why doesn't this error

First, I read perldoc -f exec() and did as follows:

exec "rsh $plant /u1/bin/forkit 'work.pl'" or
       print STDERR "Couldn't fork it.\n $!\n";

BUT, even though the file it should be exec - ing 'work.pl' does NOT exist 
on the remote system, the error doesn't get kicked off.  The only error I've 
gotten it to register is if $plant is invalid.  Any ideas?



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• why doesn't this error by Alex Harris
• RE: why doesn't this error by Bob Showalter
• Re: why doesn't this error by Dave Benware