I find your comments about CGI::Application less than helpful. You mention persistent errors but don't tell us what they were. If this were an untested module we could perhaps conclude from your posting that the module might have problems. But many people have had good success with it so we are left wondering whether you stumbled on an uncommon bug or whether you just didn't fully understand the module. If you think you've discovered a bug, why not post a SOPW and let us examine it so we can all learn from your experience. Leaving it at this rumor stage doesn't really help anyone.