| General | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.8.1
|
2.1.8
|
1.0β
|
1.9.11
|
2015-07-13
|
| Release Date |
2010-12-03 (13 years ago)
|
2008-10-31 (15 years ago)
|
2010 June 16
|
Febuary 28, 2009
|
2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2010-12-04 (13 years ago)
|
2008-01-02 (16 years ago)
|
2010-06-21 (13 years ago)
|
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
|
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
|
| Author |
The Viscacha Project
|
Rafael Steil
|
OnlineGroups.Net
|
The XMB Group
|
Yves Goergen
|
| URL | |||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL
|
BSD
|
GPL
|
General Public License
|
GPL
|
| License cost |
0
|
0
|
$0
|
0.00
|
0
|
| Main View |
Classic forum list
|
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| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
manual
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
manual
|
manual
|
wizard
|
manual
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Technology | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
Java
|
Python & Zope
|
php
|
PHP 5
|
| UTF-8 Support |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage |
HSQLDB
|
Zope Object Database
|
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| Source Code Repo | |||||
| Issue Tracker | |||||
| Posts | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
One file
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| Mark as solved |
No
|
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| Forums | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
No
|
No
|
one level
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Warnings |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Other |
E-Mail Protection
|
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
|
|||
| Notification | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
0
|
Integrated Chat
|
Jabber
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Community | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
| Customization | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese |
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| Templates |
global
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
| Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | Viscacha | JForum | GroupServer | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard |
| Available Importers |
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
|
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| Pruning |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
HTML, SQL, PDF as Plugin
|
XML, mbox
|
none
|
||
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
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