One thing that could help improve speed, though I doubt this is an issue, is that instead of doing: 
print p("Node Name: ") . p(param('hostess'));

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it's typically faster to do 
print p("Node Name: ") , p(param('hostess'));

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(Note the change to the comma) as the engine avoids some extra temporary variable creation when you do this.

And if you go this route, you can simplify your code in both the html delievery and mail delievery parts with judicious use of commas: 

print header(),
      start_html(-title=>'The Light Dawns'),
      h4("Take the parms and run"),
      p("Node Name: ") , p(param('hostess')),
      # etc...

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In reply to Re: Rev: CGI backup by Masem
in thread Rev: CGI backup by david.jackson

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