Back again: I started taking out ALL undefined tags (special1, Special_url1, color1, special1, Special_url1, color1, special1, Special_url1, color1, special1, Special_url1, color1, Event_desc, Event_url, news_url2, etc... untill I was so fed up I was about to throw it all away - and go buy some other product.
HOWEVER I did find a post by someone named willdeb who was having a p[roblem with the Yahoo template (also by the same author) -
Ok, in Willdeb's post he/she posted his entire templates.cfg file that has every one of these unknown tags DEFINED in it. Hmmmm..... Here is his templates.cfg file from his yahoo template.
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# -------------
# Links
# -------------
# Links Template Manager
#
# File: templates.cfg
# Description: Contains all the setup variables.
# Author: Nicholas Clark
# Email: ceglobe@ceglobe.com
# Web: http://www.ceglobe.com/
# Version: 2.0b5
#
# Uses Links 2.0 by,
# (c) 1998 Gossamer Threads Inc.
#
# This script is not freeware! Please read the README for full details
# on registration and terms of use.
# =====================================================================
# Stuff that will change the look of all the pages
$build_site_title = 'FishHoo! Search Index for Fishermen';
# Originally a teal color
$color1 = '#a0b8c8';
# Originally a yellow color. Seen on home page.
$color2 = '#ffffcc';
# Originally a gray color. Background for news and features on home page.
$color3 = '#dcdcdc';
# Originally a light gray color. Used as background for the Site Menu on the pages except home.
$color4 = '#EEEEEE';
# Originally a dark gray color. Border around the site menu.
$color5 = '#808080';
# Originally a semi-light gray color. Border around the special links table.
$color6 = '#cccc99';
# Originally a khaki color. Right on top of the special links table.
$color7 = '#cccccc';
# Goes on the right of every page but home page. Links to special pages on your site
$special1 = 'Suggest A Catagory';
$special_url1 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/fishhoo_suggestcat.htm';
$special2 = 'Contact The Webmaster';
$special_url2 = 'mailto:webmaster@fishhoo.com';
$special3 = 'Recommend FishHoo!';
$special_url3 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/fishhoo_tellafriend.htm';
$special4 = 'FishHoo! Opportunities';
$special_url4 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/opportunities.htm';
# Logos - Logob is on the homepage, logos is the small logo on the top left of every other page
$logob = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/fishhoo-big.gif';
$logos = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/fishhoo-sml.gif';
# Near the bottom on all the pages but the home page
$event = 'Try the FishHoo! Open Directory';
$event_desc = 'Trouble finding what you're looking for';
$event_url = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/cgi-bin/pod.cgi';
# Goes on the bottom of all pages
$copyright = 'Copyright © 1999 FishHoo!
All Rights Reserved';
# Right Column on the Home Page
$news1 = 'Trade-A-Trip';
$news_url1 = 'http://www.outdoorsite.com/fishhoo/trade_a_trip.html';
$news2 = 'Find-A-Partner';
$news_url2 = 'http://www.outdoorsite.com/fishhoo/find_a_partner.html';
$news3 = 'Book-A-Trip';
$news_url3 = 'http://www.wheretofish.com/fishhoo/';
$news4 = 'Webmasters Pick';
$news_url4 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/pick.htm';
$news_more = '';
$news_more_url = '';
# Right Column on the Home Page - Under News Stories
$feature1 = 'Suggest A Catagory';
$feature_url1 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/fishhoo_suggestcat.htm';
$feature_desc1 = '';
$feature2 = 'Contact The Webmaster';
$feature_url2 = 'mailto:webmaster@fishhoo.com';
$feature_desc2 = '';
$feature3 = 'Recommend FishHoo!';
$feature_url3 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/fishhoo_tellafriend.htm';
$feature_desc3 = '';
$feature4 = 'FishHoo! Opportunities';
$feature_url4 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/opportunities.htm';
$feature_desc4 = '';
$feature_more = '';
$feature_more_url = '';
#Top of Home Page
$highlight1 = 'FishHoo! Auctions';
$highlight_url1 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi';
$highlight_desc1 = 'Sell Your Stuff';
$highlight2 = 'FishHoo! Forums';
$highlight_url2 = 'http://www.fishhoo.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi';
$highlight_desc2 = 'For The Well Informed Angler';
1;Ok according to the documentation that comes with the snap template, here is what it says.....
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This is the README file for the Snap and Yahoo templates. Here are some directions:
You must first install Links 2.0 onto your server.
Yahoo Template
* Upload the template files into your template directory.
* Upload the templates.cfg and site_html_templates.pl into your /admin directory.
Bugs to Change
* Open up all of the rate*.html files. Change <%title%> to <%Title%>.
Instructions
* To change the look of the site, edit the templates.cfg file, re-upload it, and re-build the pages.
Snap Template
* Upload the template files into the template directory.
* Upload site_html_templates.pl into your /admin directory.
That's All!
I checked the archive and the snap template does NOT come with a templates.cfg file.
IS THERE A WAY TO MODIFY THE SNAP TEMPLATE TO USE A TEMPLATES.CFG FILE????? OR HOW DOES ONE SET UP THE DEFINITIONS IN THE SNAP TEMPLATE???
I ask because after deleting all the unknow tags I find the template about as useful as a bag of rocks in the middle of the ocean.
I think the problem arises in the fact that the answers are assuming the recipiants are programmers fleuent in perl. I suspect that many, including myself, are not programmers but rather computer people who have a basic understanding of how to install perl cgi, hence the many reasons why most questions I notice are repated many times in the forum. I followed the instructions with the snap template and all the errors appeared. 
