Merrimack Organization Message Board

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Here is a brief explanation of some of the questions you may have about WWWBoard.

What good is this Message Board?
This Message Board gives you the ability to post a message from ANY internet connected computer, and for the messages to be read by ANYONE with net access.  It's just as if you could type a message on your computer and have it immediately show up on the Merrimack Cable Channel.  Or if you could reach the sign at the MYA building from your office.  You simply tell your organization to "check for updates on Merrimack Online".

Who Can Post Messages?
Any Merrimack Non-profit or School-related organization will receive authorization to post messages for FREE.  The Merrimack Youth Association is already a financial supporter of this web site, so naturally all MYA activities can post messages.  Merrimack schools and school related activies are welcome to use it.  Church groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, My Act...anybody that does good stuff in town can get access.  If too many groups begin to use the Message Board, additional Boards can be added!

Why didn't my post show up?

Your post most likely did not show up, because your browser did not reload the page, it simply pulled it out of cache (a locally stored copy that the browser thinks is good enough!). Please refresh or reload the page and it should then appear.  AOL USERS:  AOL has a more pesky cache that wants to prevent updates for 24 hours.  You may be able to update the page by holding the CTRL key and refreshing the page by clicking on their curly arrow refresh button.  We recommend you use another browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator after connecting via AOL.


Can I put html tags anywhere in my posts?

 No. You can not use HTML tags in any field. Merrimack Online will just throw out everything in <>'s.

Where can I get the scripts for this program?

 The scripts are written in Perl and created by Matt Wright. They are free to anyone who wishes to use them and you can get them as well as other scripts at: http://www.scriptarchive.com/. Look for WWWBoard.  Enjoy!