This is your cgi-bin directory. 
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You may verify whether cgi-bin is functioning by going to the
following URL, substituting your own login name:
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http://www.vbbn.com/~login/cgi-bin/test.cgi
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If you have ordered virtual hosting for your custom domain, you 
would test it as follows:
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http://www.mycustomdomain.com/~login/cgi-bin/test.cgi
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Substituting your domain for 'mycustomdomain' above.<BR><BR>
You will reference your cgi scripts as shown in the examples above.
cgi-bin scripts and programs must be executable, must reside within
your cgi directory, and the name of each script or program must end
with '.cgi'. The permissions on such files must be set "750" at
minimum (readable and executable by "owner" and "group"). To set the
permissions, use your ftp client program's facility for changing
permissions.
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Whenever you add a new program/script to your cgi directory, you
must be sure the permissions are set appropriately, or the cgi will
not run.
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Please note that perl scripts must be uploaded in ASCII/TEXT format,
not binary! Perl scripts will not work if uploaded using binary
transfer mode.
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Vista's perl binary is located at /usr/bin/perl, and also at 
/usr/local/bin/perl. We are currently running version 5.6.1. Also
commonly requested is the path to sendmail, which is /usr/lib/sendmail
(/usr/sbin/sendmail will work as well). We do not run sendmail at Vista,
however the sendmail binary is a functionally equivalent workalike.
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Vista does not provide any technical support for your cgi scripts 
and programs beyond ensuring that cgi access is enabled for your
account. The test.cgi script referred to above is your assurance that
cgi has been enabled.
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A wealth of ready-made cgi scripts are available at <A
HREF="http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts">Matt's Script Archive.</A>
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