# Apache Server and CGI

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-server-and-cgi/200482>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 9, 2003, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-server-and-cgi/200482 "2003-09-09T09:47:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-server-and-cgi/200482/21 "2003-09-10T01:44:24Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Civil Defense \*  
> \*\*Is this something that I can fix…? \*\*

Yourself? Not that I can think of. But from the whois information on that IP address:

TechHandle: JAJ17-ARIN  
TechName: Jokl, James A.  
TechEmail: jaj@virginia.edu

That’s the guy to contact for tech support.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-server-and-cgi/200482/22 "2003-09-10T01:45:39Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Civil Defense \*  
> \*\*In my config, or in the browser URL? For me, doing this in the browser URL results in a 404 not found. \*\*

Yeah, the browser URL, like you did. since it didn’t work, that’s not it, obviously.

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**Author:** ![Civil\_Defense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-server-and-cgi/200482/23 "2003-09-10T01:47:28Z")

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I e-mailed him… so we’ll see how it goes.

Thanks for your help! I appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-server-and-cgi/200482/24 "2003-09-10T01:50:04Z")

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Most ISPs now block standard ports like http and ftp ingoing to users’ machines. Perhaps your school is doing likewise.

Try setting the port to some large random number in the 1000+ range. Then try accessing via that port (have to add :portnumber to host name in URL).

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**Author:** ![Civil\_Defense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apache-server-and-cgi/200482/25 "2003-09-10T01:55:31Z")

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Well, he replied very quickly:

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> Sorry, but you are out of luck for the next couple of weeks. All  
> of the Microsoft security problems near the start of the semester  
> have delayed the service that you need to solve this. See:
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> [http://www.itc.virginia.edu/netsys/faq/student\_firewall.html](http://www.itc.virginia.edu/netsys/faq/student_firewall.html)

Thanks for all your help, guys.

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