I actually tried a demo version of UBB (amongst others) when deciding on what forum software to use. I was put off by the message-in-a-file format (database back ends are so much more efficient and save a lot of disk space) and the fact that it is flat format only (at least as far as I could tell).
Mind you, everyone is allowed their preference ... this is mine so now my users have to learn to like it!!![]/w3timages/icons/wink.gif[/]
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