try this:

PPM>  install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay.ppd

you have to give ppm the full url to the ppd file...

cheers, JeffG

cliff@[...].com wrote:

>  when I tried installing Crypt-SSLeay I got this error message:
>  
>  PPM> install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay
>  Install package 'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay?'
>  (y/N):
>  y
>  Installing package
>  'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay'...
>  Error installing package
>  'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Crypt-SSLeay'
>  : Could not locate a PPD file for package
>  http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackag
>  es/Crypt-SSLeay
>  
>  my ActivePerl is build 5.6.1.633 and I'm running  windowsXP pro.
>  Net_SSLeay.pm installed, but I can't get it to work. Here's the code I
>  tried:
>  
>  use Net::SSLeay, qw(post_https make_form);
>  
>  ($page, $response, %reply_headers)
>  = post_https('secure.mysite.net', 443, '/test.dll', '',
>  make_form(test=>'true',=>'True',test2'alsoTrue'));
>  
>  
>  print $response;
>  
>  I watch my modem and it's not even trying to send.  Using Crypt::SSLeay was
>  easy because I just had to use the lwp calls, but how does this work?
>  
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Randy Kobes" <randy@[...].ca>
>  To: <cliff@[...].com>
>  Cc: <activeperl@[...].com>
>  Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:12 AM
>  Subject: Re: lwp and https
>  
>  
>  
> >On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 cliff@[...].com wrote:
> >
> >
> >>it seems from the documentation that I need an ssl module
> >>(such as Crypt::SSLeay) for lwp::useragent to send an
> >>https request successfully. Unfortunately, I can't find
> >>the crypt module for activestate on iis or any other ssl
> >>module for that matter.  Anyone know how I can do this?
> >
> >A Crypt-SSLeay and Net_SSLeay.pm ppm package is available
> >from http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/, for ActivePerl 8xx,
> >and http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/, for
> >ActivePerl 6xx.
> >
> >By the way, as part of a redesign, our CPAN search site at
> >http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/cpan-search.html now will
> >report available Win32 ppm packages for modules or
> >distributions. Right now the ActiveState, crazyinsomniac,
> >and theoryx5 repositories are scanned, for both 6xx and 8xx
> >builds; others can be added if the repository maintainer
> >adds a summary.ppm summary file (see the PPM package of
> >http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/M/MU/MURRAY/).
> >
> >-- 
> >best regards,
> >randy kobes
> >_______________________________________________
> >ActivePerl mailing list
> >ActivePerl@[...].com
> >To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
> >
>  
>  
>  
>  _______________________________________________
>  ActivePerl mailing list
>  ActivePerl@[...].com
>  To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
_______________________________________________
ActivePerl mailing list
ActivePerl@[...].com
To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs