>Do you know where in the file system you are letting the web-server user open/create the file 'maillist'? Make sure that the location is writable, and the path to it is executable for this user. --shmem


This is the input form of the starting html page(I changed the server name and my folder name here). I think all the created files should be stored into cgi-bin/chap09. I tested and tested, but I could not create files into cgi-bin/chap09.
<!band.html> <HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Jeffrey Sikes Band</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=silver> <H1><IMG SRC="band.gif" ALIGN=middle HSPACE=5>The Jeffrey Sikes Band</ +H1> <FORM ACTION="https://(servername)/(myfolder)/cgi-bin/chap09/band.cgi" + METHOD=POST> <FONT SIZE=4> We play the blues like you have never heard before. Sign up on our mailing list to receive a free monthly newsletter that tells you when and where we will be playing during the month. <P>Name: <INPUT TYPE=text NAME=Name>&nbsp;&nbsp; E-mail address: <INPUT TYPE=text NAME=Email></P> <INPUT TYPE=submit Name=Button VALUE="Put Me On Your Mailing List"> <INPUT TYPE=submit Name=Button VALUE="Remove Me From Your Mailing List +"> </FONT></FORM></BODY></HTML>

In reply to Re^2: I can't connect to DBM Databases by fromjp
in thread I can't connect to DBM Databases by fromjp

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