ted@nieland.DAYTON.OH.US (Ted Nieland) (04/15/91)
Tape: VAX90B Section: [.BULLETIN] Reviewer: Marc Shannon Ease of installation: 4 Documentation: 4 Intended audience: System Managers Ease of use: 5 Usefulness: 4 Sources included: Yes, in ZOO archive Language(s): FORTRAN, MACRO (PASCAL for PMDF module) Objects included: No This submission provides the PFC BULLETIN utility (1.93) which gives your VAX/VMS system the ability to have local or internetworked bulletin boards. BULLETIN allows the system manager to set up "folders", different topics for discussion, in which users can participate. It also allows you to use BULLETIN as a system-message notifier where users will see specially marked messages when they log in. The PMDF module allows a system already running PMDF to "funnel" messages to special addresses directly into BULLETIN folders. BULLETIN is a very useful program for systems needing a group conferencing system. Users who are already familiar with VMS MAIL will find BULLETIN easy to get around as it follows the same structure for the folders and commands. The online help is complete and provides both a quick-reference for those commands which you cannot always remember the exact syntax as well as a good in-depth command explanation.