GuestBook
eForms + Uploader guestbook is a paper or electronic means for a visitor
to acknowledge their visitation to a site, physical or web-based, and
leave their name, postal or electronic address (if desired), and a
comment or note, if desired.
On the Web, a guestbook is a logging system that allows visitors of a
website to leave a public comment. It is possible in some guestbooks for
visitors to express their thoughts about the website or its subject.
Generally, they do not require the poster to create a user account, as
it is an informal method of dropping off a quick message. The purpose of
a website guestbook is to display the kind of visitors the site gets,
including the part of the world they reside in, and gain feedback from
them. This allows the webmaster to assess and improve their site. A
guestbook is generally a script, which is usually remotely-hosted and
written in a language such as Perl, PHP, Python or ASP. Many free
guestbook hosts and scripts exist.
Names and addresses provided in guestbooks, paper-based or electronic,
are frequently recorded and collated for use in providing statistics
about visitors to the site, and to contact visitors to the site in the
future.
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