=head2 Perform a background query and do some other work while waiting for the answer. use Net::DNS; my $res = Net::DNS::Resolver->new; my $socket = $res->bgsend("host.example.com"); until ($res->bgisready($socket)) { # do some work here while waiting for the answer # ...and some more here } my $packet = $res->bgread($socket); $packet->print;