I'm looking at trying to put together an online community (military related) and want it to include an online discussion area using phpBB forum software and the option for registered users to set up their own blog. I would really like the registered users to be able to use the same user ID and password for logging into the forums and for the blog area (their own blog as well as adding comments to other blogs)
Additionally, I would like to have a front page that displays the latest blogs that have been updated.
Are there any plugins that address these issues? I have searched the forums here but have come up empty handed. The Nucleus blogging software addresses these concerns but WPMU looks like something I'd be happier using.