Could anyone shed some light?

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I am very interested in how exactly vBulletin's licensing/customer system works...

I do not have a copy of it myself, so nothing to exactly "test" with... but how exactly does it work? Are you given a customer id? What do you do with this, and when is it required in the future?

Any other information would be helpful!

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Perhaps you should, just a thought, contact VBulletin?

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Yes, contact them. Their support staff is top-notch.

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The vBulletin team would most likely not wish to share *any* of their "operation details".

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What exactly do you want to know and why?

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Quote: Originally posted by KandieMan101
but how exactly does it work? Are you given a customer id? What do you do with this, and when is it required in the future?

When you order a vBB you are given a customer ID (you pick) and a password (you pick). You use this to get into the members area where you can download vBB. The members area will only work for a year after the you buy it, but they update alot and it's really nice to be able to keep updated. If you have a liscence, not the leased, then you can renew it for $30 USD a year. Leased costs the same every year. Then vBulletin has a "sub-site" called vBulletin.org that contains all of the modifications sent in my owners of a vBB. You can download some very usefull modifications, called hacks.

I hope I helped you!

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Very interesting!

If only PayPal allowed you to collect more information... I guess I will try and get them to submit on my website..pay... then use the IPN to compare etc... somehow. lol

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