File extensions?

[Jay Frantz]

I want to put a text-based "hit-counter" on our main page. The one that I
want to use is from Matt's Script archive. The problem is that it uses
server side includes. Thus, i'll have to use the .shtml extensions on the
home page.  My director won't approve of this, since most library patrons
remember the old .html extension. Question: do I really need the .shtml
extension? Are there other Perl scripts that would do it?


Thanks for any assistance.

JHF