This is getting weirder... Using a test script as shown below, it works with mod_perl.

#!/usr/bin/perl

use CGI qw/:standard/;

header(-status => 404);
[download]

However, if I specified something in the query string, then the status is still set as 404, however, it displays

Not Found

The requested URL /cgi-bin/portal/browselocation.pl was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 302 Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

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Re^3: Set HTTP Status code by Anonymous Monk on Mar 09, 2012 at 01:37 UTC
This is getting weirder... So its been a few months, but you're still omitting all the critical details. Do you want help, yes or no?	[reply]
Re^4: Set HTTP Status code by molybtek (Novice) on Mar 09, 2012 at 02:09 UTC
I'm not quite sure what critical details you need... It is hosted on a CentOS 5 machine. Apache is Apache/2.2.3 Perl is 5.8.8 CGI module is 3.5.9 mod_perl is 2.0.4-6.el5	[reply]
Re^5: Set HTTP Status code by Anonymous Monk on Mar 09, 2012 at 03:01 UTC
I'm not quite sure what critical details you need... Basically all details needed to reproduce the problem you're seeing Are you running the program under mod_cgi? under mod_perl and ModPerl::Registry? What filename is the program saved under? What url is mapped to the filename?	[reply]
Re^6: Set HTTP Status code by molybtek (Novice) on Mar 09, 2012 at 03:45 UTC
Re^7: Set HTTP Status code by Anonymous Monk on Mar 09, 2012 at 04:19 UTC
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