CGI ERROR
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Error Message : Can't start mail program

this is what i got when i try to run
$mailprog = "C:/Winnt/system32/Blat.exe -t";

but when i take out the -t, nothing happen...no mail was send to the particular user

and , how do I install the BLAT? What I did was, Blat -install mail.abc.com admin@abc.com

isit correct?

Did you make a copy of the blat.exe file and put it in your C:\Winnt\system32 folder? You need to make a copy and place the blat.exe file in that folder. Then run the installation command line.

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
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Anthro TECH, L.L.C
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yap i did put it into winnt/system32 and run the installation

but still....not working. is there any other way ?

Like I mentioned in DBMAN Discussion Forum, we experienced so many difficulties with Blat Mail that we switched to using SMTP for our web to email routines.

You could try installing WinMail (?), which I think is linked from www.perl.com or contact the author of the Blat program.

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
Founder and Editor
Anthro TECH, L.L.C
http://www.anthrotech.com/
info@anthrotech.com
==========================
Coconino Community College
http://www.coco.cc.az.us/
Web Technology
Coordinator
elee@coco.cc.az.us

Eliot, I was wondering, in the IIS Application Configuration, do I need to add any extenstion for the .exe ??

Hmmm...to execute exe files, you do need to add an entry in the MIME Type Mapping and also in the sites where you are planning on using that extension.

That just gave me a thought. Since the Blat program is being referenced within a web site, logically you will need to set-up IIS to execute .exe files. Currently, our server is not configured to execute .exe files. .exe files are seen as self extracting files and are downloaded from the web browser.

Hmmm....very good point, eskimoz.

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
Founder and Editor
Anthro TECH, L.L.C
http://www.anthrotech.com/
info@anthrotech.com
==========================
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http://www.coco.cc.az.us/
Web Technology
Coordinator
elee@coco.cc.az.us

[This message has been edited by Eliot (edited September 22, 1999).]

Eskimoz,

Have you tried changing your MIME Type Settings and web site config to make .exe executable? Did it help with Blat.exe file?

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
Founder and Editor
Anthro TECH, L.L.C
http://www.anthrotech.com/
info@anthrotech.com
==========================
Coconino Community College
http://www.coco.cc.az.us/
Web Technology
Coordinator
elee@coco.cc.az.us

How do I set the MIME Type Settings and web site config to make .exe executable?

hm.it lead to me another question, if I make .exe executable, what if next time i have a link for user to dload, which is a .exe? will it execute it? or let user dload?

What you can do I think is set the cgi-bin directory execute the .exe file and then in other directories have it download.

If you look at the other Thread about configuring Perl and CGI for NT, you can follow the steps to add .exe extension in the MIME Type Settings. You can configure it in the same manner as a .cgi extension.

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
Founder and Editor
Anthro TECH, L.L.C
http://www.anthrotech.com/
info@anthrotech.com
==========================
Coconino Community College
http://www.coco.cc.az.us/
Web Technology
Coordinator
elee@coco.cc.az.us