Re: lwp and https

try this:

PPM> install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay.ppd

you have to give ppm the full url to the ppd file...

cheers, JeffG

cli...@globalmagic.com wrote:

> when I tried installing Crypt-SSLeay I got this error message:> > PPM> install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay> Install package 'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay?'> (y/N):> y> Installing package> 'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay'...> Error installing package> 'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay'> : Could not locate a PPD file for package> http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackag> es/Crypt-SSLeay> > my ActivePerl is build 5.6.1.633 and I'm running  windowsXP pro.> Net_SSLeay.pm installed, but I can't get it to work. Here's the code I> tried:> > use Net::SSLeay, qw(post_https make_form);> > ($page, $response, %reply_headers)> = post_https('secure.mysite.net', 443, '/test.dll', '',> make_form(test=>'true',=>'True',test2'alsoTrue'));> > > print $response;> > I watch my modem and it's not even trying to send.  Using Crypt::SSLeay was> easy because I just had to use the lwp calls, but how does this work?> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Kobes" <ran...@theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca>> To: <cli...@globalmagic.com>> Cc: <acti...@listserv.ActiveState.com>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:12 AM> Subject: Re: lwp and https> > > >>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 cli...@globalmagic.com wrote:>>>>>>>it seems from the documentation that I need an ssl module>>>(such as Crypt::SSLeay) for lwp::useragent to send an>>>https request successfully. Unfortunately, I can't find>>>the crypt module for activestate on iis or any other ssl>>>module for that matter.  Anyone know how I can do this?>>>>A Crypt-SSLeay and Net_SSLeay.pm ppm package is available>>from http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/, for ActivePerl 8xx,>>and http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/, for>>ActivePerl 6xx.>>>>By the way, as part of a redesign, our CPAN search site at>>http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/cpan-search.html now will>>report available Win32 ppm packages for modules or>>distributions. Right now the ActiveState, crazyinsomniac,>>and theoryx5 repositories are scanned, for both 6xx and 8xx>>builds; others can be added if the repository maintainer>>adds a summary.ppm summary file (see the PPM package of>>http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/M/MU/MURRAY/).>>>>-- >>best regards,>>randy kobes>>_______________________________________________>>ActivePerl mailing list>>Acti...@listserv.ActiveState.com>>To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs>>> > > > _______________________________________________> ActivePerl mailing list> Acti...@listserv.ActiveState.com> To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs