Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Programs

CGI Use at K-State

This is an explanation of how CGI programs work, why they are potentially dangerous, and K-State policies for their use.

MAILFORM

MAILFORM is a locally-developed CGI script that sends the contents of an HTML form to a user via e-mail.

METAFEEDBACK

METAFEEDBACK is another script that sends the contents of an HTML form to a user via e-mail. Dunno why this one is better/worse than the others yet.

IMAGEMAP

The imagemap CGI script is what allows portions of images to be used as buttons, i.e., link to hypertext documents. Technically, this isn't a CGI script any more, but here are the directions nontheless.