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@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ Generated by perlmodlib.PL -- DO NOT EDIT!
 
 perlmodlib - constructing new Perl modules and finding existing ones
 
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
 =head1 THE PERL MODULE LIBRARY
 
-Many modules are included the Perl distribution.  These are described
+Many modules are included in the Perl distribution.  These are described
 below, and all end in F<.pm>.  You may discover compiled library
-file (usually ending in F<.so>) or small pieces of modules to be
+files (usually ending in F<.so>) or small pieces of modules to be
 autoloaded (ending in F<.al>); these were automatically generated
 by the installation process.  You may also discover files in the
 library directory that end in either F<.pl> or F<.ph>.  These are
@@ -49,6 +47,14 @@ The following pragmas are defined (and have their own documentation).
 
 =over 12
 
+=item assertions
+
+Select assertions in blocks of code
+
+=item assertions::activate
+
+Activate assertions
+
 =item attributes
 
 Get/set subroutine or variable attributes
@@ -65,6 +71,18 @@ Postpone load of modules until a function is used
 
 Establish IS-A relationship with base class at compile time
 
+=item bigint
+
+Transparent BigInteger support for Perl
+
+=item bignum
+
+Transparent BigNumber support for Perl
+
+=item bigrat
+
+Transparent BigNumber/BigRational support for Perl
+
 =item blib
 
 Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package
@@ -75,7 +93,7 @@ Force byte semantics rather than character semantics
 
 =item charnames
 
-Define character names for C<\N{named}> string literal escapes.
+Define character names for C<\N{named}> string literal escapes
 
 =item constant
 
@@ -83,11 +101,11 @@ Declare constants
 
 =item diagnostics
 
-Perl compiler pragma to force verbose warning diagnostics
+Produce verbose warning diagnostics
 
 =item encoding
 
-Pragma to control the conversion of legacy data into Unicode
+Allows you to write your script in non-ascii or non-utf8
 
 =item fields
 
@@ -109,13 +127,17 @@ Use integer arithmetic instead of floating point
 
 Request less of something from the compiler
 
+=item lib
+
+Manipulate @INC at compile time
+
 =item locale
 
 Use and avoid POSIX locales for built-in operations
 
 =item open
 
-Set default disciplines for input and output
+Set default PerlIO layers for input and output
 
 =item ops
 
@@ -149,6 +171,10 @@ Predeclare sub names
 
 Perl extension allowing use of interpreter based threads from perl
 
+=item threads::shared
+
+Perl extension for sharing data structures between threads
+
 =item utf8
 
 Enable/disable UTF-8 (or UTF-EBCDIC) in source code
@@ -157,6 +183,10 @@ Enable/disable UTF-8 (or UTF-EBCDIC) in source code
 
 Predeclare global variable names (obsolete)
 
+=item version
+
+Perl extension for Version Objects
+
 =item vmsish
 
 Control VMS-specific language features
@@ -177,6 +207,10 @@ Standard, bundled modules are all expected to behave in a well-defined
 manner with respect to namespace pollution because they use the
 Exporter module.  See their own documentation for details.
 
+It's possible that not all modules listed below are installed on your
+system. For example, the GDBM_File module will not be installed if you
+don't have the gdbm library.
+
 =over 12
 
 =item AnyDBM_File
@@ -335,6 +369,10 @@ Report the search path for a class's ISA tree
 
 Declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes
 
+=item Config
+
+Access Perl configuration information
+
 =item Cwd
 
 Get pathname of current working directory
@@ -347,6 +385,22 @@ Programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API (draft, subject to
 
 Perl5 access to Berkeley DB version 1.x
 
+=item Data::Dumper
+
+Stringified perl data structures, suitable for both printing and C<eval>
+
+=item Devel::DProf
+
+A Perl code profiler
+
+=item Devel::PPPort
+
+Perl/Pollution/Portability
+
+=item Devel::Peek
+
+A data debugging tool for the XS programmer
+
 =item Devel::SelfStubber
 
 Generate stubs for a SelfLoading module
@@ -355,6 +409,14 @@ Generate stubs for a SelfLoading module
 
 Modules that calculate message digests
 
+=item Digest::MD5
+
+Perl interface to the MD5 Algorithm
+
+=item Digest::base
+
+Digest base class
+
 =item DirHandle
 
 Supply object methods for directory handles
@@ -363,10 +425,102 @@ Supply object methods for directory handles
 
 Provides screen dump of Perl data.
 
