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== 3.0   System Requirements
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At a minimum, the POD script requires Perl 5.004 or later and these two
Perl modules:

 * CGI
   Available from:
   ftp.cpan.org/pub/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/CGI/CGI.pm-2.56.tar.gz
   
 * LWP (also known as libwww-perl)
   Available from:
   http://www.linpro.no/lwp/
   The two libwww-perl sections necessary, 'LWP' and 'HTTP' are
    available from:
    ftp.cpan.org/pub/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/LWP/libwww-perl-5.47.tar.gz
    ftp.cpan.org/pub/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/HTTP/
                                                HTTP-Request-Form-0.5.tar.gz

Of course, it also needs a webserver which understands Perl programs -
but it should work on anything from a Apache Posix-compatible (Linux/UNIX/BSD)
server to NetPlex on a RISC PC.

Your webserver needs to be able to connect to external sites (which, unless
it is behind a firewall it should be able to) and run and understand
cgi programs.

You also need to be able to upload files to your server, set appropriate
file permissions to ensure the script is executable and, ideally, have
telnet access to your server.

A basic knowledge of Perl would be handy, but is not essential - that
is why this documentation is so long (in fact, it's longer than the
program it is describing, but never mind...)

Installation of Personal Open Directory (POD) is *NOT* recommended for
novices/newbies - try installing a simpler program (such as a form to
email script) first to get the hang of using Perl in conjuction with
your server.


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== 3.0.1 Important Notice
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Because this script is very dependent on the HTML output of the the
Dmoz.Org system, this script changes frequently to keep up-to-date
with changes the ODP makes to the formatting of their site.

Updates can be fetched, as soon as they are available, from the official
POD website at http://grohol.com/downloads/ .