sub LocalTest { my $returnval=0; my $msg=SetMessage(); use Socket; use Sys::Hostname; my $host = hostname(); SendMessage( $host, $msg); print "Did your rescive the message?(y/n): "; $key=; chomp $key; if ( $key eq y || $key eq Y ){ return $returnval; } else { $returnval=1; return $returnval; } }