WDFA, I have the same "problem" with my web host. It isn't a problem with the hack instructions. Most servers will run a CGI at 777. However some(like yours and mine) have to be at 755. I am not sure exactly what it is as I do not run web hosting services, but I assume it is either a configuration setting or a misconfiguration by our web hosts.
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