Re: CGI, semicolons, and so on...

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From: mkrause@maestro.MITRE.ORG (Mark Krause)
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Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 09:53:59 -0500
In-Reply-To: Charles Henrich <henrich@rs560.cl.msu.edu>
        "Re: CGI, semicolons, and so on..." (Dec 30,  9:09pm)
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On Dec 30,  9:09pm, Charles Henrich wrote:
>
> I still say we go with the execute bit, 1000 times more flexible and simple
> than any other method on the planet.

What if I want to run a server on a DOS PC or a Macintosh?  I think it is
important to make sure that GCI is not OS specific.  The continued growth
of the Web is going to depend upon how easy it is to get new servers up
and running.  Not everyone is going to have access to a UNIX system for
this.




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