ick. i'm in a similar position to you, and make similar offers to clients. i hope i never see a script like the one you've come across.

also, i hope you are able to successfully suggest to your clients interested in perl that they make use of the resources available to them, like CPAN, c.l.p.m, and perlmonks. i've had many thank-you's for pointing clients to the resources i regularly use to make my work easier possible.

~Particle ;Þ