1) This is the first time I've used Perl Monks or beginners@perl.org.
2) I just wanted some help with my script, not a lecture on the evils of multi-posting. By the way I must have overlooked the "full disclosure" rule when I signed up. Sorry about that.
3) I appreciate your providing me with the link to your article at http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn.LinuxMag/col16.html However, what if one of the other Perl Monks didn't subscribed to perl-cgi-help mailing list? They would not have seen the question before. They may have a different answer.
4) That really annoys me when people think that they have the only answer. :-)