[cgiwrap-users] Re: cgi-wrapper with .ida extension AND Philosophy 101

[Nathan N. <nn...@um...>]

Not sure... Seems like it'd be an issue with the handler stuff/apache
config, cause cgiwrap in general doesn't care in the least about hte
filename. Now, it's possible that Cobalt wired something into the
executable. I don't generally like to deal with their cgiwrap at all
cause they have made too many confusing changes that make it behave in
very non-standard ways.

I'd check around to see if there are any other mentions of that
extension in the apache config. Can also try running with cgiwrapd
instead of cgiwrap, that may help diagnose. 

FYI, sendnig to the list would be a better choice, as it is more likely
to have someone with an answer to a non-generic problem.

-- Nathan

On Fri, 2003-07-04 at 21:18, WaveWeb wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I found your address on a Yahoo post of the CGIWrap Mailing List.
> 
> Trying to implement EarlyBird, a worm notification tool, on our Linux box (a Cobalt RaQ4), I failed to have the cgi-wrapper recognize the .ida extension as a Perl script like the .cgi and .pl are.
> 
> In the <VirtualHost...> section of httpd.conf, I entered the line with the .ida extension as following
> 	AddHandler cgi-wrapper .cgi
> 	AddHandler cgi-wrapper .pl
> 	AddHandler cgi-wrapper .ida
> 
> Calling www.mysite.com/default.ida, which is a Perl script, in my browser, I get the following error:
> CGIWrap Error: Execution of this script not permitted 
> Execution of (/home/sites/site5/web/default.ida) is not permitted for the following reason: 
> Script file not found.
> 
> How come it can't find the script it's executing at that correct location? If I rename the script default.pl, the script runs correctly. What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thank you and best regards
> 
> Meaulnes Legler
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~ http://WaveWeb.ch ~
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~  CH- 8032 Zürich  ~
> ~  +41 01 260-1660  ~
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> 
> 
> PS: I got this mail that I liked very much and want to share it:
> 
> > A professor stood before his Philosophy 101 class and had some
> > items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a
> > very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with  golf
> > balls.  He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed
> > that it was.  So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
> > them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled
> > into the open spaces between the golf balls.
> > He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it
> > was. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the
> > jar.  Of course, the sand filled up everything else.   He then asked once
> > more if the jar was full. The students agreed with an unanimous --yes! The
> > professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded
> > to pour the entire contents in to the jar effectively filling the empty
> > space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," the professor said, as
> > the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents
> > your life.
> 
> > The golf balls are the important things -- your family, your
> > partner, your health, your children, your friends, your favorite
> > passions --things that if everything else was lost and only they
> > remained, your life would still be full."
> 
> > "The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your
> > house, your car. The sand is everything else -- the small stuff! "
> 
> > "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no
> > room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for your
> > life.
> 
> > If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you
> > will never have room for the things that are important to you.
> 
> > Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
> > happiness.
> > Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take
> > your partner out dancing. Play another 18 holes. There will always be time
> > to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the
> > disposal."
> 
> > "Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really
> > matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
> 
> > One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer
> > represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just
> > goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's
> > always room for a couple of beers!!!!"
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