WWWBoard

"WWWBoard, a Perl script-based message board with some
of the features found in higher-end products." - PCWeek, July 1 '96
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Overview

WWWBoard is a threaded World Wide Web discussion forum and message board, which allows users to post new messages, followup to existing ones and more. The current release in 2.0 ALPHA 2, which means there still are a few bugs. WWWBoard 2.0 ALPHA 2 comes with a WWWAdmin program, which helps you maintain the WWWBoard.Version 3.00 is being worked on, however it could still be several months before it is available.

Readme
The Readme files at Matt's Script Archive contain detailed installation, configuration and usage instructions, which take you step by step from putting the scripts on your system to using them in your web pages. You should read these through and keep them by you when setting up or installing any MSA script. It is probably not a bad idea to print them out. Each compressed script package contains a plain text version of the Readme file, however the links below will take you to their HTML counterparts.

Downloading
WWWBoard can be downloaded in several different formats, or you can even have it mailed to you as a uuencoded file. Click on one of the links below to the appropriately compressed file and download options will appear.
    • wwwboard.tar.gz (16K)
    • wwwboard.zip (18.6K)
    • wwwboard.tar.Z (26.6K)
    • wwwboard.tar (82K)

    • You can also view each file individually:

      ALPHA-2
      Special information about the 2.0 ALPHA 2 release.
      README
      Includes installation instructions and a detailed description of how to set it up to work on your server.
      ADMIN_README
      The README file for WWWAdmin.
      wwwboard.pl
      The main WWWBoard perl script which runs everything.
      wwwadmin.pl
      The admin perl script which helps you maintain WWWBoard.
      wwwboard.html
      The html file with the post form and entry spots. All message links will be posted here.
      faq.html
      A Frequently Asked Questions HTML file which you can post for your users.
      data.txt
      The data file which keeps an incremented log of numbers for messages.
      passwd.txt
      A password file for WWWAdmin.
      messages/
      The directory where messages posted will be stored.

Working Demo
Several scripts at Matt's Script Archive lend themselves well to local working demonstrations. WWWBoard is one of these and the working demo is available below. More examples of this script in action can be found in the 'Scripts Around the World' section of MSA.

Frequently Asked Questions
The Frequently Asked Questions Archive at MSA is the easiest and fastest way to get help. It contains a list of the most commonly asked questions as well as their answers. Check these out before you seek other means of help, as your question may be answered here already.

WWWBoard in Action
If you wish to see examples of Matt's Script Archive's CGI scripts used around the internet, you only need to check the Scripts Around the World section. See what the scripts look like in action on real web pages, but be considerate as these are actual implementations.

WWWBoard Extras
Extras are customizations, example modifications or anything else which helps you add-on or better utilize your WWWBoard script. WWWBoard extras include scripts which have been derived from WWWBoard and do various other tasks.

      Dbasic.com Internet Programming Services
      Includes add-ons such as: Operating Multiple Boards On One WWWBOARD.CGI, Customizing the look of WWWBOARD posts, Simple WWWBoard Search Engine Viewing Messages Before Posting, Creating a Private WWWBoard Denying WWWBOARD Accessing, Subscribing Function for Matt's WWWBoard and How To Send WWWBOARD.CGI Digested Articles.

      Circular Logic
      WiPPPer v2.2 for Windows and Win95 - WiPPPer provides a way to automate Web-based forums, to both download new messages and post messages automatically. Support for WWWBoard forums included!

      Japanese Version
      Includes support for Japanese characters and docs have been translated.

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