>Of course, the next major rev is supposed to support an SQL DB backend
>anyway, which is the better choice overall. (Probably MySQL - maybe
>others.) But a lot of users don't have access to a DB and need the
>flat file support.

DCForum is perl, yesno? or am I mis-remembering?
Why not just use perlDBI, then? that way, people can use whatever database backend they feel inclined to...including the semi-evil perl-DBI-flatfile <shudder><twitch>

ok, so the flat-DBI-flatfile is not overly pleasant...being able to swap database backends between mySQL, postgres, Oracle, and about a dozen others IS...Having used perlDBI for a few CGI apps in the past, I seriously recommend it