[Hidden-tech] Ready made forum solutions

[J. Cohen]

Jonathon Podolsky wrote:
> I'm looking to setup a forum.  Here are is what I'm hoping for ideally:
> 
>     * Simple enough that users will want to post
>     * Inexpensive (including setup or can setup myself)
>     * Easy to setup
>     * Quick to setup
>     * Can have different forum managers for each forum (ride sharing,
>       health discussion etc...)


For a stand-alone forum I recommend vBulletin along with the vbSEO 
plugin.  I think it costs about $300 for both together.  I think 
vBulletin is much better than PHPbb, SMF and similar free forums.

If you're doing more than just a forum, try Drupal 6 with the Advanced 
Forum module.  It requires a lot more configuration to setup Drupal than 
vBulletin though.


Josh