If your admin will not allow you to use the exec version of SSIs (many will not due to security implications), you can make the CGI script your home page. Also, you can use a meta tag to redirect the user to a CGI script. While SSI is a great lightweight alternative, you will get more control just by having the CGI script create the entire page.

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;URL=http://www.yoursite.com/newp
+age.htm" />

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Cheers,
Ovid

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In reply to Re: Running a cgi script from index .html by Ovid
in thread Running a cgi script from index .html by mnlight

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