URL	language	database	rating / comments
phpbb	php	mySql	looks pretty good, comparable to invisionboard
Ultimate Bulletin Board	perl	flat file	seems to be commercial
Ultimate Bulletin Board - threads	php	mySql	seems to be commercial
Web Board	n/a	n/a	commercial - expensive!
vBulletin	php	mySql	n/a
Phorum	php	various	ugly, but compact
XMB	php	mySql	n/a
ikonboard	perl	various	n/a
YABB - Yet Another Bulletin Board	perl	don't know	n/a
YaBB SE	php	mySql	n/a
miniBB	php	mySql	Actually looks pretty good, and it's small. But it's not very widely used, and I think one of the reference sites actually switched to another forum
slashcode.com	perl?	don't know	runs slashdot
slashdot link to slashcode plus addins	n/a	n/a	n/a
TWIG groupware open source	php	not sure	might be good for intranet

-- DaleBrayden - 13 Nov 2002

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