5 minutes sounds like a default.

CPANPLUS uses File::Fetch, a bit of digging around has found that the following CPANPLUS configuration settings apply:

# Use passive mode for FTP connections
CPAN Terminal> s conf passive 1

# Set network timeout (counted in seconds).
CPAN Terminal> s conf timeout 300

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That said, you may be better off selecting a different mirror, maybe one closer to yourself:


CPAN Terminal> s reconfigure


=================>      MAIN MENU       <=================

Welcome to the CPANPLUS configuration. Please select which
parts you wish to configure

Defaults are taken from your current configuration.
If you would save now, your settings would be written to:

    CPANPLUS::Config::User


  1> Select Configuration file
  2> Setup CLI Programs
  3> Setup CPANPLUS Home directory
  4> Setup FTP/Email settings
  5> Setup basic preferences
  6> Setup installer settings
  7> Select mirrors
  8> Edit configuration file
  9> Save & exit
 10> Quit without saving

Section to configure: [1]: 7

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In reply to Re: CPANplus 5 minute timeout by bingos
in thread CPANplus 5 minute timeout by Wiggins

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