opendir (CDIR, $cfgFilesDir) or die;
my $file;
my $thr;
while ($file = readdir(CDIR)) {
    if ($file =~ /.+?\.properties/) {
        $thr = threads->create(\&sendRequest, $file, 'localhost', $peerPort );
    }
}
closedir (CDIR);

##</code><code>##

while( my $file = <*.properties> ) { ## Check the glob matches your files!
    my $thr = threads->create(\&sendRequest, $file, 'localhost', $peerPort );
}