Message/Bulletin Board for CINEMA

 

Brief Description

This software enables users to posts messages for an eventgroup of CINEMA through a web
interface or through their emails.

MessDisp.cgi - Displays the Threads of an Eventgroup.
MessPost.cgi - Displays the form to input the message.
Post.cgi - Posts the message in to database and send out e-mails about posted message to
registered users.
MessThread.cgi - Display the Thread message and its replies.
EventgroupRegister.cgi - Register/ unregister a user to receive messages in e-mail by updating
eventgroup_notify table.


Author

Namer: Gaurav Khandpur

E-mail: gauravkhandpur@yahoo.com

Address: Apt 3L, 500 Riverside Drive New York, N.Y 10027

Phone: 646-228-0542


System requirements

Operating System: .procmailrc is on UNIX. Web cgi scripts with Tcl can run on any platform.

Hardware: Any HW on which CINEMA runs.


Installation

Place all files under CINEMA directory as follow

html --- cinema ---

MessDisp.cgi
MessThread.cgi
Post.cgi
MessPost.cgi
EventgroupRegister.cgi
emailnotify.tcl

 

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Program internal operation

Program Internals and screen transition diagrams are available.


Restrictions

Right now the possibility of replying to every posted message is not there. Only the Thread messages
can be replied. The messages that are posted from the e-mail are only Thread messages and its not
possible right now to post a reply to thread message from e-mail.


Useful enhancements

Check the Future implementations.


Acknowledgements for code and ideas borrowed

Used the packages - Trf2.1, mime1.1, cgi.tcl