FutureForum Web Discussion Software

FutureForum is a Web-based forum software written in Perl. It uses MySQL for storing data on backend and uses DBI:DBD module. Key features include: uses branch_no design to keep track of threads, can display top page of messages with numerous selection or sorting methods, multiple board methodology, configurable max message and branch length vars, optional email responses to user, blocks duplicate messages, option to view only parent threads and expand thread on top page, has toggle menu function on top page, can select by date range and new posts, and other selection criteria, sends response email of message to original poster, automatically displays new button for recent posts, has security routine, and much more.