I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, as I'm not specifically seeking wisdom in Perl, but wisdom in CPAN. Even more specifically, CPAN 5.8.8:

I'm trying to install any module. Behold:

cpan[1]> install IMAP::Client
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.16)
Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata'
  Database was generated on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:27:01 GMT
CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.86)
Warning: no success downloading '/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.
+txt.gz.tmp9816'. Giving up on it. at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.
+pm line 837
        CPAN::FTP::hostdlhard('CPAN::FTP', 'ARRAY(0xc8a820)', 'authors
+/01mailrc.txt.gz', '/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz.tmp98
+16', 'HASH(0x78897a0)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.pm 
+line 515
        CPAN::FTP::hostdlxxx('CPAN::FTP', 'dlhard', 'undef', 'ARRAY(0x
+c8a820)', 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', '/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01m
+ailrc.txt.gz.tmp9816', 'HASH(0x78897a0)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/
+5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.pm line 442
        CPAN::FTP::localize('CPAN::FTP', 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', '/
+root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', 3) called at /usr/lib64/
+perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Index.pm line 225
        CPAN::Index::reload_x('CPAN::Index', 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz'
+, 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', 'undef') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.
+8/CPAN/Index.pm line 84
        CPAN::Index::reload('CPAN::Index') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/
+5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 955
        CPAN::exists('CPAN=HASH(0x1343dd0)', 'CPAN::Module', 'IMAP::Cl
+ient') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1243
        CPAN::Shell::expandany('CPAN::Shell', 'IMAP::Client') called a
+t /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1639
        CPAN::Shell::rematein('CPAN::Shell', 'install', 'IMAP::Client'
+) called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1935
        CPAN::Shell::__ANON__('CPAN::Shell', 'IMAP::Client') called at
+ /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 375
        eval {...} called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 372
        CPAN::shell() called at /usr/bin/cpan line 198
Client not fully configured, please proceed with configuring.

You have not configured a urllist and do not allow connections to the
internet to get a list of mirrors.  If you wish to get a list of CPAN
mirrors to pick from, use this command

    o conf init connect_to_internet_ok urllist

If you do not wish to get a list of mirrors and would prefer to set
your urllist manually, use just this command instead

    o conf init urllist

Warning: no success downloading '/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.
+txt.gz.tmp9816'. Giving up on it. at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.
+pm line 837
        CPAN::FTP::hostdlhard('CPAN::FTP', 'ARRAY(0xc8a820)', 'authors
+/01mailrc.txt.gz', '/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz.tmp98
+16', 'HASH(0x7889770)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.pm 
+line 515
        CPAN::FTP::hostdlxxx('CPAN::FTP', 'dlhard', 'undef', 'ARRAY(0x
+c8a820)', 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', '/root/.cpan/sources/authors/01m
+ailrc.txt.gz.tmp9816', 'HASH(0x7889770)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/
+5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.pm line 442
        CPAN::FTP::localize('CPAN::FTP', 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', '/
+root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', 3) called at /usr/lib64/
+perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Index.pm line 225
        CPAN::Index::reload_x('CPAN::Index', 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz'
+, 'authors/01mailrc.txt.gz', 'undef') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.
+8/CPAN/Index.pm line 84
        CPAN::Index::reload('CPAN::Index') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/
+5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 692
        CPAN::all_objects('CPAN=HASH(0x1343dd0)', 'CPAN::Distribution'
+) called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1046
        CPAN::Shell::failed('CPAN::Shell', 1, 1) called at /usr/lib64/
+perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 413
        eval {...} called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 413
        CPAN::shell() called at /usr/bin/cpan line 198


cpan[2]> o conf init connect_to_internet_ok urllist
If you have never defined your own C<urllist> in your configuration
then C<CPAN.pm> will be hesitant to use the built in default sites for
downloading. It will ask you once per session if a connection to the
internet is OK and only if you say yes, it will try to connect. But to
avoid this question, you can choose your favorite download sites once
and get away with it. Or, if you have no favorite download sites
answer yes to the following question.

 <connect_to_internet_ok>
If no urllist has been chosen yet, would you prefer CPAN.pm to connect
to the built-in default sites without asking? (yes/no)? [no] yes

You have no /root/.cpan/sources/MIRRORED.BY
  I'm trying to fetch one
Warning: no success downloading '/root/.cpan/sources/MIRRORED.BY.tmp98
+16'. Giving up on it. at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.pm line 837
        CPAN::FTP::hostdlhard('CPAN::FTP', 'ARRAY(0xc8a820)', 'MIRRORE
+D.BY', '/root/.cpan/sources/MIRRORED.BY.tmp9816', 'HASH(0xf03690)') c
+alled at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.pm line 515
        CPAN::FTP::hostdlxxx('CPAN::FTP', 'dlhard', 'undef', 'ARRAY(0x
+c8a820)', 'MIRRORED.BY', '/root/.cpan/sources/MIRRORED.BY.tmp9816', '
+HASH(0xf03690)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FTP.pm line 44
+2
        CPAN::FTP::localize('CPAN::FTP', 'MIRRORED.BY', '/root/.cpan/s
+ources/MIRRORED.BY', 3) called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/FirstTi
+me.pm line 1424
        CPAN::FirstTime::conf_sites() called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8
+/CPAN/FirstTime.pm line 1151
        CPAN::FirstTime::init('/usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Config.pm',
+ 'args', 'ARRAY(0x8292d0)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/Han
+dleConfig.pm line 577
        CPAN::HandleConfig::load('CPAN::HandleConfig', 'doit', 1, 'arg
+s', 'ARRAY(0x8292d0)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/HandleCo
+nfig.pm line 440
        CPAN::HandleConfig::init('CPAN::HandleConfig', 'args', 'ARRAY(
+0x8292d0)') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/HandleConfig.pm lin
+e 126
        CPAN::HandleConfig::edit('CPAN::HandleConfig', 'init', 'connec
+t_to_internet_ok', 'urllist') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN/S
+hell.pm line 393
        CPAN::Shell::o('CPAN::Shell', 'conf', 'init', 'connect_to_inte
+rnet_ok', 'urllist') called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 37
+5
        eval {...} called at /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 372
        CPAN::shell() called at /usr/bin/cpan line 198
Client not fully configured, please proceed with configuring.

You have not configured a urllist for CPAN mirrors. Configure it with

    o conf init urllist

cpan[3]> o conf init urllist


cpan[4]>

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What am I doing wrong here?

In reply to CPAN will not 'o conf init urllist' by jedihawk

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