i suppose the titles explains it all :) phpbb have this feature
how can it help?
well, if you require visitors to register to see your forum contents and at the same time you need topics to be referenced in search engines this feature is the solution

This has been possible since like....2003? :unsure: You configure the group a bot is a part of in the settings. Please submit a ticket if you need help doing this.

actually i'm waiting for my current forum script license to expire before i buy ipb, i didnt knew this feature was already implemented
here is another question, are you planning to offer more importers?