Re: [cobalt-users] Re:Matts script archive gusetbook.

["WebMost" <dbugger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ahoy

You write:

> Formmail.cgi works fine but not the guestbook.

1) However, when I address
http://www.thisisthestart.com/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi, I get an error, but when
I address either http://www.thisisthestart.com/cgi-bin/speakout.cgi or
http://www.thisisthestart.com/cgi-bin/speakout.pl, I get a response. This is
the reverse of what you predict.

2) On the other hand, when I fill out the form at
http://www.thisisthestart.com/addguest_speak.html, the response I get
indicates that the script was unable to parse any input, or at least unable
to find any input in the fields it checked for.

If you have changed any field names, the question becomes: Did you also
change the input names which the script checks for to correspond with the
new field names?

If the names checked for match the names input, then there's a parsing
problem.

3) If you want to forward the script to me, I am sure I could fix it
quickly. Send to rdavis@xxxxxxxxxxx


> The strange thing is, it works from the command line but not the
browser???

4) Not strange at all. Frequently happens.

> Both new clients have it working on their old server.

5) Also not strange. Servers are idiosycratic. It's your job to klnow their
quirks.



6) I would also advise you to make your cgi-bin un-listable. An .htaccess
file would be good, but if nothing else, put an index.html in there.

Aloha
Davis