General | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
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Version |
2.0
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3.0.9
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1.6.3
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5.2.9a
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10.1, 9.4 LTS and 6.10 LTS
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Release Date |
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
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2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
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2011-04-16 (13 years ago)
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2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
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2013-02-08 (11 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2007-03-29 (17 years ago)
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2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
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2013-02-19 (11 years ago)
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Author |
dnfBB Team
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The FUDForum development team and user community.
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MyBB Group
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Phorum Dev Team
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Tiki Software Community Association
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URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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License |
IDPL
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GNU General Public License
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Custom
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The Phorum License (BSD)
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LGPL
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License cost |
N/A
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Free
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US$0
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0
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0
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Setup | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Hosting available |
No
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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Technology | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Programming Language |
C#
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PHP
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PHP
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PHP
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PHP
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Data Storage |
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database |
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | |||||
Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
BBCode |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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No
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HTML |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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Optional
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Emoticons |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
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Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
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Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
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Optional
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Plugin
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Optional
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Attachments |
No
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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One file
|
Tags |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Categories |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Subforums |
No
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unlimited
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unlimited
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multiple levels
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one level
|
Last Post |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Redirect Forums |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
|
No
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Trashcan Forum |
No
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Yes
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Plugin
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No
|
No
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Anti-Spam and Security | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
CAPTCHA |
No
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Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
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Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
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Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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No
|
Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
No
|
User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Other |
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
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Akismet plugin available.
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Aksimet Plugin
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Notification | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
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Instant Messaging |
Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
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0
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Bookmarks |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Community | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Optional
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Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Custom profile fields |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Moderation | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Split Threads |
No
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Unknown
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Search | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
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Customization | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Languages |
0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
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Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Yes
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Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
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Templates |
CSS only
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Special Features | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
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Data Management | dnfBB | FUDforum | MyBB | Phorum | TikiWiki CMS-Groupware |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Archiving |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
|
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Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
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Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
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