http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/smf Questions tagged with 'smf' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:13:48 -0800 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:13:48 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/28784/phpBB%2Dor%2DSMF <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/">phpBB</a> or <a href="http://www.simplemachines.org/">SMF</a> for a new forum? Or something else? I'm not trying to stir up a Windows vs. Unix type debate but am interested in your thoughts and experiences, either as an administrator or user.<br> <br> Personally, I have run some phpBB boards, and overall have been ok with them, but found that (1) the board is not very flexible in regard to moderator or superuser privileges, and (2) phpBB's that aren't upgraded in step with the patches seem to attract vandals (don't even get me started on phpNuke).<br> <br> I'm trying SMF and like the flexibility, but I seem to get random 415 "Server Temporarily Unavailable" messages accessing the board from certain computers but not others; I'm thinking it's related to one computer having a login cookie and not another. Still, though, SMF triggering an Apache error like that is bad bad bad. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.28784 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:13:48 -0800 boards phpbb smf chef_boyardee