Does this go for things like REQUEST_METHOD, or QUERY_STRING, or
HTTP_USER_AGENT, which would seem to only make sense when set by the server?
> From: Andu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:21:25 -0500
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: More questions about mchttpd server
>
>> Andu, I've started scripting the server by hacking into the code. I'm
>> developing it on a predominantly Mac based TCP/IP network, though I have a
>> Linux box sitting next to me (and a manual at last).
>>
>> I've scripted a kind of data-flow "debugger" into it, to teach the
>> "students' what I've been learning about how servers, and CGI's work. I've
>> implemented the CGI function on the MAC by calling scripts on seperate cards
>> within the stack (one card per CGI).
>>
>> I've got to the bit about environmental variables and the post method, for
>> use with forms. I now see that the "CGI" has to read Stdin, but I guess it
>> is the job of the server to set the environmental variables? Or is this the
>> job of the system software???
>
> Environment variables are set by the system.
>
> Regards, Andu
>
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