RE: [cobalt-users] Shared CGI-BIN

["Eric Arseneau" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Arseneau [mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 9:48 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Shared CGI-BIN
> 
> 
> > I'd like to make available some cgi scripts to all users on a RaQ4 from
> > a shared area.  Search of the archives hasn't lead to much more that I
> > think it can be done.
> > 
> > Would be interested in a solution that someone has done and/or knows
> > can be done.
> 
> I remember seeing how to do it somewhere, but I don't remember 
> exactly what you had to do.
> 
> But here is a solution.  I put soem cgi's on one of my domains.  
> I can use these cgi's from any other domain by referencing the 
> domain where the cgi's are.  It will have to do a DNS lookup, but 
> it will resolve locally so its not too bad.  Here some info on 
> what I mean.
> 
> I have setup a counter cgi on domain1
> 	www.domain1.com/cgi-bin/livecntr.pl
> 
> On any other domain all I have to do to use the counter is
>   <center>
>   <!-- begin: LiveCounter Classic CGI counter -->
>   <IMG 
> SRC="http://www.domain1.com/cgi-bin/livecntr.pl?0+6+domain1"; 
> WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=20 ALT="">
>   <IMG 
> SRC="http://www.domain1.com/cgi-bin/livecntr.pl?1+6+domain1"; 
> WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=20 ALT="">
>   <IMG 
> SRC="http://www.domain1.com/cgi-bin/livecntr.pl?2+6+domain1"; 
> WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=20 ALT="">
>   <IMG 
> SRC="http://www.domain1.com/cgi-bin/livecntr.pl?3+6+domain1"; 
> WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=20 ALT="">
>   <IMG 
> SRC="http://www.domain1.com/cgi-bin/livecntr.pl?4+6+domain1"; 
> WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=20 ALT="">
>   <IMG 
> SRC="http://www.domain1.com/cgi-bin/livecntr.pl?5+6+domain1"; 
> WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=20 ALT="">
>   <!-- end: LiveCounter Classic CGI counter -->
>   </center>
> 
> There may be a better way, but this worked fine for me so I'm happy.