[DUPLICATE] Re: No access to /etc/protocols

2002-02-27 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Paul" == Paul Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Paul> Hello everyone. This has been asked and answered on the beginners list. Please do not attempt to answer it here. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.stonehen

No access to /etc/protocols

2002-02-27 Thread Paul Murphy
Hello everyone. My ISP doesn't have /etc/protocols world readable, and so IO::Socket doesn't work, as getprotobyname and getprotobynumber fail. I am using the Mail::POP3Client wrapper. I am trying to come up with a workaround, and the best I can come up with is a horrendous hack to IO::Socket::