[MacPerl] strange behaviour with alias! HELP!

[Laurent Bardi <lolo@ipbs.fr>]

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Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 18:30:40 +0200
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sorry to borrow everybody with that, but ...
 
the pb is:
 
I create an alias  of a network volume.
I put it on the desktop.

When i try a :
if (-l $alias) 
...

he try to open the network volume (asking me the name and the password)
and he wait!!!!!
So my scripts are blocked!

How can y avoid this pb

many thanks in advance