Hi all, is there a maximum string length on a GET url when doing a HTTP::Request? I am forced to call a script (which returns a dynamic image) over the net using GET, and my query is unfeasibly long (normally way over 1024 characters). If I try the following: 
$request = HTTP::Request->new('GET', $reallylongurl);
$request->content_type('image/gif');
$response = $ua->request($request, '/tmp/blah.gif');

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It then barfs with: 
Error while getting [long url here] -- 500 short write

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This error originates from Protocol/http.pm, line 206 (LWP version 5.69 I believe). Entering the URL in the shell via wget, or even pasting it into Mozilla works fine (the server at the other end does not pose length restrictions). The above also works fine when it just so happens that my query is fairly short, although I have not tested precisely at what length this problem occurs, since someone may have come across this and knows an easy way around! Apologies if I am making a stupid error as I've not much experience with the LWP and associated routines.

Many thanks.

In reply to HTTP::Request GET - url length restriction? by lovelost

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