If you're just making a simple get request and reading a web page, I'd go with IO::Socket::SSL. In general, I prefer to do things with as simple and basic of modules as possible. This way, when you do have bugs like you're having, there's far less code to sift through to find the source, and you also have less that can get in the way as bugs.

Give that a shot and report back. If you're still having problems, report back with more details on exactly what you're doing in terms of the URL you're grabbing (or one very similar) and how the rest is set up. I'll then try and recreate it on my end to see if we can unwind the issue.

In reply to Re^3: Occasional Read Timeout with Mech by benwills
in thread Occasional Read Timeout with Mech by pirkil

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