I'm using ActiveState Perl 5.6 on a Win32 platform and need to install "Encode" for some utf-8 shenanigans. However I get the following error from PPM when trying: 
PPM> install Encode
Install package 'Encode?' (y/N): y
Installing package 'Encode'...
Downloading http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/5.6/MSWin32-x86-mul
+ti-thread/Encode-1.99.tar.gz ...
Error installing package 'Encode': Error reading http://ppm.activestat
+e.com/PPMPackages/5.6/MSWin32-x86-multi-thread/Encode-1.99.tar.gz

[download]
I've checked the repository and it isn't there. Does anyone know:

(1) Where I could get hold of this module from ?
(2) An alternative way of decoding UTF-8 strings (must be compatible with Win32 5.6) ?

Thanks.

In reply to Encode fails to install on Win32 5.6 by roadrunner

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