note merlyn It's been my experience that the POST data to Apache mod_cgi-based programs is delivered "live" and not buffered. (As an aside, that's why you can't rely on reading "content-length" number of bytes, because that's only what the browser suggested it was going to send.) <p> However, I have to ask the next question: how will your CGI know when the data is actually finished then? <p> Also, if there are any proxies in between, all bets are off. <p>-- [http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/|Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker] <br> Be sure to read [id://205373|my standard disclaimer] if this is a reply.</p> 216347 216347