Here is a brief explanation of some of the questions you may have about WWWBoard.
The message board is set up to allow partially anonymous postings. While you will be anonymous to your fellow students, the professor can check and see your identity if they desire. You should never post using the name of another person. This can cause more harm than you think and is probably illegal. It violates our acceptable use policy and can result in the loss of computer priviledges on this campus or more severe consequences up to expulsion. The same goes for personal attacks, racist messages, posting inappropriate images, etc.
Can I put html tags in my posts?
Yes. You can use HTML tags in the body of the message. For example, you can put in a link to UCLA Physics department by writing <a href = "http://www.physics.ucla.edu">UCLA physics department</a>.
You can include an image file named myimage.gif, in the body of the message by writing <img src="myimage.gif">. The image name should include the full path to the image file.
Why are there colons in the message when I try to post a followup?
Colons appear in the message dialog box when you try to followup up on a message to indicate that those lines are quoting the previous document. The owner of the WWWBoard can decide whether they wish to enable or disable the quoting of previous messages.
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Where can I get the scripts for this program?
The scripts are written in Perl and created by Matt Wright. They are free to anyone who wishes to use them and you can get them as well as other scripts at: http://worldwidemart.com/scripts/. Enjoy!