It uses a heavily modified version of Matt's WWWBoard. An archive option has been added to allow participants to pull the whole discussion for the forum into one file for printing. The instructor can delete individual messages or an entire thread. Messages can be posted anonymously. This discussion has 13 experts from around the globe and a class from Washington State participating.
Participants can select a topic to comment on.
It uses Hypermail, and it has automatic archiving. A web page, which requires a userid and password, can be used to create new forums. Authorized instructors can create their own forums without having to contact system administrators. The course discussions are integrated with other Internet services. For example, a button on the discussion page will take you to the home page for the course.