use LWP::UserAgent; use HTTP::Request::Common qw(POST); sub message_PCS{ my $msg = $_[0]; $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new(); my $req = POST 'http://www.messaging.sprintpcs.com/sms/check_message_syntax.html', [ mobilenum => '**********', message => $message , callbacknum => '**********', ack_add =>'redalert\@somehwere.com'] $content = $ua->request($req)->as_string; }