OK, I am a complete newbie, reading everythign I can't ge t my hands on and thought this would be a good palce to start (as I am a SETI buff), on running this (and entering my email address) this is what I get (with the -w modifier).

C:\Perl\snips>perl -w setistats.pl
Possible unintended interpolation of @stny in string at setistats.pl l
+ine 6.
Name "main::stny" used only once: possible typo at setistats.pl line 6
+.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at setistats.pl line
+ 15.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at setistats.pl line
+ 16.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at setistats.pl line
+ 17.
Use of uninitialized value in scalar chomp at setistats.pl line 21.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at setistats.pl line
+ 22.
Use of uninitialized value in string at setistats.pl line 23.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at setistats.pl line
+ 24.
Use of uninitialized value in string at setistats.pl line 25.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at setistats.pl line
+ 26.
Use of uninitialized value in string at setistats.pl line 27.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at setistats.pl line
+ 28.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at setistats
+.pl line 2
9.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at setistats.pl line
+ 30.
Use of uninitialized value in string at setistats.pl line 31.
Use of uninitialized value in string at setistats.pl line 32.
Use of uninitialized value in string at setistats.pl line 33.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at setistats.pl line
+ 34.
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at setistats.pl line
+ 36.
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-- Is it something simple i am doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.