>> I'd try sftp (secure ftp) I loaded an updated Mandrake Linux and it was
>> preconfigured for sftp (ftp failed to work) as well as ssh
>> (telnet does not
>> exist). It is the way of things these days...
Proftpd is the standard ftp server for MDK9. I have been running it since
it came out.
I do
>> have you activated the ftpd?
More precisely...have you configured and started your FTP server
(pro-ftpd, wu-ftpd, vs-ftpd, or whatever your using). There
is/can be a lot to configuring the ftp server depending on
how secure you want it. There should be a lot of tutorials
out there on this.
R
>> "Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web: Visual Quickstart Guide" by Castro.
So true. I agree on this. I personally got the "Perl: A Beginners Guide"
but I like how the Visual Quickstart Guides are done, except they are done
on an old Mac box from the mid-90's. Other than that i love the Visual
>> I have a cgi that need to accept only numeric values. ie +ve or -ve
>> real numbers.
>> Is there a quick and easy way to check this. I was trying using a reg exp
>> if(/^[-0-9][\.0-9]*/) {
>> do something
>> }
>>
>> but this breaks when the number is say --75.4 It still accepts if it
>> has
