You can't open a remote file on a local box like that. Try Net::FTP instead.

UPDATE:

Hmmm, on second thought ... i don't think i would use FTP for this problem. One solution is to write a CGI script on the remote box, maybe htaccess protect it. Another is to use SOAP::Lite or XML::RPC to send messages.

jeffa

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