I'm building a site for a client that INSISTS I code for perl on their Netware Enterprise server. They think they'll move to *nix hosting in the near future.

They've got Perl installed and running, luckily. I don't have to do that.

They are a non-profit and don't want to outsource hosting under ANY circumstance. (won't shell out $25 a month. . .jeez.)

What I was going to build is a mySQL-based site that allows for administration and editing of documents via web forms. I've already got a similar system running on a linux box. I guess what I'll do instead is use DBI:CSV to store and retrieve variables related to pages (category, date, author, etc.) and "include" the page data somehow.

Anyway, are there any monks that have any feedback/ideas about perl and netware? I haven't seen much (update: I've done google, deja, slashdot and perlmonk searches, among others), which usually isn't a good sign.

Update: I've ditched this project. See last post from me in thread

In reply to Netware and Perl by Hero Zzyzzx

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