[7070] in www-talk@info.cern.ch
Re: CGI help requested
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alastair Aitken CLMS)
Sat Dec 31 18:35:43 1994
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:19:16 +0100
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From: Alastair Aitken CLMS <ZPALASTAIR@CLUSTER.NORTH-LONDON.AC.UK>
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dnew@com.fv.sgf writes @ Wed, 21 Dec 1994 01:54:38 +0100
>Generally: I'm looking for detailed information on how CGI works. I
>remember reading it online a long time ago, so just a URL to the right
>place would be helpful.
hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu is a good source for CGI information as also is
info.cern.ch. Both of these sites run www servers containing copious
information on http, html and the CGI specification.
>Specifically: I'm trying to figure out how to make a CGI script return a
>specific error such as 401 - Unauthorized. Can anyone tell me where TFM
>is to Read? Thanks el buncho! --Darren
However, is it sensible for you to emulate http error messages? Could I
trust the messages I receive from your server as being server generated and
correct for the error condition encountered?
Alastair.
