I always point new Linux folks to: http://linuxnewbie.org.
There you'll find board after board of useful stuff, dealing with almost anything
you can think of. Click on the "discussion" link near the top of the page and you're
off. As for editors on Linux, I use vim, which does sytax highlighting and more. As
with everything in the Unix / Linux world, it'll take some time though.
My advice with a new linux setup is to hold off on putting any cgis out there for
the world to see and exploit until you've got a basic idea of the security
involved...it shouldn't take too long. Also remember that most new linux installs
come with a boatload of exploitable services listening on various ports. You'll want
to kill many or most of them before going for it on the web. Security is a
never-ending battle, and nobody is really safe. All you can do is maximize it and
try and stay with the curve.
Good luck and have fun!
Matt C.
--- Burt Humburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just installed Perl on a Linux box yesterday and I'm eager to get started...
>
> Is there a shareware/freeware Perl development environment? (As in comments
> are this color, constants are that color, a real-time debugger, etc?)
>
> Is there a module/include/header that parses CGI input and sticks it into
> known variables?
>
> How do I set Perl up to avoid security blunders? (I know there's a way of
> setting up a CGI-bin so that anyone can pass the OS commands as root, but I
> don't know how to avoid it.)
>
> Basically, I guess I need some beginner FAQs or references. Any suggestions
> to my specific problems or those that are more general?
>
> BCH
>
> -----
> Burt C. Humburg
> 3rd Year Medical Student
> University of Kansas School of Medicine
> http://www2.kumc.edu/students/bhumburg
>
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