This forum program consists of two parts: A Perl 5.004 CGI script, and a Java Applet. It features: Platform independent, Very small - The Applet size is only 22 kB for Microsoft Internet Explorer, 31 kB for Netscape, so it loads and starts very fast, Because the Applet looks and works like normal newsreader software, it is very easy to use, Help texts of all buttons are displayed to make the usage as easy as possible, Automatic URL and E-Mail detection, URLs and E-Mail addresses within a message are automatically detected, and more.