Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> To be clear, you mean it's not safe to use *both* $ua->timeout AND eval {
> alarm($timeout); ... } together? If so, then how about using $ua->timeout
> on Windows and an eval {} block otherwise?
>
> Or would you think it's unsafe to use alarm() at all when making a request?
>
> Or just alarm() in general?The last one. alarm() sends a signal. Perl can't catch any signals reliably.
