Just a few Questions.
 

Hello,

I just have a few pre-purchase questions reguarding some safety issues as well as registration issues and purchase issues.

Safety Issues:
1. Will my forum be secure in the event of a hacker or anything? I will constantly be backing up the forum as well incase of emergency.

2. Is it possible to make it so that all users of my forum will be given a mandatory email notice when a thread is replied to?

Registration Issues:
1. How will I beable to create drop down menus for my users in the Registaration process to find out certain required information?

2. Will I beable to catagorize my users into user groups after they register?

3. Will I beable to make it so that when a user registers, I will have to confirm them as a member before they can post or view any posts?

Purchase Issues:
1. We are going to purchase a vBulletin (Owned License), below.

Code:
LicensesCost Per1 - 2$180.003 - 5$166.006 - 10$153.0011 - 24$140.0025 - 49$128.0050+$119.00vBulletin (Owned License)
The owned vBulletin Forum license allows you to run the software on your site indefinitely. Along with this license, you will receive one year of free updates. Beyond the first year, a nominal fee of $60 (or $40 if purchased within 60 days of the license expiring) is payable to obtain updates for an additional year.

This license includes free support via email and on the community forum. Phone Support is not included in the license price but may be purchased for an additional cost either at the time of initial purchase, or afterwards through the Members' Area.
What my concern is, is it will be a 1 time fee of $180.00 for all of the files and license, but will I have to pay an additional $60.00 or $40.00 a year to keep the license and when do I play that fee?

Thanks,

Ryan A. Padovani
Web Administrator
United Medical, LLC