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How can I work out the path to Perl?
    There are several commands to assist you in trying to ascertain your servers' Perl path.  Assuming you are on a UNIX server (remember: you don't need to adjust Perl paths on a Windows NT server if you are using IIS, but you do if you are using Apache), you can Telnet onto your server and type which perl.  You will then receive the absolute path location (e.g,"/usr/bin/perl").
     
    Another command line option is "whereis perl".  This will return a more comprehensive listing of all of the Perl versions established on your system.
     
    If you are simply trying to determine what version of Perl you have, you can try "perl -v".

I've seen other programs that generate e-mails as part of their operation.  They all rely on Unix "sendmail" but I use a Windows NT server and NT doesn't have "sendmail", does this mean that tdg won't work on my website?
    tdg does not require "sendmail" (or any other, similar application).  So it works "right out of the box" on a Windows NT server because it has its own internal SMTP engine (a sort of mini-sendmail).  However, if the internal SMTP engine is used, then tdg needs to have an open SMTP relay server available to it in order to send e-mails.  In most cases, your ISP provides you with an account on an SMTP server (for your outgoing e-mail) which should be just fine.  Talk to your ISP (or System Administrator) for further information.

What are the system requirements?
    To install tdg on your web server, you must have the following:
    1. Perl v5.006 (or higher): most web-servers have Perl installed, but check to make sure before you try installing tdg.  Note that tdg has not been tested on any version of Perl lower than v5.006.  Your Perl installation must also include the "Socket", "LWP::Simple", "CGI.pm" and "GDBM_File" packages.
    2. SMTP E-mail Server: To utilize the e-mail notification feature of tdg, you must have an SMTP e-mail relay service available (your ISP usually provides this).  However, if you are able to use Unix "sendmail", then this isn't required.
    3. FTP Access: You must have the ability to FTP files to your web server so that you can upload the tdg files.
    4. CGI Access: You must have the ability to run custom CGI scripts on your web server.

What platforms has tdg been tested on?
    1. Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 (with IIS 4 and Service Pack 6) and Perl 5.006
    2. FreeBSD Unix v3.3 (release #2) (with Apache/1.3.9, PHP/3.0.13 and mod frontpage/3.0.4.3) and Perl 5.006

     
    We would appreciate your help in adding to this list.  Please e-mail [tdg_platform @ digital-word.com] with details of the system configuration you have tdg running on.
 
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