+=item DynaLoader
+
+Dynamically load C libraries into Perl code
+
 =item Encode
 
 Character encodings
 
+=item Encode::Alias
+
+Alias definitions to encodings
+
+=item Encode::Byte
+
+Single Byte Encodings
+
+=item Encode::CJKConstants
+
+Internally used by Encode::??::ISO_2022_*
+
+=item Encode::CN
+
+China-based Chinese Encodings
+
+=item Encode::CN::HZ
+
+Internally used by Encode::CN
+
+=item Encode::Config
+
+Internally used by Encode
+
+=item Encode::EBCDIC
+
+EBCDIC Encodings
+
+=item Encode::Encoder
+
+Object Oriented Encoder
+
+=item Encode::Encoding
+
+Encode Implementation Base Class
+
+=item Encode::Guess
+
+Guesses encoding from data
+
+=item Encode::JP
+
+Japanese Encodings
+
+=item Encode::JP::H2Z
+
+Internally used by Encode::JP::2022_JP*
+
+=item Encode::JP::JIS7
+
+Internally used by Encode::JP
+
+=item Encode::KR
+
+Korean Encodings
+
+=item Encode::KR::2022_KR
+
+Internally used by Encode::KR
+
+=item Encode::MIME::Header
+
+MIME 'B' and 'Q' header encoding
+
+=item Encode::PerlIO
+
+A detailed document on Encode and PerlIO
+
+=item Encode::Supported
+
+Encodings supported by Encode
+
+=item Encode::Symbol
+
+Symbol Encodings
+
+=item Encode::TW
+
+Taiwan-based Chinese Encodings
+
+=item Encode::Unicode
+
+Various Unicode Transformation Formats
+
+=item Encode::Unicode::UTF7
+
+UTF-7 encoding
+
 =item English
 
 Use nice English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables
@@ -375,6 +529,10 @@ Use nice English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables
 
 Perl module that imports environment variables as scalars or arrays
 
+=item Errno
+
+System errno constants
+
 =item Exporter
 
 Implements default import method for modules
@@ -387,6 +545,10 @@ Exporter guts
 
 Utilities to replace common UNIX commands in Makefiles etc.
 
+=item ExtUtils::Command::MM
+
+Commands for the MM's to use in Makefiles
+
 =item ExtUtils::Constant
 
 Generate XS code to import C header constants
@@ -407,6 +569,14 @@ Inventory management of installed modules
 
 Determine libraries to use and how to use them
 
+=item ExtUtils::MM
+
+OS adjusted ExtUtils::MakeMaker subclass
+
+=item ExtUtils::MM_Any
+
+Platform-agnostic MM methods
+
 =item ExtUtils::MM_BeOS
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
@@ -415,6 +585,14 @@ Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
+=item ExtUtils::MM_DOS
+
+DOS specific subclass of ExtUtils::MM_Unix
+
+=item ExtUtils::MM_MacOS
+
+Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
+
 =item ExtUtils::MM_NW5
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
@@ -423,6 +601,10 @@ Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
+=item ExtUtils::MM_UWIN
+
+U/WIN specific subclass of ExtUtils::MM_Unix
+
 =item ExtUtils::MM_Unix
 
 Methods used by ExtUtils::MakeMaker
@@ -435,9 +617,33 @@ Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
 Methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
+=item ExtUtils::MM_Win95
+
+Method to customize MakeMaker for Win9X
+
+=item ExtUtils::MY
+
+ExtUtils::MakeMaker subclass for customization
+
 =item ExtUtils::MakeMaker
 
-Create an extension Makefile
+Create a module Makefile
+
+=item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::FAQ
+
+Frequently Asked Questions About MakeMaker
+
+=item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Tutorial
+
+Writing a module with MakeMaker
+
+=item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::bytes
+
+Version-agnostic bytes.pm
+
+=item ExtUtils::MakeMaker::vmsish
+
+Platform-agnostic vmsish.pm
 
 =item ExtUtils::Manifest
 
@@ -491,6 +697,10 @@ DOS like globbing and then some
 
 Traverse a directory tree.
 
+=item File::Glob
+
+Perl extension for BSD glob routine
+
 =item File::Path
 
 Create or remove directory trees
@@ -551,10 +761,18 @@ Supply object methods for filehandles
 
 Simplified source filtering
 
+=item Filter::Util::Call
+
+Perl Source Filter Utility Module
+
 =item FindBin
 
 Locate directory of original perl script
 
+=item GDBM_File
+
+Perl5 access to the gdbm library.
+
 =item Getopt::Long
 
 Extended processing of command line options
@@ -579,10 +797,54 @@ Functions for dealing with RFC3066-style language tags
 
 Tags and names for human languages
 
+=item I18N::Langinfo
+
+Query locale information
+
 =item IO
 
 Load various IO modules
 
+=item IO::Dir
+
+Supply object methods for directory handles
+
+=item IO::File
+
+Supply object methods for filehandles
+
+=item IO::Handle
+
+Supply object methods for I/O handles
+
+=item IO::Pipe
+
+Supply object methods for pipes
+
+=item IO::Poll
+
+Object interface to system poll call
+
+=item IO::Seekable
+
+Supply seek based methods for I/O objects
+
+=item IO::Select
+
+OO interface to the select system call
+
+=item IO::Socket
+
+Object interface to socket communications
+
+=item IO::Socket::INET
+
+Object interface for AF_INET domain sockets
+
+=item IO::Socket::UNIX
+
+Object interface for AF_UNIX domain sockets
+
 =item IPC::Open2
 
