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If I understand well, what you want is explained in the documentation. Here it is an extract from Net::FTP docs:

CONSTRUCTOR
       new (HOST [,OPTIONS])
           This is the constructor for a new Net::FTP object.
           "HOST" is the name of the remote host to which a FTP
           connection is required.

           "OPTIONS" are passed in a hash like fashion, using key
           and value pairs.  Possible options are:

           Firewall - The name of a machine which acts as a FTP
           ...
           Port - The port number to connect to on the remote
           machine for the FTP connection

           Timeout - Set a timeout value (defaults to 120)

           Debug - debug level (see the debug method in the
           Net::Cmd manpage)
           ...
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Timeout here is the key option, so you can say:

    my $ftp = Net::FTP->new( $myhost, Timeout => 10, Debug => 1 );
    ...
    $ftp->get($myfile) or warn("Can't get file $myfile");
    $ftp->quit();
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Hope this helps.

In reply to Re: How to catch Net::FTP timeouts ? by cosimo
in thread How to catch Net::FTP timeouts ? by Brutha

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