MADS has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello I’m seeking help and guidance regarding taking over maintainership of a CPAN module. I’ve been in contact with the current maintainer, and the module is no longer maintained and has stopped working due to code drift. The original maintainer has given me written consent to take over the module. However, there’s a problem — his CPAN account is registered under his old university email address, which he no longer has access to. Because of this, he can’t confirm the transfer through the usual channels. I’ve already emailed the PAUSE administrators for assistance but haven’t received a response yet. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed? Regards
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Re: Help taking over maintainership of a CPAN module
by 1nickt (Canon) on Oct 06, 2025 at 12:04 UTC

    The PAUSE admins usually take a little while to respond, in my experience. Please be patient and they'll get back to you.


    The way forward always starts with a minimal test.
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      Yes, I thought so; I'll give it a couple of weeks.
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      It’s now been over a month since I contacted the PAUSE admins, and I haven’t received any reply at all. What should I do now? Any ideas for the next step? :)
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        You could try to nudge the process by sending a reminder mail to perl-modules with the (new address of the) original author in CC.

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        Maybe send a reply to your request in another week if you still haven't heard anything? I think PAUSE is down to a single admin, and they appear to have been inactive for a while beginning Sept 19, but did just respond to one request yesterday.
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