This same code does the exact same as using a scalar as the key, it only saves one thing. This is using the method $hash{this} = $that now and still it's screwing something up. rrrr, this isn't fun anymore! 
print start_form(),
  table(
    Tr(
        td("Name: "),
        td(
            textfield(
                -name => 'name',
                -size => 40
            )
        )
    ),
    Tr(
        td("Email: "),
        td(
            textfield(
                -name => 'email',
                -size => 40
            )
        )
    ),
    Tr( td(), td(submit) ),
  ),
  end_form(), hr();

if ( param() ) {
my $email = param('email');
my $name = param('name');

    if ( param('email') ne "" ) {
        tie %this, 'SDBM_File', $list, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0644;

        if ( !tied %this ) {
            warn("database unsuccessful $!.\n");
        }

################# Next line
        ethis{'email'} = "$name"; }

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