 Open a process for both reading and writing
@@ -591,6 +853,22 @@ Open a process for both reading and writing
 
 Open a process for reading, writing, and error handling
 
+=item IPC::SysV
+
+SysV IPC constants
+
+=item IPC::SysV::Msg
+
+SysV Msg IPC object class
+
+=item IPC::SysV::Semaphore
+
+SysV Semaphore IPC object class
+
+=item List::Util
+
+A selection of general-utility list subroutines
+
 =item Locale::Constants
 
 Constants for Locale codes
@@ -619,6 +897,14 @@ Article about software localization
 
 ISO codes for script identification (ISO 15924)
 
+=item MIME::Base64
+
+Encoding and decoding of base64 strings
+
+=item MIME::Base64::QuotedPrint
+
+Encoding and decoding of quoted-printable strings
+
 =item Math::BigFloat
 
 Arbitrary size floating point math package
@@ -631,6 +917,10 @@ Arbitrary size integer math package
 
 Pure Perl module to support Math::BigInt
 
+=item Math::BigRat
+
+Arbitrarily big rationals
+
 =item Math::Complex
 
 Complex numbers and associated mathematical functions
@@ -641,7 +931,7 @@ Trigonometric functions
 
 =item Memoize
 
-Make your functions faster by trading space for time
+Make functions faster by trading space for time
 
 =item Memoize::AnyDBM_File
 
@@ -677,7 +967,7 @@ Tied access to ndbm files
 
 =item NEXT
 
-Provide a pseudo-class NEXT that allows method redispatch
+Provide a pseudo-class NEXT (et al) that allows method redispatch
 
 =item Net::Cmd
 
@@ -759,6 +1049,22 @@ Perl interface to IEEE Std 1003.1
 
 On demand loader for PerlIO layers and root of PerlIO::* name space
 
+=item PerlIO::encoding
+
+Encoding layer
+
+=item PerlIO::scalar
+
+In-memory IO, scalar IO
+
+=item PerlIO::via
+
+Helper class for PerlIO layers implemented in perl
+
+=item PerlIO::via::QuotedPrint
+
+PerlIO layer for quoted-printable strings
+
 =item Pod::Checker
 
 Check pod documents for syntax errors
@@ -799,6 +1105,42 @@ Helpers for POD parsing and conversion
 
 Base class for creating POD filters and translators
 
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToChecker
+
+Let Perldoc check Pod for errors
+
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToMan
+
+Let Perldoc render Pod as man pages
+
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToNroff
+
+Let Perldoc convert Pod to nroff
+
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToPod
+
+Let Perldoc render Pod as ... Pod!
+
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf
+
+Let Perldoc render Pod as RTF
+
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToText
+
+Let Perldoc render Pod as plaintext
+
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToTk
+
+Let Perldoc use Tk::Pod to render Pod
+
+=item Pod::Perldoc::ToXml
+
+Let Perldoc render Pod as XML
+
+=item Pod::PlainText
+
+Convert POD data to formatted ASCII text
+
 =item Pod::Plainer
 
 Perl extension for converting Pod to old style Pod.
@@ -827,10 +1169,6 @@ Convert POD data to ASCII text with format escapes
 
 Print a usage message from embedded pod documentation
 
-=item Pod::t::basic
-
-Test of various basic POD features in translators.
-
 =item SDBM_File
 
 Tied access to sdbm files
@@ -839,6 +1177,10 @@ Tied access to sdbm files
 
 Compile and execute code in restricted compartments
 
+=item Scalar::Util
+
+A selection of general-utility scalar subroutines
+
 =item Search::Dict
 
 Search for key in dictionary file
@@ -861,7 +1203,7 @@ Load the C socket.h defines and structure manipulators
 
 =item Storable
 
-Persistency for perl data structures
+Persistence for Perl data structures
 
 =item Switch
 
@@ -871,6 +1213,14 @@ A switch statement for Perl
 
 Manipulate Perl symbols and their names
 
+=item Sys::Hostname
+
+Try every conceivable way to get hostname
+
+=item Sys::Syslog
+
+Perl interface to the UNIX syslog(3) calls
+
 =item Term::ANSIColor
 
 Color screen output using ANSI escape sequences
@@ -885,7 +1235,7 @@ Perl word completion module
 
 =item Term::ReadLine
 
-Perl interface to various C<readline> packages. If
+Perl interface to various C<readline> packages.
 
