I'm a webmaster looking for uses for Perl. I use Perl for CGI scripting mostly, but recently I've run out of reasons for using Perl. Part of the problem is that I don't administer the Unix machine I am on. Its software is not up to date. But I try to make do with what I have. I don't have access to any databases. I want to learn as much Perl as I can, but I can't imagine uses for it. I've tried coming up with log reports (stats, errors, etc) but that didn't work out (the logs are too big for multiple reasons, such as webmail and roaming profiles). I know that the best way to learn a language is to practice it. I've even looked at merlyn's (terrific) Web columns, but those didn't help either. I am not exactly in a production environment. Any ideas about what I could use Perl for?

In reply to Looking for ideas by Anonymous Monk

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