$expectobj = Expect->spawn('telnet', $cisco_hostname)
$expectobj->expect($timeout, 'ogin:');
#the above line assumes the router will give you a login
#prompt which ends in 'ogin:', you may need to modify it
#to fit your needs
$expectobj->send_slow(0, $login_name, "\r\n");
$expectobj->expect($timeout, 'ord:');
$expectobj->send_slow(0, $password, "\r\n");
$expectobj->expect($timeout, $shell_prompt);
#$shell_prompt should be something like '$' or '#' or whatever
#let's you know that you can start typing commands
$expectobj->send_slow(0, "copy startup-config tftp\r\n");
sleep(1); #just to make sure the previous command has been processed
$expectobj->send_slow(0, $remainder_of_data_to_send);
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Thanks nardo -- I was anxious to use the Net::Telnet::Cisco module (I'm relatively new to Perl, so I'm always anxious to learn new modules), but anything that gets the task done is a Good Thing. :)

Kendrick.