Howdy, Ted:

> Personally, I'd   say that   a discussion  board/BBS system
> would  be step one,  with   file archives and email  alerts
> being step two.

  Now there's a real good one.  Take a look at the Ultimate
  BBS (http://infopop.com), which is written in PERL and is
  like 250k worth of scripts in size.  The equivalent REBOL
  code should be like 50k or something.

  The key issue for doing a cgi based BBS is session
  management, authentication, authorization.  Those issues
  have to be dealt with first in the design and implementation
  before moving on to any of the screens.  

 
> A really good environment would  be standards-based, so you
> could use any handy browser  or email client, or enjoy  the
> enhanced benefits of  using  a unified, properietary  (a la
> /VIEW).   Of    course    to  remain  competitive,     Palm
> synchronization will be an absolute requirement.

  A BBS that you can get to from the REB! How cool is that?


  -jeff

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