A Bullitin Board In CGI Script

1. Select and apply current and emerging standards in the development of server based Web solutions. 2. Integrate Web server and Database functionality. 3. Deploy Web technologies for state and security management. 4. Describe and implement enhancements of server function to extend Web site service. WEB Based Message Board Outline You are required to produce a CGI/WEB based application that implements a Bulletin Board System. The main design functions of a BBS are; Registration of Internet users to enable posting's to be made to the BBS Read capabilities to allow any Internet client to view postings made on a BBS The ability to add new messages to existing postings, allowing a "chain" to be created following a subject matter Requirements The emphasis of this assignment is the production of a bulletin board system and the background supporting CGI scripts. Key area's of development and management are; 1. Before any message can be posted, some identification of the client posting the message has to be made. This requires an authorisation process, the use of a "name" and a corresponding password. Each registered client can associate personal information about themselves using a "Personal Profile". This information remains undefined, but it is expected to include free-text items as well as information selectable from pre-defined items. The ability to upload a graphical image that can be displayed is also desirable, as well as the functionality to allow modification of both the Profile and Password by the Internet client. 2. Messages are associated to a "Folder" which can contain other messages of a similar nature. Once created, folders cannot be destroyed without some supervisory function being invoked. Folders are named and also contain information about the intended content expected within the folder. Once opened, a folder will discharge information on all messages held within the folder. Messages will consist of a single Header Line (A subject field), and will indicate the number of "follow-on" messages associated to that individual message. The ability to expand a folder to list the available messages, and the ability to expand a single message to identify its content and a list of messages associated with that message is essential. This will be achieved through the use of selective highlighting of each message as necessary, producing a tree-like navigation structure. Any client, registered or otherwise should ## Deliverables Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. Complete copyrights to all work purchased. ## Platform Must work on a university Unix based platform and code should be accessible using Telnet. ## Deadline information must be completed by 5/1/02