HTTP::Headers has a referer method (yes, it's mis-spelt in the HTTP standard, too). It does exactly what you expect in that it sets the Referer header in the HTTP request.

You should be able to tweak the HTTP::Headers object that is used by your request: 

$req->headers->referer("http://www.perlmonks.org/");

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In fact, according to the HTTP::Message documentation, all unknown methods are fobbed off to the appropriate HTTP::Headers object, so the following also works: 

$req->referer("http://www.perlmonks.org/");

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Couldn't be much more simple than that. :)

Paul Fenwick
Perl Training Australia

In reply to Re: Mimic referring URL in LWP? by pjf
in thread Mimic referring URL in LWP? by inblosam

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