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in reply to Unable to Install HTTP::Proxy

From the HTTP proxy POD:

This module does not work under Windows, but I can't see why, and do not have a development platform under that system. Patches and explanations very welcome. I guess it is because fork() is not well supported.

Despite Perl's windows fork emulation, *nix forking idioms do not port easily or well to Windows. It is unlikely there will be a fix for this any time soon.

If you are using Windows, you need to look for a different solution to your proxying needs.


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