Ah yes, the "path to perl" header, "#!/usr/bin/perl".

Modern servers can execute .cgi programs in many languages besides Perl. That header tells the server which language you are using and where to find it on the server. Funny thing is, that path isn't where it's located anymore, but it's aliased so old programs will still work.

A good server knows that .pl is PERL and where to find it (like mine) and will still run it. This was the original method years ago, like when wwwboard was written. You must unfortunately be using a service that's not so smart.

Just adding that header and renaming wwwboard.pl to wwwboard.cgi 'should' work.

As for 'drawing' graphics (as opposed to just sending a premade gif or jpeg), you're getting into things like java, javascript, flash, and the like.

Brina