Matthew Bachmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I need to fetch a page into a string, and timout if it takes to long.
>
> Here is my attempt.
>
>
> my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
> $ua->timeout(1);
> my $url = $urls{$server_num};
> my $return = $ua->request(GET $url)->as_string;
>
>
> This doesn't work. It fetches the page fine, but it doesn't respect
> the timeout. If I try to fetch a page from a non-existant server,
> it still tries for 30 seconds or so, then returns a string containing
> an error message. How do I get the code to use a timout, and what
> will it return if the timout is triggered?
If you are running perl <= 5.005_03 try to upgrade the IO modules
first. There are a known problem with the bundled stuff when it comes
to connect timeouts.
Regards,
Gisle
