http://www.hprc.utoronto.ca/cgi-reg/notices_main.pl
The source is available (perl 4) ... I can't recall the URL offhand, but
if you go http://www.hprc.utoronto.ca/ I'm sure there is a linke from
there to a page describing the package.
Ian
-- Ian Graham ....................................... igraham@hprc.utoronto.ca Information Commons Fax: 416-978-6110 University of Torontolike a News > What you probably need is HyperNews. I explained it in a previous message. > It allows membership, allowing three levels of security. Public, member, > and wemaster. You can set it to member and wembaster to read and post, and > have only members and webmasters sign up other members. Check it out. You > must be CGI fluent, though, to set it up. > > > >Generic Problem: HTML was developed in the late 1980's to promote seientific > >communictions. In a virtual conference, you need both open conference space > >and some *private* meeting rooms where access is restricted. These private > >rooms are used for preliminary discussions, planning meetings, and other > >discussions where you don't want random people just dropping in. > > > >The privte rooms would have several requirements: > > > > Easy access for participants - i.e. no special client software beyond a Web > >browser. This will be used by scientists - as was the original HTML. > > > > Web browser interface. Uses CGI. > > > Some access control - e.g. E-mail address and a password such as the > >group's > >name. "Locks to keep honest people out" and stats to indicate unauthorized > >admission. > > Uses an email address and a computer generated password. No stats, though. > > > A forum/conference room which allows discussion threads. > > Hierearchical display of threads. > > >Specific problem: The problem was posed by a friend at Princeton University > >who was annyoyed at having missed an important E-mail message about a NSF > >grant proposal because the message was buried in administrative, student, and > >personal E-mail. He would like a simple *private* forum/newsgroup to > >coordinate grant development with collaborative researchers at other > >universities. > > I hope this is what you need. > > Mike > > P.S. If you need live chat, check out WebChat, though that has no security. > I have my own in operation, dedicated to FutureBASIC, at: > http://www.ids.net/~paumic/FutureBasic/WebChat/nph-client.cgi. > > >