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  1. October 2nd, 2004, 02:54 AM #1
    philman213
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    CGI/Perl

    Yes, I’m running Perl on Windows XP Home SP2.
    Apache2 too.

    Just getting into CGI/Perl, and could use some help. I have everything setup and all. I need to use a different form of sendmail, since sendmail is exclusive to unix. I’ve looked, and heard I need a third-party module. Went to cpan to see what I can find, but was completely overwhelmed. Not only do I not know which will work for windows, but I don’t know which would be adequate for my needs. On top of that, I have no idea how to install a module. I’ve looked at a few tutorials but either I’m stupid, or they aren’t written well. I couldn’t make any sense out of them. So to start, Id like some advice on where and what to download to use instead of sendmail. Then help on installing.
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  2. October 2nd, 2004, 07:16 AM #2
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    Greetings:

    Ok, you're headed down an ugly path. There is a version of sendmail for windows, along with some other command line apps that could be used as a replacement, but WHY? You're traveling the path of bad performance and convolution.

    If you don't want to play with *nix and want to work with "CGI" and Apache on windows, might I suggest PHP? IMHO php is a lot more windows friendly than Perl is. Actually, as far as I'm concerned, PHP is in most cases a WAY better architecture for creating web apps than Perl is anyway, no matter what OS we're talking.

    Since you're just starting out, I think you might find learning PHP to be a far more valuable asset to have in your toolbox than Perl. Try taking a few minutes to look into it, before you start dedicated yourself to learning a language.
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  3. October 2nd, 2004, 04:41 PM #3
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    Can PHP take forms and transfer that data to my email box?
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  4. October 2nd, 2004, 05:24 PM #4
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    Greetings:

    Certainly, the default PHP distro for windows can do that easily without having to download or compile any additional modules or third-party software.
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  6. October 2nd, 2004, 06:08 PM #5
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    Sounds good. I didnt particularly like the Perl language anyways.
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  7. October 2nd, 2004, 06:16 PM #6
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    Greetings:

    Best of luck to you on your new adventure.

    I've always found that a lot of people can learn a new language best by studying actual example apps/scripts (once they have the basic understanding of the language down). I think you might find a site called HotScripts useful. It has tens of thousands of scripts that you can sort through.

    And what do you know, they even have a section on PHP scripts that can be used as mail forms for your website! Perhaps you can find something there that you could adapt to your needs.
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