in reply to how can i use PuTTY under Net::SFTP::Foreign ?

from version 1.38, Net::SFTP::Foreign has native support for plink.

Just ensure that it is on the %PATH and... 

my $sftp = Net::SFTP::Foreign->new($host, $ssh_cmd => 'plink');

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