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Using the method "get" in a form to pass data, all the input that the user types is put in the QUERY_STRING variable:
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<form method=get action="http://www.some.box/name.pl">
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Type your first name <input name="First Name"><br>
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Type your last name <input name="Last Name"><br>
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<input type=submit value="submit">
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</form>
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If the user types "Winona" and "Ryder" as values, the QUERY_STRING environment variable would have the encoded value "First+Name=Winona&Last+Name=Ryder".
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Here is a Perl program that would print that string on the web client's window (without regular html tags):
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#!/usr/local/bin/perl
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print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
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print "You typed \"$ENV{QUERY_STRING}\" in the input boxes\n";
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Method=Get is NOT RECOMMENDED for forms as long input can be lost!
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