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Apache's CGI and special characters like �,�,�,�,�,...

           Summary: Apache's CGI and special characters like �,�,�,�,�,...
           Product: Apache httpd-2.0
           Version: 2.0.36
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT/2K
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Critical
          Priority: Other
         Component: mod_cgi
        AssignedTo: bugs@httpd.apache.org
        ReportedBy: norbert.goepel@ec-munich.com
                CC: norbert.goepel@ec-munich.com


If you have a simple cgi script "Hello world" and you wants to start this 
script with parameters (e.g. http://www.domain.com/script.cgi?parameter=�), 
Apache generates an :
couldn't create child process: 20508: C:/Programme/Apache/Apache2/cgi-
bin/test.pl 
I tried the same with Apache 1.3.24 and there, this problem does not exist.

The problem only exists if you have parameters like �,�,�,�,�,�. If you use 
a,o,u,... there is no problem. But for international sites, you need all 
characters!
This problem also does not exist if you have text-fields within a <form> 
because the characters will be converted to "%E4", ...

Here the cgi-script:
#!c:/perl/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\n\n";
print "Hello World!!";

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