If you look in the original post, the problem is that there are no options given. So typing the number (as Aighearach suggests) will not work.

So this has NOT been addressed.

I am having the same issue. I've tried on two different systems: 

HPUX
- worked previously (been using for years)
- perl 5.8.3
- CPAN 1.7601

Linux
- new server, setting up for first time
- perl 5.8.8
- CPAN 1.7602
So since there have been no messages on this for 10 years then 2 people with same problem in 4 days, maybe something changed. Did the MIRRORED.BY format change that may not work with older versions of CPAN?

In reply to Re^4: My interactive CPAN config doesn't understand continents. by Anonymous Monk
in thread My interactive CPAN config doesn't understand continents. by daniell

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