Thanks for your help.

I am running Perl v5.6.1, the version of ppm is 2.2. I will attempt to install the latest Perl. Perhaps that will fix my problem.

I entered the URL in my browser and got just what you said I should have gotten, so it must be something pertaining to my company's firewall or the version of ppm I am running.

I am new to doing things on Windows (I much prefer UNIX). Windows seems so restrictive and error-prone. Or perhaps it's just my lack of windows knowledge/experience.

Anyway, I will look into installing the latest Perl and go from there.

Thanks very much for your assistance.
jls