[ic] cpan ftp config file

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Schuyler Langdon)]

> what's the path to the config file that contains the ftp url's to get cpan
> modules?  On my initial installation, I selected an ftp site that the
> configuration can't connect to, so now the config always fails.  I want to
> change it to a different url but don't know what config file to edit.
Also,
> does anyone have a favorite CPAN site that works?
>

Go to the CPAN shell (perl -MCPAN -e shell) and type in o conf init
It will then take you through the configuration again where you can choose
another mirror. If you are in the eastern or central US, I've found jmu and
wisc are usually available.

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Schuyler Langdon
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