 =item Test
 
@@ -897,7 +1247,7 @@ Backend for building test libraries
 
 =item Test::Harness
 
-Run perl standard test scripts with statistics
+Run Perl standard test scripts with statistics
 
 =item Test::Harness::Assert
 
@@ -949,7 +1299,23 @@ Line wrapping to form simple paragraphs
 
 =item Thread
 
-Manipulate threads in Perl
+Manipulate threads in Perl (for old code only)
+
+=item Thread::Queue
+
+Thread-safe queues
+
+=item Thread::Semaphore
+
+Thread-safe semaphores
+
+=item Thread::Signal
+
+Start a thread which runs signal handlers reliably (for old code)
+
+=item Thread::Specific
+
+Thread-specific keys
 
 =item Tie::Array
 
@@ -983,6 +1349,10 @@ Base class definitions for tied scalars
 
 Fixed-table-size, fixed-key-length hashing
 
+=item Time::HiRes
+
+High resolution alarm, sleep, gettimeofday, interval timers
+
 =item Time::Local
 
 Efficiently compute time from local and GMT time
@@ -1005,7 +1375,11 @@ Base class for ALL classes (blessed references)
 
 =item Unicode::Collate
 
-Use UCA (Unicode Collation Algorithm)
+Unicode Collation Algorithm
+
+=item Unicode::Normalize
+
+Unicode Normalization Forms
 
 =item Unicode::UCD
 
@@ -1023,14 +1397,30 @@ By-name interface to Perl's built-in getpw*() functions
 
 Interfaces to some Win32 API Functions
 
+=item XS::APItest
+
+Test the perl C API
+
+=item XS::Typemap
+
+Module to test the XS typemaps distributed with perl
+
+=item XSLoader
+
+Dynamically load C libraries into Perl code
+
 =back
 
 To find out I<all> modules installed on your system, including
 those without documentation or outside the standard release,
-just do this:
+just use the following command (under the default win32 shell,
+double quotes should be used instead of single quotes).
 
-    % find `perl -e 'print "@INC"'` -name '*.pm' -print
+    % perl -MFile::Find=find -MFile::Spec::Functions -Tlwe \
+      'find { wanted => sub { print canonpath $_ if /\.pm\z/ },
+      no_chdir => 1 }, @INC'
 
+(The -T is here to prevent '.' from being listed in @INC.)
 They should all have their own documentation installed and accessible
 via your system man(1) command.  If you do not have a B<find>
 program, you can use the Perl B<find2perl> program instead, which
@@ -1039,6 +1429,11 @@ have a B<man> program but it doesn't find your modules, you'll have
 to fix your manpath.  See L<perl> for details.  If you have no
 system B<man> command, you might try the B<perldoc> program.
 
+Note also that the command C<perldoc perllocal> gives you a (possibly
+incomplete) list of the modules that have been further installed on
+your system. (The perllocal.pod file is updated by the standard MakeMaker
+install process.)
+
 =head2 Extension Modules
 
 Extension modules are written in C (or a mix of Perl and C).  They
@@ -1051,7 +1446,7 @@ completely) due to their sizes, volatility, or simply lack of time
 for adequate testing and configuration across the multitude of
 platforms on which Perl was beta-tested.  You are encouraged to
 look for them on CPAN (described below), or using web search engines
-like Alta Vista or Deja News.
+like Alta Vista or Google.
 
 =head1 CPAN
 
@@ -1059,7 +1454,7 @@ CPAN stands for Comprehensive Perl Archive Network; it's a globally
 replicated trove of Perl materials, including documentation, style
 guides, tricks and traps, alternate ports to non-Unix systems and
 occasional binary distributions for these.   Search engines for
-CPAN can be found at http://www.cpan.org/.
+CPAN can be found at http://www.cpan.org/
 
 Most importantly, CPAN includes around a thousand unbundled modules,
 some of which require a C compiler to build.  Major categories of
@@ -1153,21 +1548,35 @@ Miscellaneous Modules
 
 =back
 
-Registered CPAN sites as of this writing include the following.
-You should try to choose one close to you:
+The list of the registered CPAN sites as of this writing follows.
+Please note that the sorting order is alphabetical on fields:
+
+Continent
+   |
+   |-->Country
+         |
+         |-->[state/province]
+                   |
+                   |-->ftp
+                   |
+                   |-->[http]
+
+and thus the North American servers happen to be listed between the
+European and the South American sites.
+
+You should try to choose one close to you.
 
