The content should have several methods of output, including WML, XML, HTML, etc.
That way you can use any client you wish, not limited to a web browser. Someone could write a Usenet-type client that uses the XML output, for example.
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RSS and RDF seem to be the new fads. Firefox and Thunderbird seem to support them via extensions. They are both XML based, IIRC.
It would be nice to create some sort of script that goes by UserID in the URL to display messages from subforums that have been subscribed to by the UserID. That way the person with the UserID can see only the messages he/she wants to see.
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See: http://www.slashdot.org/slashdot.xml
Automatic creation of XML feeds based on content.
And, it might be good to create a back-end administration component to manage those feeds.
The content should have several methods of output, including WML, XML, HTML, etc.
That way you can use any client you wish, not limited to a web browser. Someone could write a Usenet-type client that uses the XML output, for example.
RSS and RDF seem to be the new fads. Firefox and Thunderbird seem to support them via extensions. They are both XML based, IIRC.
It would be nice to create some sort of script that goes by UserID in the URL to display messages from subforums that have been subscribed to by the UserID. That way the person with the UserID can see only the messages he/she wants to see.