Free forum software

Well, my gaming squad uses PHPBB2.01 and it's absolutely horrible in the security field. So I am here pleading for an alternative that can easily be setup, customized and must be secure.

Thanks for all suggestions in advance.

I love this one, its perfect - http://www.seo-board.com

Know any software that has private messaging as well?

There are so very many ...

http://punbb.org/
http://www.xennobb.org/
http://www.mybboard.com/

to name a few

Vanilla is great, the setup is a bit unorthodox, but it's great.
http://lussumo.com/

Vanilla is tableless using CSS, and it is mod_rewrite ready, I believe.

Also, try SMF.
http://www.simplemachines.org/

Originally Posted by Andrew R Also, try SMF. http://www.simplemachines.org/

I second that Motion

sorry i've only ever used phpbb forums...but to let you know the security issue is because you were using an older version of phpbb
the latest version of 2 is phpBB 2.0.21
they're working on version 3 it's in beta 3.0.4 at the moment and it's a hell of a lot better than any previous versions...they're finally starting (i say starting, still needs work but gettin there) to catch up with VB and IPB forums

[edit] well and since phpbb is open source there will always be potential for security issues...but keepin up to date on versions helps eliminate some of those risks

Originally Posted by northpark I second that Motion

I third that, they've also released SMF 1.1 Final today which is quite an improvement.

I reccomend http://www.imperialbb.com/.

Thanks
Servii

Invisionfree.com

Solely IPB based.