Hi- This is the way it is supposed to work. The idea is, if you are serving a popular CGI, it does not have to be launched for each request. If it does not get a request within 5 minutes, it will quit. HTH, --Quentin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Bedish (by way of Vicki Brown)" <markbedish@compuserve.com> To: <macperl@macperl.org> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:21 PM Subject: [MacPerl] Web server standalone and macperl? > All, > > > As a newbie trying to learn some very basic CGI, I dont have > a dedicated web server and wondered if I can run a script on > the same machine. I have downloaded a freeware version of > quid pro quo but when I call a cgi script from my web > browser, macperl I presume brings up the info box saying it > is waiting for events and will quit in 5 minutes. I guess my > server settings are totally wrong or alternatively, what I > am doing is not possible. > > Grateful for any help or pointers to what I might do. > > > > Thank you, > > > Regards > > > Mark Bedish > Surrey,UK > > # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? > # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org > # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org