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How to use CGI SCRIPTS

Because CGI scripts are a potential security risk, web.mit.edu and
www.mit.edu maintainers do not allow the general public to run scripts
on these servers. So, you cannot run a CGI script from your
Athena account.

Since CGI scripts require a server to run on, you'll have to find a
private web server which will allow you to run your scripts. Or, if
your computer is connected to the internet via resnet or tether,
you can run a web server on your personal computer and run CGI 
scripts from there.

SIPB has recently devloped a service to allow CGI scripts to be run on
scripts.mit.edu.  For more information on this service, see
http://scripts.mit.edu/.  If you have any questions about this
service, please contact SIPB via the contact information given on that
page.

Last Updated: $Date: 2004/06/01 02:13:22 $