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This is a tough question with no simple answer. Our intention is to make Owl work with as many message boards as possible. Currently Owl will work any message boards that use Tapatalk, Xenforo and vBulletin 3.8 or above. However there are exceptions to these since some boards have heavily customized interfaces which may prevent Owl from working. | This is a tough question with no simple answer. Our intention is to make Owl work with as many message boards as possible. Currently Owl will work any message boards that use Tapatalk, Xenforo and vBulletin 3.8 or above. However there are exceptions to these since some boards have heavily customized interfaces which may prevent Owl from working. | ||
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Most message boards use a path URL. For example, a board may exist at http://www.juot.net but the actual URL for the board is http://www.juot.net/forums. However, in many cases Owl will be able to accept either URL. If Owl doesn't find a board under the main URL (ie. http://www.juot.net) it will then try a list of paths appended to the URL (ie. http://www.juot.net/forums, http://www.juot.net/board, etc). | Most message boards use a path URL. For example, a board may exist at http://www.juot.net but the actual URL for the board is http://www.juot.net/forums. However, in many cases Owl will be able to accept either URL. If Owl doesn't find a board under the main URL (ie. http://www.juot.net) it will then try a list of paths appended to the URL (ie. http://www.juot.net/forums, http://www.juot.net/board, etc). | ||
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Contents
Frequently Asked Questions
The Basics
What is Owl?
Owl is like Outlook for message boards or Tapatalk for the desktop. It provides a single interface for all of your message boards.
What boards work with Owl?
This is a tough question with no simple answer. Our intention is to make Owl work with as many message boards as possible. Currently Owl will work any message boards that use Tapatalk, Xenforo and vBulletin 3.8 or above. However there are exceptions to these since some boards have heavily customized interfaces which may prevent Owl from working.
Which URL should I use to add a message board to Owl?
Most message boards use a path URL. For example, a board may exist at http://www.juot.net but the actual URL for the board is http://www.juot.net/forums. However, in many cases Owl will be able to accept either URL. If Owl doesn't find a board under the main URL (ie. http://www.juot.net) it will then try a list of paths appended to the URL (ie. http://www.juot.net/forums, http://www.juot.net/board, etc).
What do the following errors mean?
"No board could be found"
This message means that Owl could not find any message board it could understand.
"The forum structure of the messageboard could not be determined."
Owl was likely able to log into the board but it was able to get a list of forums and sub-forums. This is often the result of heavy customization of the message board that may make it incompatible with Owl.
"There was an unexpected error while configuring the board"
This can be caused by a poor connection to the Internet or a malfunctioning server.
Tapatalk
If I use a board on Tapatalk can I use it in Owl?
Yes.
