This is not possible without having something set up on the server to handle the request. You COULD conceivably write a TCP server on REMOTE_HOST and have it respond to request from a perl script on CLIENT_HOST... but it would probably just be easier to install Secure Shell on both of them and have perl utilize the Secure Copy program.

Although perl can do everything, sometimes its best to use the toolbox approach. If somebody has already made a good screwdriver, you don't have to forge your own.

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