Thanks. Actually, I tried these types of obvious things, but it says that my Net::FTP is current:

cpan [4]> install Net::FTP

Net::FTP is up to date (2.77).

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I do not know what 'version' is, but I just tried to install that and got the same message... if the problem is that version is not current, a circular chicken-egg issue emerges...

cpan [5]> install version

Running install for module 'version'
Running make for J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-0.88.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
  ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/authors/id/J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-
+0.88.tar.gz
LWP failed with code[500] message[Undefined subroutine &version::_VERS
+ION called at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/Net/FTP.pm line 17.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/Net/FT
+P.pm line 17.
Compilation failed in require at /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.9/
+LWP/Protocol/ftp.pm line 21.
]
Fetching with Net::FTP:
  ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/authors/id/J/JP/JPEACOCK/version-
+0.88.tar.gz
Catching error: "Can't locate object method \"new\" via package \"Net:
+:FTP\" at /opt/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN/FTP.pm line 212.\cJ" at /op
+t/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/CPAN.pm line 391
    CPAN::shell() called at -e line 1

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In reply to Re^2: trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by markhunnibell
in thread trouble with CPAN installing stuff: LWP 500 error by markhunnibell

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