Specifying the Guestbook's Features and Functionality

If you've visited many personal home pages, you've likely encountered online guestbooks, which can be “signed” by Web visitors. In signing an online guestbook, a user is asked, at minimum, to leave a name and a brief message. Some guestbooks allow users to provide other information as well, such as an e-mail address, a home page URL, and geographic information. In addition to being able to leave an entry in the guestbook, Web visitors can view guestbook entries from other users.

In determining what features and functionality a Web application should include, it often helps to list the things we'd like users to be able to accomplish with our Web application. Take a moment to think of such a ...

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