Welcome to AASH's regional message boards! Below you will find information about the message boards, which should help make using them as easy and pleasant as possible. If you have any questions that are not answered below or have suggestions for improvement, please send an email to the AASHnet administrator at: administrator@aashnet.org.

General Features

Unlimited Posts The message boards can hold an unlimited number of forums, categories, threads, replies, and members. File Uploading The file uploading feature allows message board users to attach some types of files to their posts and upload their own avatar image from their computer. Easy Code The advanced WYSIWYG editor allows message board users to design and post advanced messages without knowing HTML. Private Messaging Private messaging is a convenient way for members to contact one another privately without disclosing their email address. Member Registration We do not currently require visitors to register before they can post.  All you need are a name and/or email address. Search Engines Our message boards are equipped with a search engines that allows Keyword Searching - find posts that contain specific keywords Email notifications Message board users can subscribe to any thread, allowing them to receive email notifications of replies to that thread. Spell Checker Boards have a built-in spell checker..

Security Features

Managed Posts Posts deemed inappropriate by AASH will be deleted by our moderator. Profanity Filters Profanity is blocked from being posted. Banning Visitors who repeatedly make inappropriate posts will be banned from accessing our message boards. Email Spam Prevention Robots on the Internet can scan web pages for email addresses, collect them, and then send hundreds of junk emails to them. Our message board system has been built to automatically hide all email addresses from the public, stopping SPAM robots completely. Post Spam Prevention Advanced spam robots on the Internet can now automatically submit forms on a website to make garbage posts that would increase the spam company's position in search engines. Our system has advanced filters built in that automatically detect and refuse those unwanted posts.