README
1This package contains the URI.pm module with friends. The module
2implements the URI class. Objects of this class represent Uniform
3Resource Identifier references as specified in RFC 2396 and updated by
4RFC 2732.
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6URI objects can be used to access and manipulate the various
7components that make up these strings. There are also methods to
8combine URIs in various ways.
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10Some tests require an Internet connection to work and are skipped if
11one is not active.
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13You need perl5.004 or better to install this package. You should also
14have the MIME::Base64 module installed. Installation is otherwise as
15usual:
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17 perl Makefile.PL
18 make
19 make test
20 make install
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22Questions about how to use this library should be directed to the
23comp.lang.perl.modules USENET Newsgroup. Bug reports and suggestions
24for improvements can be sent to the <libwww@perl.org> mailing list.
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26Copyright 1998-2003 Gisle Aas.
27Copyright 1998 Graham Barr.
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29This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
30it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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