[MacPerl] probably a simple perl question

[Justin Shore <listuser@vinnie.ksu.ksu.edu>]

I have a simple question that I can't seem to answer.  How do I make 
a perl script pause for a given # of seconds before continuing wo/ 
any user interaction?  This script sends a defined user mail when 
portsentry (http://www.psionic.com) detects a portscan.  Portsentry 
allows for an external command to be run.  Problem is that my script 
needs to see changes that portsentry makes to a few key files--this 
script is being run before those changes are made and I can't change 
that.  I can however launch this script in the background so that 
portsentry could continue like normal and make the needed changes--my 
perl script needs to pause for a few seconds after its launch for 
this to work though.  Any ideas?  The script isn't really fancy but 
it is useful.  To work right, it just needs to pause.

Thanks,
   Justin

BTW, this isn't exactly a *Mac* perl question but I thought I'd ask 
anyways since I'm already a list member. :-)
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