$ ls -l /usr/bin/wget /usr/bin/gcc
-rwx------ 2 root root 83668 Oct 23 2003 /usr/bin/gcc
-rwx------ 1 root root 175000 Aug 4 2003 /usr/bin/wget
i can't use wget on j.p.n's shell account anymore, which i was using in a couple of scripts. i can't compile my own, either. i do have access to perl, which seems like it is going to be the path of least resistance, but i don't specifically know what i'm going to do.