Chapter 7: Intranet System 245 A user can (Web server certificate)
Chapter 7: Intranet System 245 A user can add a message and decide who can view it by selecting one or more users from the list or everyone. Clicking the Save Message link shows a confirmation page with the message shown on-screen for review. When the user confirms the message by clicking the Confirm button, the message is sent to the intended users and displayed on the day of the message. Figure 7-9 shows the message being shown on Carol s home page. Figure 7-9: A message from another user. Carol must click the OK button to remove the message. The great thing about this type of messaging system is that all users must click OK to signify that they ve read the message. This means that a company administrator is assured that all her messages are being read. To log out from the intranet, click the Logout link at any time. Summary In this chapter, you explored a base intranet system that utilizes the central authentication and user-management systems discussed in the preceding chapters. Here you learned how to generate a user home page and how to enable a simple message delivery system that users can use to notify each other of company or personal events and issues.