 =head2 Africa
 
 =over 4
 
-=item *
-
-South Africa
+=item South Africa
 
-    ftp://ftp.is.co.za/programming/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.mweb.co.za/pub/mirrors/cpan/
-    ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.rucus.ru.ac.za/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.rucus.ru.ac.za/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.is.co.za/programming/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/CPAN/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
@@ -1175,115 +1584,83 @@ South Africa
 
 =over 4
 
-=item *
-
-China
-
-    ftp://freesoft.cei.gov.cn/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    http://www2.linuxforum.net/mirror/CPAN/
-    http://CPAN.pacific.net.hk/
-    ftp://ftp.pacific.net.hk/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.shellhung.org/
-    ftp://ftp.shellhung.org/pub/CPAN
-
-=item *
-
-India
-
-    http://cpan.in.freeos.com
-    ftp://cpan.in.freeos.com/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Indonesia
+=item China
 
-    http://cpan.itb.web.id/
-    ftp://mirrors.piksi.itb.ac.id/CPAN/
-    http://CPAN.mweb.co.id/
-    ftp://ftp.mweb.co.id/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.linuxforum.net/
+                      http://cpan.shellhung.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.shellhung.org/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirrors.hknet.com/CPAN
 
-=item *
+=item Indonesia
 
-Israel
+                      http://mirrors.tf.itb.ac.id/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.cbn.net.id/
+                      ftp://ftp.cbn.net.id/mirror/CPAN
 
-    http://www.iglu.org.il:/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.iglu.org.il/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.lerner.co.il/
-    http://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/
+=item Israel
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.iglu.org.il/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.lerner.co.il/
+                      http://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il/pub/software/perl/CPAN/
 
-Japan
+=item Japan
 
-    ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.kddlabs.co.jp/CPAN/
-    http://mirror.nucba.ac.jp/mirror/Perl/
-    ftp://mirror.nucba.ac.jp/mirror/Perl/
-    ftp://ftp.meisei-u.ac.jp/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.ring.gr.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.kddlabs.co.jp/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.ayamura.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.cpan.jp/
+                      ftp://ftp.cpan.jp/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp/pub/lang/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.ring.gr.jp/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
 
-=item *
+=item Malaysia
 
-Korea
+                      http://cpan.MyBSD.org.my
+                      http://mirror.leafbug.org/pub/CPAN
+                      http://ossig.mncc.com.my/mirror/pub/CPAN
 
-    http://mirror.Mazic.org/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://mirror.Mazic.org/pub/CPAN
+=item Russian Federation
 
-=item *
+                      http://cpan.tomsk.ru
+                      ftp://cpan.tomsk.ru/
 
-Philippines
+=item Saudi Arabia
 
-    http://www.adzu.edu.ph/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.isu.net.sa/pub/CPAN/
 
-=item *
+=item Singapore
 
-Russian Federation
+                      http://CPAN.en.com.sg/
+                      ftp://cpan.en.com.sg/
+                      http://mirror.averse.net/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirror.averse.net/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.oss.eznetsols.org
+                      ftp://ftp.oss.eznetsols.org/cpan
 
-    http://cpan.tomsk.ru
-    ftp://cpan.tomsk.ru/pub/CPAN
+=item South Korea
 
-=item *
+                      http://CPAN.bora.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.bora.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.kr.FreeBSD.org/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.kr.FreeBSD.org/pub/CPAN
 
-Saudi Arabia
+=item Taiwan
 
-    ftp://ftp.isu.net.sa/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Singapore
-
-    http://cpan.hjc.edu.sg
-
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.nctu.edu.tw/UNIX/perl/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw/
+                      ftp://cpan.cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw/pub/CPAN
+                      http://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp1.sinica.edu.tw/pub1/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.tku.edu.tw/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.tku.edu.tw/pub/CPAN/
 
-South Korea
+=item Thailand
 
-    http://CPAN.bora.net/
-    ftp://ftp.bora.net/pub/CPAN/
-    http://ftp.kornet.net/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.kornet.net/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.nuri.net/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Taiwan
-
-    ftp://coda.nctu.edu.tw/UNIX/perl/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.ee.ncku.edu.tw/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp1.sinica.edu.tw/pub1/perl/CPAN/
-    http://ftp.tku.edu.tw/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.tku.edu.tw/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Thailand
-
-    http://download.nectec.or.th/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/languages/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.cs.riubon.ac.th/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.loxinfo.co.th/pub/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.cs.riubon.ac.th/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
@@ -1291,13 +1668,10 @@ Thailand
 
 =over 4
 
-=item *
-
-Costa Rica
+=item Costa Rica
 
-    ftp://ftp.linux.co.cr/mirrors/CPAN/
-    http://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/Unix/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/pub/Unix/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/Unix/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.ucr.ac.cr/pub/Unix/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
@@ -1305,288 +1679,270 @@ Costa Rica
 
 =over 4
 
-=item *
-
-Austria
-
-    ftp://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Belgium
-
-    http://ftp.easynet.be/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.easynet.be/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.skynet.be
-    ftp://ftp.skynet.be/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Bulgaria
-
-    ftp://ftp.ntrl.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Croatia
-
-    ftp://ftp.linux.hr/pub/CPAN/
+=item Austria
 
