note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>Three possibilities: <ol><li>If you want the contents in a file, use <c>getstore</c> instead of <c>get</c> and writing it out yourself:<code> perl -MLWP::Simple -e'getstore("file:/cpan/authors/id/P/PM/PMQS/Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.060.tar.gz", "Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.060.tar.gz" )' </code> </li><li>Patch your copy of [mod://LWP::Simple] with a new method (say: getRaw() ) that returns the content rather than the decoded content::<code> sub getRaw ($) { my $response = $ua->get(shift); ## return $response->decoded_content if $response->is_success; return $response->content if $response->is_success; return undef; } </code> </li><li>use <c>lwp-download [-a] <url> [<local path>]</c>:<code> lwp-download file:/cpan/authors/id/P/PM/PMQS/Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.060.tar.gz </code> </li></ol> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. </div> </font> </div></div> 1016203 1016203