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##                 WebBBS                 ##
##           by Darryl Burgdorf           ##
##       (e-mail burgdorf@awsd.com)       ##
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##             version:  3.00             ##
##         last modified: 7/24/98         ##
##           copyright (c) 1998           ##
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##    latest version is available from    ##
##        http://awsd.com/scripts/        ##
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FEATURES

(1) Easy Setup:  WebBBS consists simply of a couple of script files and
a directory in which message and data files (all of which are created by
the script) are stored.  No actual HTML pages need to be maintained; all
pages are created "on the fly" by the script itself.

(2) Easy Maintenance of Multiple Boards:  All configuration settings
for a given board are contained in that board's configuration file.  Any
number of boards can be run from a single WebBBS engine, simply by
creating separate configuration files and data directories.

(3) Full Control of "Behind the Scenes" Operations:  The administrator
has a wide variety of options available to ensure that a board functions
in precisely the manner desired.  It can be set to accept posts from
anyone or only from the administrator, to automatically "censor"
offensive words, to either interpret, display or strip HTML tags
included in messages, to automatically quote message text in the
response input box, etc.  Users can also optionally be granted the
ability to include URL links or images with their posts, to preview
their messages before posting them, or to include passwords which
will allow them to come back and delete their posts later.

(4) Flexible Default Display Configuration:  The default age of messages
displayed in the index, and the default style of that index, can be
tailored to the administrator's preference.  (WebBBS supports a wide
variety of listing styles: chronological lists, threaded lists,
compressed "primary messages only" lists, guestbook-style lists, and
more.)  Additionally, the ability to define BODY tag attributes, headers
and footers, and frame usage, allows the administrator to fit the
general "look" of the WebBBS pages to that of a site's other pages.

(5) Flexible User Display Configuration:  Individual users can easily
override the default display settings to tailor the message index
display to their own tastes.  They can also search for specific messages
based on date, subject or author.

(6) "Cookie" Support:  Optional "cookie" support allows a board to
recognize return visitors, keep track of messages posted since their
previous visit, maintain their personal index display preferences, and
automatically insert their names and e-mail addresses into post and
response forms.

(7) E-Mail Notification Capability:  The administrator can choose to
allow users to subscribe to receive automatic notification of new
messages, either as those messages are posted or via a regularly-
generated digest.  (Notifications can contain full message text or only
header information.)  Users can also be allowed to receive automatic
notice of responses to their own posts, regardless of whether or not a
regular mailing list has been established.  And the administrator always
has the option of receiving e-mail notices of new posts, even if no one
else is allowed to do so.

(8) Easy Administration:  Messages can be deleted (or moved to a
separate archive directory) automatically by the script itself based
on message age and/or total number of messages.  Individual messages or
groups of messages can also be easily edited or deleted by the
administrator with an administrative script available to registered
users.

(9) Easy Integration with WebAdverts:  WebBBS is designed to readily
support inclusion of WebAdverts-generated banner advertisements.