, not getting anything

Not even an error?

When I go to that address, :80 intact, the redirect to http://code.activestate.com/ppm/ is immediate, but then there is a ~5 seconds delay before the page starts to be sent. I assume that the code at the other end is waiting for the PPM client software to send some kind of request, When it doesn't receive it, it just display a normal web page.

I know I am behind the firewall

Is this your own personal firewall, or your company firewall?

If it is your personal firewall, you may need to authorise Perl to perform outbound tctip requests and receive replies.

If it is a company firewall, you'll certainly need to contact your support people. Even if you blagged your way past it, you'd be putting your job at risk if they catch you.

Either way, until you can reach that address manually using your browser, perl won't be able to either.

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The start of some sanity?

In reply to Re^3: troubleshoot ppm error? by BrowserUk
in thread troubleshoot ppm error? by rkshyam

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