[thelist] Weird Log Entries

[Matthew Brooks]

More than one person wrote:
> Code Red.

Ah, that explains why it's once a month, then. Thank you. Not IIS, so all OK.

<tip type="Perl CGI">
In Perl CGI scripts, trap die in called functions thus:

eval {
   &main_function($whatever);
   1;
} or do {
   &oops();
}

If main_function dies, instead of the usual blank screen or user-hostile
error message, the oops function can display a nice web page explaining
that something has gone wrong, and/or email the webmaster that something
went awry, etc. [This was originally from one of the O'Reilly Perl books,
but I can't remember which one.]

</tip>