The problem with tables is that they produce a crapload of HTML overhead. My site (http://mbn.dhs.org:81/) is really heavy on the tables already so I wanted to use the <BR> tags because they save a lot of space and bandwidth. The code produced by the script is actually just a list of comments included inside a table as an SSI. It's the comments page: http://mbn.dhs.org:81/comments.shtml

I used thraxil's solution (you've been given credit in the script btw ;) because it's short, elegant, and easily understandable.

The site is definitely a learning experience for me Perl-wise, which is why I've decided against using modules. The more programming I have to do the more I'll learn and the happier I'll be. It's not as though the site has a deadline or anything since I'm writing and running it to cater to a very limited group who don't really _need_ the site anyway.

As for having it do exacly what I need it to do... I must admit to being a bit of a perfectionist. This occasionally gets me in trouble :)