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Slightly more features than phpbb (http://www.forummatrix.org/compare/FUDforum+phpBB). The forum supports all of the features we want (and many more). We have not enabled ability to respond to topics via e-mail, since it requires setting up a new e-mail address for each forum, but it is supported and could be handled in the same way that we currently deal with hypernews forums.
Current installation does not use integrated login, but it is supported via a simple php intgration point: http://cvs.prohost.org/index.php/Login_integration. How easy would it be to implement this at SLAC?
Implementation: PHP
Confluence "Community Bubbles" plugin
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We should set up a limited forum trial to gauge user feedbackinterest. Limited means no initial commitment to long-term support. The easiest thing to set up would be