-=item *
-
-Czech Republic
-
-    http://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/MIRRORS/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Denmark
-
-    http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cpan/
-    ftp://sunsite.dk/mirrors/cpan/
-    http://www.cpan.dk/CPAN/
-    ftp://www.cpan.dk/ftp.cpan.org/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-England
-
-    http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.crazygreek.co.uk
-    ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.flirble.org/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/CPAN/
-    http://mirror.uklinux.net/CPAN/
-    ftp://mirror.uklinux.net/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://usit.shef.ac.uk/pub/packages/CPAN/
-
-=item *
+                      http://cpan.inode.at/
+                      ftp://cpan.inode.at
+                      ftp://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/pub/CPAN/
 
-Estonia
+=item Belgium
 
-    ftp://ftp.ut.ee/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.easynet.be/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.easynet.be/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.skynet.be
+                      ftp://ftp.cpan.skynet.be/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/mirror/CPAN/
 
-=item *
+=item Bosnia and Herzegovina
 
-Finland
+                      http://cpan.blic.net/
 
-    ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.kpnqwest.fi/
+=item Bulgaria
 
-=item *
+                      http://cpan.online.bg
+                      ftp://cpan.online.bg/cpan
+                      http://cpan.zadnik.org
+                      ftp://ftp.zadnik.org/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.lirex.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.lirex.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN
 
-France
+=item Croatia
 
-    ftp://cpan.ftp.worldonline.fr/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.mirrors.easynet.fr/
-    ftp://cpan.mirrors.easynet.fr/pub/ftp.cpan.org/
-    ftp://ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    http://fr.cpan.org/
-    ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.oleane.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/computing/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.cict.fr/
-    ftp://cpan.cict.fr/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.uvsq.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.linux.hr/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.linux.hr/pub/CPAN/
 
-=item *
+=item Czech Republic
 
-Germany
-
-    ftp://ftp.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/source/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.gigabell.net/pub/CPAN/
-    http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/pub/soft/lang/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.noris.de/
-    ftp://cpan.noris.de/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.gmd.de/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/MIRRORS/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
 
-=item *
+=item Denmark
 
-Greece
+                      http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cpan/
+                      ftp://sunsite.dk/mirrors/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.cybercity.dk
+                      http://www.cpan.dk/CPAN/
+                      ftp://www.cpan.dk/ftp.cpan.org/CPAN/
 
-    ftp://ftp.forthnet.gr/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/lang/perl/
+=item Estonia
 
-=item *
-
-Hungary
+                      ftp://ftp.ut.ee/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
 
-    http://cpan.artifact.hu/
-    ftp://cpan.artifact.hu/CPAN/
-    http://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/CPAN/
+=item Finland
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.eunet.fi/CPAN
 
-Iceland
+=item France
 
-    http://ftp.rhnet.is/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.rhnet.is/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Ireland
-
-    http://cpan.indigo.ie/
-    ftp://cpan.indigo.ie/pub/CPAN/
-    http://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/
-    ftp://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/
-
-=item *
+                      http://www.enstimac.fr/Perl/CPAN
+                      http://ftp.u-paris10.fr/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.u-paris10.fr/perl/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.easynet.fr/
+                      ftp://cpan.mirrors.easynet.fr/pub/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.club-internet.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://fr.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.oleane.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/computing/CPAN/
+                      http://mir2.ovh.net/ftp.cpan.org
+                      ftp://mir1.ovh.net/ftp.cpan.org
+                      http://ftp.crihan.fr/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.crihan.fr/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      http://ftp.u-strasbg.fr/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.u-strasbg.fr/CPAN
+                      ftp://cpan.cict.fr/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.uvsq.fr/pub/perl/CPAN/
 
-Italy
+=item Germany
 
-    http://cpan.nettuno.it/
-    http://gusp.dyndns.org/CPAN/
-    ftp://gusp.dyndns.org/pub/CPAN
-    http://softcity.iol.it/cpan
-    ftp://softcity.iol.it/pub/cpan
-    ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/Other/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.unipi.it/pub/mirror/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://cis.uniRoma2.it/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.edisontel.it/pub/CPAN_Mirror/
-    ftp://ftp.flashnet.it/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.rub.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.cpan.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/source/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/CPAN
+                      http://pandemonium.tiscali.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://pandemonium.tiscali.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/pub/soft/lang/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.noris.de/
+                      ftp://cpan.noris.de/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.gmd.de/mirrors/CPAN/
+
+=item Greece
 
