Re: [cobalt-users] CGI scripts

["H.P. Stroebel" <hpstr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The "file not found" message of the raq for a cgi script is like a
windoze general protection fault... could be nearly everything :-)

Some points to check (most common errors) :

- uploaded in ASCII mode ? 
- file -> chmod 755 (executable)
- path to perl in the first line of the script correct ?
- script called correctly ? (capitals DO matter)
- GET or POST method ? (see readme file of the script)
- You should chmod /cgi-bin to 711 (to prevent directory listing)

For further debugging, type the following url :

http://ip-adress/cgiwrapDir/cgiwrapd/scriptname

Remember, using the ip-adress, you can call the script only if it
is on the MAIN SITE of your raq, not on a virtual host !!!

BTW : verify the version of Formmail that you are using. In an older
version, there`s a serious security hole (shell commands could be
executed !!), and in version 1.6 (the actual one, i think) there`s
another one (not that serious), allows to exploit user names, i think.

You might watch AlienForm (more functions like logging into a file,
customizable output, no (known) security holes).

"Mark G. Castillo" schrieb:
> 
> What I am getting is:
> 
> http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XX/cgi-bin/FormMail   (in the address bar of the browser)
> and File Not Found - The requested URL could not be found on this server.
> 
> This site is still experimental, so I refer to it with the IP address.  If I
> have to place this file in the /home/cgi-bin or the /usr/cgi-bin, how do I
> do it, and how do I get permissions to do it?
> 
> Mark.
> 
> P.S. Great advice on the POP-before-Relay --- Thanks! :)
> 
> M.
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On Behalf Of Dan
> Sent:   Thursday, June 08, 2000 12:36 PM
> To:     cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:        RE: [cobalt-users] CGI scripts
> 
> > I am trying to get a FormMail script to run on a virtual site on my RaQ3i.
> > Obviously, I have CGI scripts turned on in the Site Management console.  I
> > placed the FormMail.pl file in the cgi-bin directory of the website, but
> > when I try to run it, I get a URL Not Found error.  Is this a permissions
> > problem?  Does it have to be a FormMail.cgi file?  Do I have the wrong
> > cgi-bin directory (there are several on the RaQ)?  Ideas?  Input?
> >
> 
> Are you calling it as form action="/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl"  or form
> action="cgi-bin/FormMail.pl"? Notice one is /cgi-bin, which should work.
> --
> Dan Kriwitsky
> 
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