Each person who wants to post in a public discussion forum needs to register a special "discussions" account. This can be done automatically by clicking the Register button that appears at the top of the discussions page.
If you are using a private discussion forum, your NetWinder account is automatically used for your discussion account; you do not need to register a discussion account in that case.
NOTE: If you are logged into your NetWinder using the administrator account, httpd, you should not register a discussions account. You should shut down your web browser and restart it, logging in using a standard user account first.
The administrator has special privileges to move and delete messages from the forums, but isn't expected to post messages without using a "normal" user account.
The user registration page contains the following fields, which you need to fill in:
Username. This is the short name or alias by which you will identify yourself in the discussions. It is often the same as your NetWinder login name, although it doesn't have to be.
Full name. Enter your real, full name here.
Password and Verify Password. You can choose a separate password especially for the discussion forums. It is probably easiest for you if you choose the same password as your main NetWinder login password, but that isn't necessary.
Since you can't see the password as you type it in these fields, you must enter it twice to ensure you've done it correctly.
E-mail. This is your full, preferred e-mail address.
Homepage. This is the web address of your home page, if you have one. It's optional, but it will help other people find you if they become interested in one of your postings.
Occupation and Hobbies. You can provide this optional personal information to help other forum members better understand your point of view.
When you have finished entering all the above information, click the Submit button and your account will be created. You can then proceed to post messages in your favourite discussion forums.