-=item *
-
-Latvia
-
-    http://kvin.lv/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Lithuania
-
-    ftp://ftp.unix.lt/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Netherlands
-
-    ftp://download.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.nl.uu.net/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.cybercomm.nl/
-    ftp://mirror.cybercomm.nl/pub/cpan/
-    ftp://ftp.cpan.nl/pub/CPAN/
-    http://www.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Norway
-
-    ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/languages/perl/cpan/
-
-=item *
-
-Poland
-
-    ftp://ftp.pk.edu.pl/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-    http://www.fic.uni.lodz.pl/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.fic.uni.lodz.pl/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.mega.net.pl/pub/mirrors/ftp.perl.com/
-    ftp://ftp.man.torun.pl/pub/doc/CPAN/
-    ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Portugal
-
-    ftp://ftp.ua.pt/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://perl.di.uminho.pt/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.ip.pt/
-    ftp://cpan.ip.pt/pub/perl/
-    ftp://ftp.ist.utl.pt/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.ip.pt/
-    ftp://cpan.ip.pt/pub/cpan/
-    ftp://ftp.netc.pt/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.up.pt/pub/CPAN
-
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.acn.gr/pub/lang/perl
+                      ftp://ftp.forthnet.gr/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/lang/perl/
+
+=item Hungary
+
+                      http://ftp.kfki.hu/packages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.kfki.hu/pub/packages/perl/CPAN/
+
+=item Iceland
+
+                      http://ftp.rhnet.is/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.rhnet.is/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Ireland
+
+                      http://cpan.indigo.ie/
+                      ftp://cpan.indigo.ie/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN
+                      http://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/
+                      ftp://sunsite.compapp.dcu.ie/pub/perl/
+
+=item Italy
+
+                      http://cpan.nettuno.it/
+                      http://gusp.dyndns.org/CPAN/
+                      ftp://gusp.dyndns.org/pub/CPAN
+                      http://softcity.iol.it/cpan
+                      ftp://softcity.iol.it/pub/cpan
+                      ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/Other/CPAN/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.unipi.it/pub/mirror/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://cis.uniRoma2.it/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.edisontel.it/pub/CPAN_Mirror/
+                      http://cpan.flashnet.it/
+                      ftp://ftp.flashnet.it/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Latvia
+
+                      http://kvin.lv/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Lithuania
+
+                      ftp://ftp.unix.lt/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Netherlands
+
+                      ftp://download.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.nl.uu.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.cybercomm.nl/
+                      ftp://mirror.cybercomm.nl/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirror.vuurwerk.nl/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cpan.nl/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.easynet.nl/mirror/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.easynet.nl/mirror/CPAN
+                      http://archive.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/mirror/CPAN/
+
+=item Norway
+
+                      ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.uit.no/pub/languages/perl/cpan/
+
+=item Poland
+
+                      ftp://ftp.mega.net.pl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.man.torun.pl/pub/doc/CPAN/
+                      ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Portugal
+
+                      ftp://ftp.ua.pt/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://perl.di.uminho.pt/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.dei.uc.pt/
+                      ftp://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.nfsi.pt/pub/CPAN
+                      http://ftp.linux.pt/pub/mirrors/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.linux.pt/pub/mirrors/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.ip.pt/
+                      ftp://cpan.ip.pt/pub/cpan/
+                      http://cpan.telepac.pt/
+                      ftp://ftp.telepac.pt/pub/cpan/
+
+=item Romania
+
+                      ftp://ftp.bio-net.ro/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.kappa.ro/pub/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.lug.ro/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.roedu.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.dntis.ro/pub/cpan/
+                      ftp://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/
+                      http://cpan.ambra.ro/
+                      ftp://ftp.ambra.ro/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.dnttm.ro/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.lasting.ro/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.timisoara.roedu.net/mirrors/CPAN/
 
