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SMF is an online forum based on PHP and MySQL. It provides the following features: advanced permission and user management; multiple languages; multi-media output (XHTML, XML, RSS, WAP); tracking of new and old unread topics; maintenance mode, allowing only admins to login; word censoring, either full word or partial; ability to trace user actions; tracking of topics, messages, new members, and hits per day; ability to send a topic to a friend; ability to view a “printer-friendly” version of topics; banning of members based on their username, email address, IP address or hostname (with banning expiration time).

SMF is provided by OpenSourceHost in the Web Applications for simplified installation.

Documentation on the use of SMF, as well as support for the software, is provided by the original developer. You can access the official website for the package at:
http://www.simplemachines.org/

The SMF User Guide can be found at:
http://docs.simplemachines.org/