General | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
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Version |
5.0.5
|
7.5.4.2
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3.0 Stable-Beta
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1.0β
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0.4
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Release Date |
2006-08-29 (17 years ago)
|
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
|
2010 June 16
|
2007-02-18 (17 years ago)
|
|
Last Update here |
2006-12-06 (17 years ago)
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2010-02-04 (14 years ago)
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2006-11-07 (17 years ago)
|
2010-06-21 (13 years ago)
|
2007-02-19 (17 years ago)
|
Author |
Jive Software
|
Mindraven
|
Group Effort
|
OnlineGroups.Net
|
James Greenwood
|
URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
No
|
No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
License |
Per User
|
Commercial
|
Apache
|
GPL
|
GPL
|
License cost |
$1,950 to $19,950
|
$139
|
Free
|
$0
|
0
|
Main View | |||||
Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Installation method |
wizard
|
manual
|
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Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions
|
manual
|
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Hosting available |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Technology | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Programming Language |
Java, J2EE, JSP
|
PHP
|
Java
|
Python & Zope
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
5
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
6
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
1
SQLite File Database |
Other Storage |
Zope Object Database
|
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Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
BBCode |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
HTML |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
None
|
None
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||||
Forums | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
one level
|
No
|
No
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
No
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
User Reports |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Other |
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
|
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Notification | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Instant Messaging |
No
|
0
|
0
|
Integrated Chat
|
0
|
Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Community | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Moderation | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Search | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
No
|
|
Customization | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Data Management | Jive Forums | UBB.threads | Yazd | GroupServer | Monkey Boards |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Archiving |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Export Formats |
XML
|
none
|
XML, mbox
|
None (cannot be exported)
|
|
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
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