[support] Forums permission: can anonymous users view without write privileges

[Steve Hays]

Guys,

This sounds really dumb, but I can't find an answer anywhere.

Read privileges for all content types EXCEPT for the forum module seem  
to be controlled by Permissions >> node module >> access content.  I  
have checked that to allow access privileges to anonymous users.  But  
if I try to access the "drupal/forums" page--the list of all  
containers and forums automatically generated by the Forums module, I  
cannot access it unless I am logged in.

The FAQ module may have encountered a similar problem because their  
section in the Permissions page includes a checkbox for "view faq."   
There is no such item under the forums module.

Strangely, only the "drupal/forums" page seems to be non-performing in  
this fashion.  If I type in the url of a specific forum, I can read it  
as anonymous, but (of course) no one can get to the specific forums  
without the index page.  Am I the only one with this problem?  (I'm in  
6.3)

A related gripe:  The "containers" on the forum-list page are hot  
links, but produce no results.  It would be nice to remove the links  
since they're non-functional.

Steve Hays
Classics
Ohio University