Net::SMTP installed OK?

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Dear All, I am using Perl 5.005_03 on SuSE Linux 7.0, and need to use the Net::SMTP module. The module wasn't present so I downloaded it from CPAN and installed as per the readme file(perl Makefile.PL, make, make test, make install all as root). It appeared to work OK but now when I try to use Net::SMTP in a script the interpreter returns: Can't locate object method "new" via package "Net::SMTP" Are there some post-install configuration requirements I'm missing? If anybody has any ideas about what the problem might be, the advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks. Austin.

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Re: Net::SMTP installed OK? by Fletch (Bishop) on Nov 16, 2001 at 17:55 UTC
Run the following at your shell prompt: `perl -MNet::SMTP -e 0` If that doesn't produce any errors, it's installed correctly. If it does gripe, it didn't. If it is installed correctly, make sure you've got `use Net::SMTP ();` near the top of your program.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Net::SMTP installed OK? by mce (Curate) on Nov 16, 2001 at 18:15 UTC
Hi, I don't see why `use Net::SMTP;` needs the (). This is not mentioned in the pod of Net::SMTP (version 2.5). Since make test was ran successfull, you package is installed OK. But, I cannot make out what you actually installed. Net::SMTP cannot be installed seperately, you need libnet-1.09. Can you please check that your PERLLIB is set correctly, and post some code you have tried? Have a look at the file PERLLIB/site/lib/Net/SMTP.pm , and check if it is complete. --------------------------- Dr. Mark Ceulemans Senior Consultant IT Masters, Belgium	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Net::SMTP installed OK? by MZSanford (Curate) on Nov 16, 2001 at 19:09 UTC
hmmm, i think your problem is described here. Can't locate method "new" usually means the <code lang="perl">use Net::SMTP</code> is missing. I have done this more times than i would like to admit. i had a memory leak once, and it ruined my favorite shirt.	[reply]