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Re: [cobalt-users] CGI Problems on the RAQ3



This might sound really basic and stupid, but have you set the script to 
executable?  Is the location of perl correct?

~Randy

In a message dated 5/11/00 6:38:12 PM Central Daylight Time, mark@xxxxxxxxxx 
writes:

> I have experienced problems setting up CGI scripts on my Raq3.
>  Specifically, I tried to set up a simple one, FormMail.cgi.  I got several
>  different errors, the main one being a bad referrer.  This script is 
simple,
>  you just modify the path to perl, path to sendmail and lastly, the referrer
>  line.  I have used this script on several different servers (all linux) and
>  this is the first time I have had problems.  I finally called Cobalt and
>  instructed them to disable cgiwrap on the server.  Now I get a "Forbidden"
>  message on ALL scripts accept for the FormMail.cgi that they finally got to
>  work.  Many of my sites utilize UBB and Links 2.0 and I am extremely 
worried
>  about attempting to move them to my Raq3.  It could very well be that I 
just
>  don't understand CGI Wrap.  From what I gather, from Cobalt Tech Support, 
is
>  that cgiwrap works automatically and that I don't need to do anything
>  specific.  I looked at 3 or 4 different sites that have reference material
>  on cgiwrap and I still can't grasp it.  If anybody has any insight or
>  suggestions, I would be very appreciative.