>At 12:21 AM 8/12/96, John Whelan wrote: >>I've been trying to use a Perl5 script to process form input. The script >>uses the CGI and SMTP modules. The script works fine in offline mode and >>I've gotten >>it to work on some servers. When the script fails, the PCGI app cannot be >>quit with the 'quit now' button, nor can it forced quit without seriously >>upsetting other applications, nor does it quit on it's own. >> >>The WWW server error says 'Error -1701 Getting CGIreply string (Requested >>descriptor was not found (reply))'. I'm using Mac_Perl_510b2r2 and >>wondering >>if anyone else has seen this kind of behavior?? >As a matter of fact, I have experienced that exact behavior. > > > > >Chris Nandor pudge@pcix.com >PGP Key 0xB76E72AD http://pudge.petersons.com/ I just finished Introduction to CGI/PERL{a good book but low on the PERL content} at the cottage this summer, like I say since Basic on the old VIC 20 I haven't been writing much *code*(oh that's what we call it now eh?). I think my old application of a morse code translator would work well to someones CGI script. You know you could talk to the web page in morse or take a lesson. I'll have to suggest it to someone in International Communications:) Peter Timusk/Cyberpoet/ e mail at timusk@magi.com The Moon Rock Kid! "We can be heros, just for one day." David Bowie Visit my home page....http://infoweb.magi.com/~timusk/