Re: how does file gets send to remote machine using perl

On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 19:46 -0400, Richard Lee wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Someone wrote a perl script which manipulate a file and sent to number 
> of remote system.
> I ported that exact script to my local machine but I don't see anything 
> going out.
> Peeking into the script, I see no special module being used and no 
> ftp/sftp/scp or anything like that being used.
> 
> Does perl have the ability to transfer file?
> I guess I need to understand networking in general when it comes to 
> programming(i have no idea).
> 
> Any idea or pointer would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> thanks.(cannot cp and paste work script here since it's company's policy)


No Perl cannot send a file.

Based upon NO information.  Look for 'scp' or 'ftp' commands imbedded in
the application.