Check out these tutorial pages by pair networks for some background information on running CGI scripts and fixing permissions, errors etc.:

• http://www.pair.com/pair/support/tutorials/debugperl.html
• http://www.pair.com/pair/support/tutorials/filepermissions.html
• http://www.pair.com/pair/support/trouble/scripting.html

For a windows editor (with Perl syntax highlighting) that allows you to set the newline mode, see

• http://www.meybohm.de/proton.html