For that era, FluxBB/PunBB weren't even that great. I think phpBB/vBulletin took the cake (as was evident by the number of forums run by the said software), and

For that era, FluxBB/PunBB weren't even that great. I think phpBB/vBulletin took the cake (as was evident by the number of forums run by the said software), and of course, IPB was also nice but came with a steep price by comparison.