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Hey, I'm using myBB as a file-management system. Each forum is a category for the files and each post is a file that can be downloaded, the replies serve as comments.
I was just wondering if there's any way that for the attachment mod for external URLs to be used.

Consider this:
My forum is http://mywebsite.com/files/, but I have all my files stored on a separate site, http://files.mywebsite.com. I have files.mywebsite.com organized in a nice hierarchy, like this:

    files.mywebsite.com
    -/cats/
    ---/blackcats/
    ------/cat1.jpg
    ------/cat4.jpg
    ------/cat7.jpg
    ------/cat10.jpg
    ---/whitecats/
    ------/cat11.jpg
    ------/cat41.jpg
    ------/cat17.jpg
    ------/cat110.jpg
    -/dogs/
    ---/blackdogs/
    ------/dog1.jpg
    ------/dog4.jpg
    ------/dog7.jpg
    ------/dog10.jpg
    ---/whitedogs/
    ------/dog11.jpg
    ------/dog41.jpg
    ------/dog17.jpg
    ------/dog110.jpg

etc, etc.
So for each post on the forum, I want to be able to, instead of attaching directly, (and getting something like http://mywebsite.com/files/attachmentfolder/...) , put in the URL to the file on the subdomain but have the file served like it was attached directly (so that there's a download count, a private url, etc)

Simply: I want my files on the server in an organized fashion, this can be
done by putting in the URL instead of attaching inside of the post, or is there a way to choose the upload directory (and switch it, in the example, from cats to dogs, to whitecats, to blackdogs).

Does what I'm trying to establish here make sense? Can it be done?

Help is greatly appreciated!

What you're talking about makes sense, but isn't possible in MyBB without some pretty hardcore modification. A better option might be to use a bona-fide download center script and integrating something like http://grestul.com/.

It's not possible by default. You'd need a modification to use external attachments.

However, it seems like you're trying to use a bulletin board software for a download system. I'm not sure if this is the best choice for you. It's like using a bookshelf as a dinner table. It's not impossible, but quite awkward.

Alright, well that's unfortunate.

And yes, I am, but, well that's just the problem: there aren't any good download systems out there. At least none that are free.

I've searched far and wide and there's always something wrong. However, if you know of a few or could point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

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well, wait a minute! What does mybboard use to serve downloads? (like mods/styles)
I know this is different than what I described before, but at least it integrates well!

Can anyone tell me what mod is used??