That sounds more like a configuration issue with your web server than a perl problem. You didn't even specify which web server you're using. Try asking your system and/or web site administrator how to get your code running from the web server. From the error message, it sounds like the web server is locating your code just fine (The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the extension configuration). It also tells the correct course of action: If the page is a script, add a handler. It sounds like you've tried the .pl and .cgi extensions, so it could be that the server would run them with a different extension--you need to have a chat with the administrator to find out if (a) they still need to configure the server to run scripts for your site, or (b) if you need to use a different extension on your scripts. (Other possibilities exist, too, such as the script may be in the wrong directory (i.e., one not configured to not hold scripts). But since it's not a perl problem, there's really no where to go but your admin.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

The error you have encountered is not specific to Perl. It is a consequence of the current configuration of the web server. You should talk to the person responsible for configuring the web server and ask them to allow your user to run CGI scripts. HTH.

You don't tell us which web server you're using, the documentation explains this. Also of interest Tutorials->Ovid's CGI Course.