open(READ,"\\\\ComputerName\\ShareName\\FileName");
while(<READ>) {
#do stuff
}
close READ;

##</code><code>##

# M: is a mapped network drive
open(READ,"M:\\folder\filename");
while(<READ>) {
#do stuff
}
close READ;

##</code><code>##

system("scp user@computer.domain.com:/var/logfile ~/my_logs");
open(READ,"~/my_logs/logfile");
while(<READ>) {
#do stuff
}
close READ;