using WWW::Mechanize and receiving Unauthorized at line $mech->get($url);

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Hi Dear Monks, I am trying to use WWW:Mechanize on my prod server link and I am receiving the following error: Error GETing http://"server link:" Unauthorized at script.pl line 11 ( line 11 is $mech->get($url);) Please advice. Thanks,

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Re: using WWW::Mechanize and receiving Unauthorized at line $mech->get($url); by Corion (Patriarch) on May 08, 2009 at 17:44 UTC
This means that the page you tried to request returned the HTTP status code 401, "Unauthorized". So you're not allowed to access that resource, whatever it is.	[reply]
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