Just a thought, don't know what you are running but there seems to be a problem with LWP and https on (certain) ultrasparc/linux combo.

All the tests when installing it work.
When you request a secure url, it actually does go and get it. (Called another of my servers to verify)
is_success always fails. So do all of the get methods for Simple and UserAgent.
I submitted a bug report on SourceForge but never heard anything. I fiddled with it for months and just gave up and moved the https stuff to a secure box.

SSL is installed and working correctly on the box. It's only LWP and IO:Socket modules that won't work with it. Somewhere in the protocol negotiation, it fails.

Actually, LWP::Simple::get doesn't work either. But getstore() does.

-Lee

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