The code is: 

 sub get_file_list
    {
        my %file_list;
        
        my $ftp = Net::FTP->new($hostname, Passive => $ftp_mode , Debu
+g => 1, Timeout => 300);
        $ftp->login($username,$password) or return undef;

        my @remote_in_dir_list;
        my @remote_in_dir_files;
        foreach my $remote_dir (@remote_dirs)
        {
            @remote_in_dir_list =  $ftp->dir($remote_dir); 
            @remote_in_dir_list = map { if ($_ =~ m/^d/) { (split / /,
+ $_)[-1] } else { } } @remote_in_dir_list;
            foreach my $remote_in_dir (@remote_in_dir_list)
            {
                $file_list{$remote_dir}{$remote_in_dir} = $ftp->dir("$
+remote_dir/$remote_in_dir");
                @{$file_list{$remote_dir}{$remote_in_dir}} = grep( m/\
+.zip$/, @{$file_list{$remote_dir}{$remote_in_dir}});
                @{$file_list{$remote_dir}{$remote_in_dir}} = map { unl
+ess ($_ =~ m/^d/) { (split / /, $_)[-1] } else { } } @{$file_list{$re
+mote_dir}{$remote_in_dir}};
            }
        }
        $ftp->quit();
        return \%file_list;
    }

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The general problem is not the $ftp->dir timeout, but download timeouts I get. I must handle them in a certain way and avoid mixing them with other errors. Regarding the Alarm signal it might be a good idea, can you please give me some simple example how to implement it?

In reply to Re: Net:FTP timeout handaling by kian.tern
in thread Net:FTP timeout handaling by kian.tern

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