Don't overlook just using a facebook group. They can be set as completely invisible to all people except those who recieve a direct invite, and people can use it as a full forum.
On 10/29/07, Dethe Elza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > Any of the one-click instaler hosts should be able to host forums like > this. I use Dreamhost, but TextDrive also has a good reputation. > They have inexpensive hosting options. Alternatively you can get a > free blog site through WordPress or Blogger and give each student a > login for posting. > > For eliminating spam, you will need to use whatever facilities the > tool you use has, and also actively monitor and clean anything that > gets through anyway. I know WordPress has Akismet support for > eliminating spam, and also you can set the rules for when a post or > reply triggers moderation (no-one will see a moderated post until you > approve it). > > The part about "only open to members of the programming club" is > trickier. Do you mean that only they can see or read it, or that only > they can post to it. Setting it up so that only they can post to it > is easy, but making it invisible to the rest of the web makes me think > you need a very different solution than what I've proposed. > > --Dethe > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig >
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