SE friendly URLs/other SEO

[gf1]

I just installed SMF on a new domain and loaded a database with more than 4000 members.
Before I officially re-open it and e-mail all members, I would like to make sure threads are SE friendly.

Is there any SEO mods?
How do I enable the SE friendly URLs?

What have YOU done to make your SMF rank in Google?

I have been searching a bit, but I didn't find any good answers with links, so I would love some info! Thanks!

[HoTmetal]

There is a litlle search engine friendly box in the admin panel..... SMF is SEO ready, just insert keywords/description & of course content....

[baselinej70]

Would that apply to SMF hosted on Linux boxes?

[brandondrury]

I've used several different servers with various SMF installs.  It's sort of hit or miss most of the time.  Sometimes it works.  Sometimes it doesn't.  This depends 100% on the server configuration.

Either way, I'm still having hell with Google spidering and ranking my forum even with SE friendly URLs on.

Brandon