From: lane@DUPHY4.Physics.Drexel.Edu
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 9:39 AM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: new release of CRINOID

This is for VMS people who want to do Perl CGI's via the OSU HTTP server.

CRINOID is open-source FREE software for running Perl CGIs and serving
them through the OSU HTTP server.

    o   CRINOID can provide multiple persistant processes for
        handling CGI requests for minimum latency.  When combined
        with the OSU HTTP's server capability to distribute requests
        over multiple DECNET nodes, this provides an extreme level
        of responsiveness for VMS CGI applications.

    o   Perl scripts persistant, cached, and reusable in the multiple
        server processes for fast response to requests.  Perl and
        selected Perl modules preloaded to minimize script startup
        time.

    o   CGI code for each user handled by separate user-owned
        processes, so that even unpriviledged users can have CGIs with
        no impact on other user's or system security.

    o   No "255 byte" limitations in HTTP variables; no DCL
        intermediary between server and Perl CGI.

    o   Graphics output directly from Perl, without writing to tempfile
        and copying to server.

    o   "Standard" Perl CGI code used, although the usual VMS != Unix
        caveats apply.

    o   Extensive logging and configuration options

The most recent release is version 0.5-1.  There's been a number of
bugs fixed and features added over the months since the last
announcement.

    Some highlights:

    o   multihoming support
    o   Script timeout control, directory searching and filetype options
    o   Improved configuration procedure
    o   configurable additions to @INC, import/export script %ENV,
    o   Perl scripts with __DATA__ sections now supported
    o   better error trapping, messages (including user-configurable)
        and trapping of "exit()" in scripts.
    o   improved script caching and reduced script rerunning overhead

Source code distribution, documentation, etc. can be found at
http://www.crinoid.com
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