What was Getcomments?Getcomments.pl was a perl cgi-script that takes the output of an HTML form and performs various actions with that output. These actions can include:
AnnouncementsGetcomments is no longer available and is unsupported. It was deprecated for a long time (since 1996) and now I have removed it from this site. However, I have kept the documentation here, in case there are any existing users remaining. A copy of the documentation part of the Getcomments home page is now available. This enables you to keep a copy of the Getcomments documentation locally in your web pages, so that you do not need to depend on the network and the reliability of my server. Just download this 98kb tar file or this 21kb gzipped tar file and put it somewhere in your web directories, run " Getcomments HistoryGetcomments.pl was originally written in October 1994 by Jim Hoagland.Version 1.0 became available around November 1994. Version 2.0 was made available in April 1995 and was a significant improvement over the previous version. In a word, it matured. The format of the output to either of the three places is now completely controllable by the user. Version 2.1 is now available. Version 2.1, also made available in April 1995, fixed a security problem in Version 2.0. Version 2.2 is now available as of June 28, 1995. The main additions were format specification in files, better error handling, and the different varieties of forms distributed. HFPM version 1.0 was released on February 3, 1996 to replace Getcomments. You might also want to take a look at the "What's new" page. What do I Need To Run It?All you need to run getcomments is a UNIX system with perl installed (find out how to get it at Metronet) and a http server that supports cgi-scripts (I think all do).How do I Use Getcomments?You need 3 components to use getcomments:
So, what do I do now?
Getting HelpYou might find it helpful to look at the FAQ. If you have any questions not answered in the FAQ, feel free to e-mail webmaster@hoagland.org for more information or with questions.Legal StuffHere is some important legal notices and information about modifying and redistributing Getcomments.Thats it. |