From the CGI.pm docs:

Pass the param() method a single argument to fetch the value of the named parameter. If the parameter is multivalued (e.g. from multiple selections in a scrolling list), you can ask to receive an array. Otherwise the method will return a single value.

So you can use:

my @names = $query->param('name');
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and then process @names as you wish.

UPDATE: *doh*, chromatic and ar0n beat me to it! I filed an Editor Request for deletion.

--sacked