I have the following code:

use WWW::Mechanize;
$url = "http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/GetOpen&DS=A/HRC/WGAD/201
+5/28&Lang=E";
$mech = WWW::Mechanize->new();
$mech->get($url);
$content = $mech->content();
while ($content =~ m/<META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" CONTENT="(\d+); URL=(.
++?)">/) {
    $refresh = $1;
    $link = $2;
    sleep $refresh;
    $mech->get($link);
    $content = $mech->content();
}
$mech->save_content("output.txt");
[download]

When I put the URL assigned to $url in a browser the end result is the downloading of a PDF file, but when I run the above code I end up with HTML telling me I've accessed the site through unauthorised means. I think maybe Mechanize is not able to handle cookies properly. How can I get this to work?

---

---

• Are you posting in the right place? Check out Where do I post X? to know for sure.
• Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags. Currently these include the following:

  <code> <a> <b> <big> <blockquote> <br /> <dd> <dl> <dt> <em> <font> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <hr /> <i> <li> <nbsp> <ol> <p> <small> <strike> <strong> <sub> <sup> <table> <td> <th> <tr> <tt> <u> <ul>

• Snippets of code should be wrapped in <code> tags not <pre> tags. In fact, <pre> tags should generally be avoided. If they must be used, extreme care should be taken to ensure that their contents do not have long lines (<70 chars), in order to prevent horizontal scrolling (and possible janitor intervention).
• Want more info? How to link or How to display code and escape characters are good places to start.