#!/usr/bin/perl use LWP::UserAgent; ($ua = LWP::UserAgent->new)->timeout(20); $url = "http://202.103.25.186/music/Phil%20Collins%20-%20That's%20What%20You%20Said.mp3"; if(($ua->request(HTTP::Request->new('HEAD', $url)))->code() == 200) { print "GOOD\n"; } else { print "BAD\n"; }