Solved!
I did not realize there is a Authen::NTLM module as well as a
LWP::Authen::Ntlm module and this one use the former module. After
installing the Authen::NTLM everything works fine.
Syl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Syl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: RobotUA & LWP::Authen::Ntlm (Again)
> A while ago I posted a noted about getting the error "Can't locate object
> method "authenticate" via package LWP::Authen::Ntlm" at
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/LWP/UserAgent.pm line 545." using RobotUA.
>
> I received a couple of comments suggesting that I put an eval around the
> offending call. However, I don't understand the internal workings of
> UserAgent.pm. Can someone explain where the eval {} should go in the
> UserAgent.pm modules so that I avoid trying to process all Ntlm security
> pages?
>
> Should UserAgent.pm be returning an error message when it cannot handle an
> Ntlm security page instead of crashing the module?
>
> Thanks
> Syl
>
>
