The purpose of this project is to provide a method to get messages to those that need them, without flooding people with useless information. The users are put into groups based on the kind of information they need.
Users can belong to multiple groups.
Then messages are directed to the appropriate groups. The program is written in Java. Java was chosen because it is easy to use with the web, because it simplifies remote communication and it provides Applets. Basically Applets are programs that can run on web pages. A Java Applet creates a form that gives people a menu of groups to send the message to, a spot to fill in their name, and a text area to write the message.