https://www.webmaster-forums.net/crss/node/1013202 en https://www.webmaster-forums.net/serverside-scripting/hmmm-refcgi-perl-module#comment-1076569 <p>Believe it or not, it's true. Take a peek inside the CGI.pm - from version 2.7(?) below the $USE_SEMICOLON_PARAM was always switched to '0' (off).</p> <p>In recent distributions it's switched on by default. It's in the init_globals routine.</p> <p>It's definately happening. The CGI module can still handle ampersands, but the semi colon is taking over. I've heard the buzz for a while.</p> Thu, 11 Jan 2001 10:22:35 +0000 Matt@Ikonboard comment 1076569 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/serverside-scripting/hmmm-refcgi-perl-module#comment-1076554 <p>semicolon?<br /> where did you hear that?</p> <p>I can't imagine that 'they' would phase out <strong>&amp;</strong>.... especially after <em>how many</em> websites are coded with it!?!</p> Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:21:11 +0000 Mark Hensler comment 1076554 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net