> I was wondering if anyone still used cgi-lib.pl > anymore or used any of its subroutines for processing > data in their applications.
Nope, don't use Perl4 stuff in Perl5 stuff... > I am writing a secure application and don't see any > harm in using the ReadParse subroutine for processing > the data, but since checking with the URL > it once had (http://cgi-lib.stanford.edu/cgi-lib/) cgi-lib.pl has been gathering dust, a good rule of writing secure applications is use modules that are proven AND still in common usage. > and nothing being there, I've just wondered if > anyone had come up with something better. The most significant is the CGI.pm module, which is a huge thing that just about everything can be done with. There are other entire methologies/frameworks for CGI have arisen in conjunction with Perl. Assuming you bothered to upgrade to version 5.005 (minimum), try: perldoc CGI Jonathan Paton __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
