I recommend SMF (http://www.simplemachines.org/) as a good solid phpBB replacement. They've had a handful of vulnerabilities, but NOTHING compared to phpBB (which isn't even allowed on my server anymore).
On Wed, May 21, 2008 3:17 pm, Kimball Larsen wrote: > I know this has been discussed before, but I'm curious what folks are > using now. > > I need to set up a web-based forum for my customers, and want > something that is simple to admin (I won't be doing it), allows custom > themes, has a good security track record, and is free/open source. > > I've used phpBB in the past for other companies, and it worked well > enough, but didn't really stand out as all that great to me. > Today I discovered AEF (1), which seems very slick, but does not have > many skins, etc, and is not well known. > > I suppose I'm most concerned about security - I've heard horror > stories of boards being hijacked, which I'd like to avoid. > > Thoughts? > > 1: http://www.anelectron.com/ > > Thanks! > > > - Kimball > http://www.kimballlarsen.com > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- Matthew Walker Kydance Hosting & Consulting LAMP & MU* Specialist /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
