Getting this separate error on the Get: Can't connect to IPADDRESS:443 LWP::Protocol::https::Socket: SSL connect attempt failed with unknown error error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/LWP/Protocol/http.pm

And what do you get when you ddg://140770FC:SSL ? "unknown protocol" seems awfully specific to me, whatever you're trying to connect to, is not speaking https