On Windows you usually need the ".exe" extension:
http://localhost:8080/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.exe

Regards,

Michael

Chaitra Rao wrote:

> Hi,
> I was trying to install the GreenStone web library on my system. I have
> Apache1.3 running on my system. I have configure the httpd.conf file as
> mentioned in the documentation available on ur site. I am unable to view
> the default Greenstone page when i type the URL
> http://localhost:8080/gsdl/cgi-bin/library. It throws up a system error
> saying that "IE is not able to open this site.The request site is either
> unavailable or cannot be found".I am not able to trace the
> error.Besides,when i hit preview Collection on the librarian interface
> after building a collection the browser just hangs. I am able to reach
> the gsdl/cgi-bin folder without any hassles.
> Can you please tell me what to do since I do not have any prior
> experience with CGI scripts.
>
> Thanx in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Chaitra
>
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