/2004: - New grafical interface.
	    - Informations like gender, nickname, email and website are stored in a cookie.
	    - Messages rotation: there's no more the reset after tot messages but you can read the last tot messages
	      posted. If you choose to show 100 messages the 101st deletes the 1st, the 102nd deletes the 2nd....
	    - Completely rewrite and enhance the admin panel. Now, through admin panel, you can:
		* modify administration username or password;
		* enable/disable or add/delete words filters;
		* enable/disable or add/delete an easy-formatting-text code called bbcode;
		* enable/disable smilies;
		* enable/disable the board;
		* enable/disable the image visualization;
		* automatically resize posted images too big;
		* enable/disable and set anti flood control;
		* enable/disable and set the wordwrap function;
		* modify the number of messagges shown on the board;
		* modify the number of charactes of messages and username;
		* delete messages posted. 
	    - Enhanced security: now the board is protected by javascript and css code attack;
	    - You can simply change language or create your own thanks to lang files in /lang directory;


.... and all of this without database ;-)

LICENCE:

1) You may modify, or distribute this script freely.
2) You cannot sell this script.
3) I'd be glad if you notify me if you are using this script for commerical purpose
4) In the unlikely event that this script caused you any damage, I do not take 
   any responbility. Use it at your own risk.. Please report any bugs. 
5) The copyright must stay intact. Please give credit for extrovertive's work and mine.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING

1) Unzip and extract all files to your hard drive.
2) Open up extalk_setup.php on your text editor. 
3) Edit the info in the zone indicated: make attention on "$language_file" and read the comments about it.
4) Create a new directory (p.e "extalk") in your webspace and upload all files to it. 
5) CHMOD all .dat files to 777 on your FTP client. 
   (On WS FTP LE - Read = 4, Write = 2, Execute = 1)
6) Access admin panel clicking on "panel" button and using Userid = admin and password = admin then IMMEDIATELY modify 
   userid and password informations and change the options as you want.
7) Enjoy and have a nice chat ;-)

LANGUAGES:
To change language edit "extalk_setup.php" file and modify the value of the variable "$language_file" with the filename of one of 
languages file inside the folder "lang".
At now laguages available are italian (my own) and english. If you want to translate extalk in your own language 
I'm glad if you send it to me so I can add it to the package.
Thank you very much ;)

CONTACTS:

To contact me g.barbato@inwind.it

UPDATES:
To check updates please visit http://piacenzaforum.altervista.org --> Downloads section
