hmmm - no syntax errors, and if I run it commandline it outputs html.
If I run it in my appache it works ... well I get told I lose all the time :s

• Are you really sure the web server configuration is in working order ?
  • Web server understands perl ?
  • Web server has appropriate permissions ?
  • Server has uptodate modules installed ?
• Did you check the error log for detailed die messages etc. ?
• Is cgi enabled for the directory where the script is ?

1) CGI.pm can also be invoked with commandline args instead of

There really should be a CGI/webserver check-list on perlmonks
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