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frontier is what it is 
- Version: 9.0.1, 5/22/2004 09:29AM PST
(2 of 3 users found this comment useful)
diedirektionWe have had frontier running here since over 5 years now, an know of no product that is comparable. Frontier is not opensource, but has a wide and supportive developer field. Whenever we think of a new function we want, someone's already done it. Frontier understands and translates/compiles applescript, javascript, userscript and more. Which means you can run any scriptable app with frontier. Try running graphic converter or whatever in nuke.
Frontier/Manila understands and uses internal/external CSS, produces RSS and reads/converts RSS to HTML automaticaly, alows all the HTML tags you want it to or not, has a built-in search engine, bulletin function, user right management, fixes buggy user-html and so on.
It takes 30 seconds to open a new Manila website, another 2 to 10 minutes to customize it: browser-based from any online computer.
what we love about frontier-manila:
- it is still is the bloody-beginner-end-user friendliest system out there.
- Google loves it
- RSSing
- it (still) runs best on windows
- it doesn't do linux (yet)
- It doesn't natively understand/import/export to php/MySQL (yet)
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- frontier is what it is
Can't port or find Frontier people - Version: 9.0.1, 5/20/2004 06:25AM PST
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MeVI've been designing and webmastering another non-profit site totally from open-source--Apache, perl, php, and MySQL. I'm sure someone could pick up where I left off without to much trouble and even use Dreamweaver instead of BBedit to maintain the site.
The creators of this product are in a "reality distortion field" of Jobsian proportions. Real world web designers won't bother with this product. Even repriced to be more available to smaller shops won't help them. It's way past it's prime. The industry has so moved on. They need to wake up and smell the coffee.
If you are like most people and looking for an easy to use CMS solution for one or two sites, manila sets the bar very high. It's fully featured and nearly everything you want will be installed and ready to go from the moment you setup your site. No plug-ins to install or scour the web to find. Tyoe in your site name and you are running at full speed with complete and esay control of your templates. If you are a skilled web developer, a manila site for CMS when rendered to a "regular" apache server makes for a VERY powerful and rapid development environment.
Here are a few features that are included with that few other solutions offer without additional installations or purchases:
• Undo
• WYSIWYG Editor
• Static Content Export for Compatibility with Existing Sites
• Podcast Support and Subscription
• Content Staging & Workflow
• Content Scheduling
• Departments or Catagories, Each Having it's Own RSS Feed!
• Built-in, Dual-View Discussion Forum with RSS feeds!
• eMail to Discussion Group
• Comment Notification
• Automatically Created Print-Friendly Versions of Your Web Pages
• Automatically Created "Mail-This-Page" Forms
• Content Only Versions of Your Web Pages
• Automatic Calendar Based Archives
• A Powerful, Easy to Use Template Language
• Access Control to Content
• Multiple Page Templates
• eMail Confirmation of New Members
• Spam-Safe eMail Form for All Memebrs
• Built-in Poll Software
• Easily Upload Files -- movies, sound files, zip files, spreadsheets, etc.
• Closed, Private Members Only Websites
• Flickr Support
p.s. they're up to version 9.6 now...