Actually, given that the email displays them as the OP desires, but that he wants the results to show up on the web page in the same manner, <pre></pre> tags around the variable will in fact take care of the issue, without having to worry about looking at the parameter in question as a scalar or array.

Test results, result display section, CGI based on OP's provided code
TestHTML codeDisplayed
Sample results, original code 
<html>
<body>
Names here:    duh<br />Names here:    joe
bob
mary<br />
</body>
</html>

[download]
 Names here: duh
Names here: joe bob mary
Sample results, <pre></pre> tags around $name 
<html>
<body>
<pre>
Names here:    duh<br />Names here:    joe
bob
mary<br />
</pre>
</body>
</html>

[download]
 
Names here:	duh
Names here:	joe
bob
mary

HTML code, for reference: 

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form action="/cgi-bin/testdump.pl" method=post>
<table>
  <tr><td>Department</td>
    <td><input type=text name=department></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan=2>People</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan=2>
      <textarea name=people rows=5 cols=40></textarea>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><input type=submit></td>
    <td><input type=reset></td>
  </tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

[download]

perl code, for reference: 

#!/usr/bin/perl

use CGI qw/:standard/;
$| = 1;

foreach my $field (param)
{
  foreach my $value (param($field))
  {
    $name .= "Names here\:\t$value<br />";
  }
}

# Mailer section removed from OP's code for testing

print header, <<EOF;
<HTML>
<BODY>
<pre>
$name
</pre>
</BODY>
</HTML>
EOF

[download]

Hope that helps.

In reply to Re^3: Processing Textarea data by atcroft
in thread Processing Textarea data by Anonymous Monk

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