Re: [Nms-cgi-devel] NMSBoard2 ALPHA Specification

[Nick C. <ni...@cl...>]

On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 12:37:34PM -0500, Wizard wrote:
> Ok, I think I have a general idea of where I am going. Here's what I have:
> 
> Present Issues:
>     File Format - As stated in an earlier message, I'm going with NML, which
> for the time being looks suspiciously like XML. I will do my best to hide
> any format-dependent functionality so that it can be replaced if desired.
>     Configuration Parameters - I have a general understanding of what is
> wanted, but I really don't know how to implement it, so I'm going to make my
> module CGI::NMS::Config.pm. It will implement the ->get( $keyname ) method,
> and perhaps some other methods (I'll post if I need anything else). I will
> tag all of my calls in the code so that they can be easily replaced should
> someone decide to push my module to a subclass role. This is really
> self-serving, but it shouldn't be too painful to replace.
> 
> Features (this version):
>     o WWWBOARD->NMSBOARD conversion utility
>     o Views:
>          List
>          Thread
>          Message
>          Search
>     o External Configuration(s)
>     o Ability to have multiple lists using one installation
>          Done by calling (...view.pl?cfg=./nms.cfg)
>     o IP/User/domain deny/allow (and maybe allow/deny)
>     o Post Moderating by User or All
>     o Email Alerts or Subscription Alerts
>     o External Templating (both template file & Cfg-based)
> 

That looks good.

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Nick