This script is supposed to be a bulliten board. Do you see anything wrong with it? I kepp getting the 500 error. There's two, kinda long. Here's the first one. 
#!/usr/bin/perl
require "cgi-lib.pl";
require "subroutines.pl";
&ReadParse;
print &PrintHeader;
$url="http://soccermb.netfirms.com/board/bb.htm";
$bbfile1 = "$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/box1.htm";
$bbfile2 = "$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/box2.htm";
$bbfile3 = "$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/box3.htm";
$bbfile4 = "$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/box4.htm";

unless (-e $bbfile1)
{
print <<"PrintTag";
<html><body>
<h2>$bbfile1 not present.</h2>
<p>Did you upload the file? If so, the server
path to your box1.htm file is incorrect in your CGI
program. Check with your hosting service to find
the server path to your HTML files.</p>
</body></html>
PrintTag
exit(0);
}
unless (-e $bbfile2)
{
print <<"PrintTag";
<html><body>
<h2>$bbfile2 not present.</h2>
<p>Did you upload the file? If so, the server
path to your box1.htm file is incorrect in your CGI
program. Check with your hosting service to find
the server path to your HTML files.</p>
</body></html>
PrintTag
exit(0);
}
unless (-e $bbfile3)
{
print <<"PrintTag";
<html><body>
<h2>$bbfile3 not present.</h2>
<p>Did you upload the file? If so, the server
path to your box1.htm file is incorrect in your CGI
program. Check with your hosting service to find
the server path to your HTML files.</p>
</body></html>
PrintTag
exit(0);
}
unless (-e $bbfile4)
{
print <<"PrintTag";
<html><body>
<h2>$bbfile4 not present.</h2>
<p>Did you upload the file? If so, the server
path to your box1.htm file is incorrect in your CGI
program. Check with your hosting service to find
the server path to your HTML files.</p>
</body></html>
PrintTag
exit(0);
}
$tempfile1="$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/bbtemp1.htm";
$tempfile2="$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/bbtemp2.htm";
$tempfile3="$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/bbtemp3.htm";
$tempfile4="$ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'}/www/board/bbtemp4.htm";
if (($in{'visitor_name'} eq "") || ($in{'visitor_email_address'} eq ""
+) || ($in{'radioset'} eq "") || ($in{'Comment'} eq ""))
{
print <<"PrintTag";
<html><body>
<h2>Data Incomplete</h2>
<p>Your request to send comments to the board has been
rejected due to insufficient information.  To
properly send your comments, please fill out:</p>
<ul>
PrintTag
if ($in{'visitor_name'} eq "")
{
  print "\n<li> Your Name\n";
}
if ($in{'visitor_email_address'} eq "")
{
  print "\n<li> Your Email Address\n";
}
if ($in{'radioset'} eq "")
{
  print "\n<li> Your county\n";
}
if ($in{'Comment'} eq "")
{
  print "\n<li> Your comments\n";
}
print "</ul>\n</p>\n</body>\n</html>\n";
exit(0);
}
#STOP HERE FOR NOW
if (($in{'Comments'} =~ /damn/) || ($in{'Comments'} =~ /darn/) || 
($in{'Comments'} =~ /dang/) || ($in{'Comments'} =~ /shit/) || 
($in{'Comments'} =~ /basterd/) || ($in{'Comments'} =~ /fuck/) || 
($in{'Comments'} =~ /fuckin'/) || ($in{'Comments'} =~ /fucking/) || 
($in{'Comments'} =~ /freak/) || ($in{'Comments'} =~ /freakin'/) || 
($in{'Comments'} =~ /freaking/) || ($in{'Comments'} =~ /bitch/) || 
($in{'Comments'} =~ /bitchin'/) || ($in{'Comments'} =~ /bitching/))
{
print<<"PrintTag";
<html><body>
<h2>Request denied-improper language.</h2>
</body></html>
PrintTag
exit(0);
}
$in{'visitor_name'} =~ s/\</&lt;/g;
$in{'visitor_name'} =~ s/\>/&gt;/g;
$in{'visitor_email_address'} =~ s/\</&lt;/g;
$in{'visitor_email_address'} =~ s/\>/&gt;/g;
$in{'Comment'} =~ s/\</&lt;/g;
$in{'Comment'} =~ s/\>/&gt;/g;
if (-e "lock.fil")
{  
print <<"PrintTag";
<HTML>
<BODY>
<H2>Try again!</H2>
<p>
The bulletin board is in use. Please try again later.
</p>
</BODY>
</HTML>
PrintTag
exit(0);
}

open(LOCKFILE, ">lock.fil");
#Start subroutines
if ($in{'radioset'} eq "Kern" || "San Luis Obispo" || "Santa Barbara")
{
  &box1
}
if ($in{'radioset'} eq "Riverside" || "San Diego" || "Imperial")
{
  &box4
}
if ($in{'radioset'} eq "Orange" || "San Bernadino")
{
  &box3
}
if ($in{'radioset'} eq "Ventura" || "Los Angeles")
{
  &box2
}

#open(BBFILE,"$bbfile") || die "Can't find bulletin board.\n";
#@indata = <BBFILE>;
#close(BBFILE);
#open(TEMPFILE,">$tempfile") || die "Can't find temp file.\n";
#foreach $i (@indata)
#{
#chop($i);

#print TEMPFILE "$i\n";

#if ($i =~ /<!-- BEGINNING -->/i)
#{
#print TEMPFILE "<p><a href=\"mailto:$in{'email'}\">";
#print TEMPFILE "$in{'name'}";
#print TEMPFILE "</a>";
#print TEMPFILE "<br>";
#print TEMPFILE "$in{'comments'}</p><hr>\n\n";
#}

#}
#refresh bulletin board
#close(TEMPFILE);
#rename("$bbfile", "$bbfile.old");
#rename("$tempfile", "$bbfile");
#close(LOCKFILE);
#unlink("lock.fil");
#Thank you page
#print <<"PrintTag";
#<html><body>
#<h2>Bulletin Board Entry Accepted</h2>
#<p>View <A HREF="$url">Bulletin Board</A></p>
#</body></html>
#PrintTag

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Edit Masem 2001-12-19 - Edited title from "HELP" to fix searching problems

In reply to Bulletin Board Script Trouble by Anonymous Monk

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