C:\>ppm
PPM interactive shell (2.1) - type help for available commands.
PPM> install DBI
Install package 'DBI'...
"HTTP POST failed: 500 (Can't connect to www.activestate.com.80 (Timeout), <> line 2.) in SOAP method call. 
Content of response:
at C:/BIN/perl/site/lib/PPM/SOAPClient.pm line222

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