yes,Im sending the info to a form at another URL. the names are perfect and YES, it worked on UNIX based server perfect.

this is what i get as a response content (this was copied/paste as it looks identical below(note* the bannertext on the same line): it appears to take the reclink variable but nothing else, I know the problem lies in my code not the site im retrieving.

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Submission Error

You did not fill out all of the fields. Please use your back button to complete the form Reciprocal=http://www.blah.com/;BannerText
Description=
PictureURL=
Email=
SiteURL=

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here's what i get when i dump $req on the retrieved page:

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Reciprocal=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blah.com%2F;BannerText=blah;BannerURL=http
+%3A%2F%2Fwww.blah.com%2Fbanner.gif;PictureDescription=My%20blah%20bla
+h;SiteURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blah.com%2F;PictureURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bl
+ah.com;action=SendNow;Email=webmaster%40blah.com

[download]
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Janitored by Arunbear - added code tags around long line.

In reply to Re^2: script help (worked well on unix but NOT on winxp) newbie by stevelake
in thread script help (worked well on unix but NOT on winxp) newbie by stevelake

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