Finding the Discussion Area
When HyperThread was installed, a default "General Discussions Area" was created. You can proceed to start posting to it if you wish, or jump ahead and configure your own areas.
To access the public discussions software (which your web visitors will use), you'll need to remember what directory you installed it in. The discussion system uses the script in that directory (called 'discuss.cgi' for UNIX users or 'discuss.pl' for NT users.) An example of the url might be:
http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/
discuss/discuss.cgi (UNIX)
http://www.mydomain.com/scripts/
discuss/discuss.pl (NT)
Finding the Administration Area
The administration area is setup for you to:
- Create / Delete / Edit existing discussion areas
- Manage posts within existing areas, including removal, editing, expiration and archiving of posted messages.
The admin panel is also located in your HyperThread directory, as discuss-admin.cgi (UNIX) or discuss-admin.pl (NT).
For example:
http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/discuss/discuss-admin.cgi
http://www.mydomain.com/scripts/discuss/discuss-admin.pl
You will be prompted for a username and password for administrator access. By default, the software is configured to accept the following:
Username: Admin
Password: ChangeMe
Once you enter the system you will have the option of changing the username and password for administrator access. We recommend you do so immediately!
