Using the perl MCPAN shell with wget behind a proxy
[ link: ftp_proxy | tags: firewall perl ftp linux | updated: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:12:08 -0400 ]
I like using the perl CPAN shell for installing perl modules on redhat boxes. I ran into an instance where I had to install some perl modules on a server that was in a lab and had no direct internet access. Read on to find out how I got around this by setting up a ftp proxy.