my $result = `ping -n 1 "jenda.krynicy.cz" ` . "\n";

print "result: $result\n\n";
#if ($result =~ /zeitüberschreitung/i) {
if ($result =~ /zeitüberschreitung/i) { # should match but fails because of german characters
	#ping timed out, something is wrong with the repository
	print "Ping timed out for $domain: \n\n $result \n\n";
} else {
	#good repository.    
	print "$domain passed ping: \n";
	print `ppm repository add $repository $location` . "\n\n";
}