OT: suggestions for phpBB replacement

[Andrew Zschetzsche]

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Hi Everyone,

I know this is off topic, but I also know there are some very bright 
guys on this list :)

I am asking for suggestions for a replacement for phpBB.  Our phpBB 
server (running on Mac OS X [10.3, i think]) recently got hacked, and 
the upper management in the U of Minnesota hates it, citing security 
reasons.

I've been commissioned to find a substitute, but I don't know really 
what to look at.

The requirements for a replacement are (starting with the most 
important)
1) It needs to be secure (example:  our previous server hadn't been 
touched in a year)
2) We need to be able to host everything ourselves
      (the OS is not an option, (prefer in order Mac OS X, Linux PPC, 
Linux x86, Windows)
3) One software install needs to run totally separate forums
      (with separate UI customizations for each forum)
4) It needs to look and feel like phpBB
5) It needs equal and/or should have greater management features
      (i.e. removing a group of users is a request)
6) It should to be free (Open Source preferred, paid and/or licensed 
products are acceptable)

I know this has come up before, but we need something within these 
guidelines.

And if anyone can come up with an excellent Linux solution, YDL will be 
on that Mac in the blink of an eye! ;)

Thanks,
Andy
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Andrew Zschetzsche
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