[sjoh@nucleix method]$ perl ftp1.pl Net::FTP>>> Net::FTP(2.75) Net::FTP>>> Exporter(5.58) Net::FTP>>> Net::Cmd(2.26) Net::FTP>>> IO::Socket::INET(1.27) Net::FTP>>> IO::Socket(1.28) Net::FTP>>> IO::Handle(1.24) Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 220 (vsFTPd 2.0.5) Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)>>> user anonymous Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 331 Please specify the password. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)>>> PASS .... Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 230 Login successful. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)>>> CWD /pub/CPAN Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 250-The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (http://www.cpan.org/) Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 250-master site has been from the very beginning (1995) hosted at FUNET, Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 250-the Finnish University NETwork. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 250- Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 250- Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 250 Directory successfully changed. Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)>>> PASV Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)<<< 227 Entering Passive Mode (193,201,200,224,185,150) Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0)>>> RETR README.html Net::FTP=GLOB(0x9da13a0): Timeout at ftp1.pl #### my $ftp=Net::FTP->new("ftp.cpan.org", Firewall => "XXXX", Debug => 1) ine 8