in reply to problem with getting web source

How does it fail for you?

Does the URL work from the browser?

Have you tried error diagnosis by switching from LWP::Simple to LWP::UserAgent and looking at the error returned?

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Re^2: problem with getting web source
by WojciechGajewski (Initiate) on Mar 24, 2013 at 17:08 UTC
    Yes, it works fine from the browser. You can check it yourself. Just click the gutenberg link. The failure means instead of the source page I am getting an empty string.
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      Just because it works for me, from my browser, does not mean that it will work for you, from your browser.

      I suggest you now use LWP::UserAgent to do the URL downloading. That way, you get more detailed error information instead of just a pass/fail status.

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        Exactly! I had to use some useragent. the default get method apparently doesnt use any and hence I couldnt download the source! Thanks! Problem solved!
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