I don't think that the problem here is from CPAN? cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.54) ReadLine support available (try ``install Bundle::CPAN'') cpan> reload index CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok Fetching with LWP: ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz # Use of uninitialized value. File 'External_HD:Perl:MacPerl =9F:site_perl:Mac:Types.pm'; Line 56 # Use of uninitialized value. File 'External_HD:Perl:MacPerl =9F:site_perl:Mac:Types.pm'; Line 56 Fetching with Net::FTP: ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz # Use of uninitialized value. File 'External_HD:Perl:MacPerl =9F:site_perl:CPAN.pm'; Line 1890 # Use of uninitialized value. File 'External_HD:Perl:MacPerl =9F:lib:Net:FTP.pm'; Line 236 # Can't locate object method "new" via package "Net::FTP::I". File 'External_HD:Perl:MacPerl =9F:lib:IO:Socket.pm'; Line 247 ... dies, so file-stop script... cpan> # Use of uninitialized value, <FIN> chunk 2. File 'External_HD:Perl:MacPerl =9F:lib:Term:ReadLine.pm'; Line 150 Lockfile removed. # =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Want to unsubscribe from this list? # =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macp= erl.org