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Maybe because it's not a wrapper around LWP. It's an HTTP class that chooses between several backend implementations, one of which is LWP. There's no guarantee that LWP is installed on the OP's machine.

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Re^3: http header
by Anonymous Monk on May 08, 2017 at 17:52 UTC
    "This module can be useful in a restrictive environment where you need to be able to download CPAN modules without an HTTPS support in built-in HTTP library."

    Get a better job then. :) No really. :)