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[ Installations Plus+ PC Forum ] [ Archive 010600 ] Posted by: Louis Bruno (Forum HOST) from mid-tgn-ngv-vty14.as.wcom.net on June 27, 2000 at 19:00:50
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In Reply to: How to create a message board/bulletin board for the site I'm building? posted by Jesse on June 27, 2000 at 16:20:03Subject: Re: How to create a message board/bulletin board for the site I'm building?
The CGI Resource Index
http://www.cgi.resourceindex.com/
is a good place to start. They list both scripts to use on your own server and remotely-hosted facilities.Remotely-hosted takes most of the pain out of set up, but typically has three drawbacks: privacy (no matter what they say), speed (most are slow during peak usage hours), and advertising (most are supported by ads in your visitor's face).
Doing it yourself takes time, some knowledge of your host's system (UNIX and PERL, typically) and, of course, cgi-bin access. Bulletin boards are typically run in the PERL programming language (you won't have to learn it, but you'll need a little familiarity typically) and require common-gateway-interface (cgi) access. Check with your host before proceeding. Some don't permit boards because of the high traffic they can generate.
Good luck!