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0 pointsselcuka6mo ago0 comments

I also remember that the first web based forums used a Perl script that actually created new HTML files on the web server when someone posted a new topic, and modified the existing one when someone posted a reply.

A bit similar to static web site generators today, only with endless security vulnerabilities.

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krapp6mo ago

You might be referring to the venerable wwwboard from Matt's Script Archive, which amazingly still exists: https://www.scriptarchive.com/wwwboard.html

selcukaOP6mo ago

It's been almost 30 years, so my memory is hazy, but that really looks like it.

It still exists but last updated in 2000. It might be fun to make a Docker container with the right dependencies (if that's still possible) to run it.

dcrazy6mo ago

I believe UBB (Ultimate Bulletin Board) worked this way too.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse