cgi scripting and MetaCard

[andu]

--On Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:18:34 -0800 RCS 
<rcs at rcsprogramming.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I just thought I would post this in the hopes that someone has already
> worked this out:
>
>   I need to respond to a device that has a simple server (a network
> appliance). The server needs to be 'fed' cgi responses (i.e. GET or POST),
> and I have 'analyzed' the device that I am trying to emulate for the
> format (basically a web interface from within a browser). I have the
> format that the device is sending, but it has information embedded that I
> do not think is relevant to me (referrer: Mozilla, etc.). So when I
> simply send this 'GET' command from an open socket (port 80) from
> MetaCard, I get a response from the server, but it tells me there is an
> error in the format.
>
>   I suppose my question is: when replying to a server in this manner...who
> should I say the referrer is? Do I need this? I know I need to read up on
> cgi scripting, but I thought this might be a simple procedure...

It is simple when you know it, why don't you post what exactly the server 
sends and what your script replies, you give no "helpful" information.

>
> Thanks for any info,
> RCS
>
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Regards, Andu Novac