Re: Which port does CPAN use

# perl -MCPAN -e shell
 
cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.59)
ReadLine support enabled
 
cpan> o conf urllist
    urllist
        ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/CPAN/
        ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/mirrors/perl/CPAN/
        ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/general/programming/languages/scrip
+t/perl/CPAN/
        ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/
Type 'o conf' to view configuration edit options
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the URLs indicate the protocol. If you choose http:// sites, you'll need port 80. For ftp, it's 21 -- no surprises here (unless said URLs indicate non-standard ports, of course).

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Re: Re: Which port does CPAN use by marius (Hermit) on Dec 14, 2000 at 22:12 UTC
Incidentally, if you're using ftp, you'll also need port 20 inbound for ftp-data. It'd be easier if you switch to http =] -marius	[reply]