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`CLAIMS
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`WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
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`1.
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`A method for providing services over a secure forum in a controlled environment,
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`comprising:
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`receiving a first request to post a communication in a sub-forum of the secure forum, the first
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`request including a first identifier associated with a resident in the controlled environment and a
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`topic associated with a sub-forum of the secure forum;
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`retrieving a first rule associated with the first identifier, wherein the first rule is at least one of
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`a resident rule specific to a resident of the controlled environment or a group rule specific to a
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`plurality of residents of the controlled environment,
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`retrieving a second rule associated with the sub-form, wherein the second rule is a topic rule
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`allowing creation of the sub-form based on the topic,
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`posting, based on the first rule and the second rule, the communication in the sub-forum,
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`transmitting, based on the first rule and the second rule, a notification of the posted
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`communication to a destination identified by the rule,
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`receiving a second request to access the sub-forum, the second request including a second
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`identifier of another registered user in the controlled environment, and
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`determining to allow the access to the sub-forum based on at least one of the second
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`identifier and the first rule.
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 3210.1960001
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