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Best Message Boards?

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Hi,

I was wondering which message board is the best? phpBB, openBB, Ultimate BB, Ikonboard or .....and so on.

I would also like to know if I can authenticate users to a protected directory on my server using the Ultimate BB info? I have UBB 6.30 Retail version.
 
If you can pay for it I would suggest vB. It's the best script around in terms of support and functionality but it's bloody expensive.

If you looking for a free script I would suggest

1. Burning Board
2. PHPBB
2. iBForums(still in beta)

in that order. Do a search in the free services forum and you will come across a lot of posts related to this topic.

On the other hand if you don't have a high traffic/high user base or highly active forums I would suggest you stick with UBB.
 
Take a look at the ones listed here and see which one appeals to YOU, otherwise we will have a multipage argument by people as to which THEY think is best. It is all personal preference IMO :)

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Originally posted by The Red Guy
Yes, cos they're slow and modding them is tedious.
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well all big hacks are tedious...

I remember there was an app developed by eiSecure that made hacking easier.
 
Originally posted by trenzterra
well all big hacks are tedious...

I remember there was an app developed by eiSecure that made hacking easier.
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I also heard that it was buggy and few developers ported their hacks over. :(
 
Originally posted by biggulp
I don't find wbb slow! I have one and find it very fast!
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Try installing IBF. You'll see the diff between a fast one and a slow one.


Originally posted by conkermaniac


I also heard that it was buggy and few developers ported their hacks over. :(
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Yes, it was extremely buggy and no one made their hacks compatible with it. I tried to use it but it kept giving me errors. Troublesome, might as well switch boards.
 
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Sometimes I've seen that the instructions aren't very good in some of the hacks and the code it tells you to add or find can sometimes can be wrong. :(
 
Originally posted by The Red Guy


Yes, it was extremely buggy and no one made their hacks compatible with it. I tried to use it but it kept giving me errors. Troublesome, might as well switch boards.
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bah you could have edited the code yourself for it to work.

By the way I made one small fix with that thingy.

Top few boards on my list:

phpBB2
XMB
wBB
IBForums
OpenBB
 
Originally posted by The Red Guy
Never mind, no one uses it/ wbb anyway.
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That's a rather rash statement. Plenty still use it, just because you don't like it is no reason to knock it. I have said it before and will say it again. It ALL comes down to personal preferences.

I am a member of a wbb, vb, ib, phpbb, ubb and I don't see anything wrong with any of them. :classic2:
 
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Originally posted by Jan

That's a rather rash statement. Plenty still use it, just because you don't like it is no reason to knock it. I have said it before and will say it again. It ALL comes down to personal preferences.

I am a member of a wbb, vb, ib, phpbb, ubb and I don't see anything wrong with any of them. :classic2:
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Didn't you realise that WBB is hard to mod/customise, slow and somewhat lacking in features?
 
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