FUDforum is a free and

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Internet forum software, originally produced by ''Advanced Internet Designs Inc.'', that is now maintained by the user community. The name "FUDforum" is an abbreviation of ''Fast Uncompromising Discussion forum''. It is comparable to other forum software. FUDforum is customizable and has a large feature set relative to other forum packages. FUDforum runs on a number of

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s that are able to support the

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programming language, including

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and

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systems. The interface is based on

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with CSS, jQuery and

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. The code is released under the General Public License v2.0 only and Internet sites can use the software royalty-free.

History

FUDforum was originally developed by Ilia Alshanetsky. The first version of FUDforum was released in 2001. Versions 2.8.0 and above are developed and supported by the community. The 10 year anniversary release, FUDforum 3.0.3, was released on 10 September 2011.

Requirements

FUDforum requires the following components to function: * A

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that will run

like the

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or Microsoft's

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; *

versions 7.0 or higher; * A

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Preconfigured versions

Two special pre-configured versions of FUDforum are available (doesn't require manual installation): * FUDforum2Go, a small-footprint version of FUDforum for Microsoft Windows that can run from a USB stick, CD-Rom or from any folder on a PC's hard disk. FUDforum2Go is based on Server2Go. * Turnkey FUDforum is a

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based on the

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, that can be deployed in the

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or on a

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infrastructure like VMWare, Xen or

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Features

Some of FUDforum's features include: * The software supports an unlimited number of members, forums, posts, threads and attachments. * Ability to load

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and E-mail list messages and sync forum replies back to these groups and lists. * Customizable theme system based on

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s. * Translated into over 50 languages on translatewiki.net (including German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and several other languages). *

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friendly

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s *

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and

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spam protection. *

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of users and IP blocking. * Messages can be stored within the

or on filesystem for extra performance. * Topics can be listed in flat or threaded mode. * User Avatars. * Private messaging system. * Poll creation. * Built-in

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. * RSS-feed syndication. * Message and ''Quick Reply'' editors that support

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and Smilies. * User, Moderator and Admin Control Panels. * A permission based user/group management system. * A plugin system that can be used to extend the forum's functionality. * A forum calendar. * Custom profile fields.

Integration

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extension and Drupal CMS module is available to provide FUDforum integration. FUDforum can also be integrated with systems like DokuWiki and eGroupWare (not with eGroupware version 1.6). Custom integration of third-party tools can be achieved via FUDforum's provided

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, called FUDAPI.

Conversion scripts

Several conversion scripts are provided to convert other bulletin board and forum software to FUDforum. They include: * IkonBoard; * Invision Board; * OpenBB; *

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; *

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; * punBB; * Sporum; *

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; * WoltLab Burning Board; * WWWBoard; * XMB; * Yabb and Yabb DC.FUDforum Wiki

References

External links

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