my $success=0;
my $tries=0;
while (! $success and $tries++ < 3) 
{
    eval { $m2->get($fullurl); };
    if (! $@) {
        $success = 1;
    }
    else {
        print STDERR "".cur_gmt()."Error: Retry Attempt $tries of 3\n";
        print LOG    "".cur_gmt()."Error: Retry Attempt $tries of 3\n";
        sleep (2);
    }
}

die "aborted Web Site Error: $!" unless $success; #ultimate failure!! PROGRAM ABORT !!!!