in reply to Re^5: Using Sendmail.pm problemin thread Using Sendmail.pm problem
I guess I don't have a choice but to have the system admin install this perl module in the proper manner
Not true. It's possible to install modules using the standard method, but into a non-root directory. See perlfaq for details.
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