-Romania
-
-    ftp://archive.logicnet.ro/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.kappa.ro/pub/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.dntis.ro/pub/cpan/
-    ftp://ftp.opsynet.com/cpan/
-    ftp://ftp.dnttm.ro/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.lasting.ro/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.timisoara.roedu.net/mirrors/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Russia
-
-    ftp://ftp.chg.ru/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.rinet.ru/
-    ftp://cpan.rinet.ru/pub/mirror/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.aha.ru/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.sai.msu.ru/
-    ftp://ftp.sai.msu.su/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Slovakia
-
-    ftp://ftp.entry.sk/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Slovenia
-
-    ftp://ftp.arnes.si/software/perl/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Spain
-
-    ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/perl/
-
-=item *
-
-Sweden
-
-    http://ftp.du.se/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.du.se/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://mirror.dataphone.se/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Switzerland
-
-    ftp://ftp.danyk.ch/CPAN/
-    ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Turkey
-
-    ftp://sunsite.bilkent.edu.tr/pub/languages/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Ukraine
-
-    http://cpan.org.ua/
-    ftp://cpan.org.ua/
-    ftp://ftp.perl.org.ua/pub/CPAN/
+=item Russia
+
+                      ftp://ftp.chg.ru/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.rinet.ru/
+                      ftp://cpan.rinet.ru/pub/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.aha.ru/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.corbina.ru/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.sai.msu.ru/
+                      ftp://ftp.sai.msu.su/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
+
+=item Slovakia
+
+                      ftp://ftp.cvt.stuba.sk/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item Slovenia
+
+                      ftp://ftp.arnes.si/software/perl/CPAN/
+
+=item Spain
+
+                      http://cpan.imasd.elmundo.es/
+                      ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.ri.telefonica-data.net/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.etse.urv.es/pub/perl/
+
+=item Sweden
+
+                      http://ftp.du.se/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.du.se/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.dataphone.se/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirror.dataphone.se/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/lang/perl/CPAN/
+
+=item Switzerland
+
+                      http://cpan.mirror.solnet.ch/
+                      ftp://ftp.solnet.ch/mirror/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.danyk.ch/CPAN/
+                      ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/CPAN/
+
+=item Turkey
+
+                      http://ftp.ulak.net.tr/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.ulak.net.tr/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://sunsite.bilkent.edu.tr/pub/languages/CPAN/
+
+=item Ukraine
+
+                      http://cpan.org.ua/
+                      ftp://cpan.org.ua/
+                      ftp://ftp.perl.org.ua/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://no-more.kiev.ua/CPAN/
+                      ftp://no-more.kiev.ua/pub/CPAN/
+
+=item United Kingdom
+
+                      http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.teleglobe.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.teleglobe.net/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan.mirror.anlx.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.mirror.anlx.net/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.etla.org/
+                      ftp://cpan.etla.org/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.m.flirble.org/
+                      ftp://ftp.flirble.org/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.hambule.co.uk/
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.clockerz.net/
+                      ftp://ftp.clockerz.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://usit.shef.ac.uk/pub/packages/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
@@ -1594,237 +1950,205 @@ Ukraine
 
 =over 4
 
-=item *
-
-Canada
+=item Canada
 
 =over 8
 
-=item *
-
-Alberta
+=item Alberta
 
-    http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/CPAN/
-    ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Mirror/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.sunsite.ualberta.ca/
+                      ftp://cpan.sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/CPAN/
 
-=item *
+=item Manitoba
 
-Manitoba
+                      http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
 
-    http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/CPAN/
+=item Nova Scotia
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://cpan.chebucto.ns.ca/pub/CPAN/
 
-Nova Scotia
+=item Ontario
 
-    ftp://cpan.chebucto.ns.ca/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Ontario
-
-    ftp://ftp.crc.ca/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Quebec
-
-    http://cpan.mirror.smartworker.org/
-    ftp://cpan.mirror.smartworker.org/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.nrc.ca/pub/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
-=item *
-
-Mexico
-
-    http://cpan.azc.uam.mx
-    ftp://cpan.azc.uam.mx/mirrors/CPAN
-    http://cpan.unam.mx/
-    ftp://cpan.unam.mx/pub/CPAN
-    http://www.msg.com.mx/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.msg.com.mx/pub/CPAN/
+=item Mexico
 
-=item *
+                      http://cpan.azc.uam.mx
+                      ftp://cpan.azc.uam.mx/mirrors/CPAN
+                      http://www.cpan.unam.mx/
+                      ftp://ftp.unam.mx/pub/CPAN
+                      http://www.msg.com.mx/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.msg.com.mx/pub/CPAN/
 
-United States
+=item United States
 
 =over 8
 
-=item *
-
-Alabama
-
-    http://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
-    ftp://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-California
-
-    http://www.cpan.org/
-    ftp://cpan.valueclick.com/pub/CPAN/
-    http://mirrors.gossamer-threads.com/CPAN
-    ftp://cpan.nas.nasa.gov/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/
-    http://mirrors.kernel.org/cpan/
-    ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/pub/CPAN
-    http://cpan.digisle.net/
-    ftp://cpan.digisle.net/pub/CPAN
-    http://www.linuxjar.com/CPAN
-    ftp://linuxjar.com/pub/CPAN
-    http://www.perl.com/CPAN/
-    http://download.sourceforge.net/mirrors/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Colorado
-
-    ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-District of Columbia
-
-    ftp://ftp.dc.us.telia.net/pub/cpan/
-
-=item *
-
-Florida
-
-    ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
-    http://mirror.csit.fsu.edu/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://mirror.csit.fsu.edu/pub/CPAN/
-
-=item *
-
-Illinois
-
-    http://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/mirrors/ftp/cpan.cse.msu.edu/
-    ftp://uiarchive.uiuc.edu/mirrors/ftp/cpan.cse.msu.edu/
-
-=item *
-
-Indiana
+=item Alabama
 
-    ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.nitco.com/
-    ftp://cpan.nitco.com/pub/CPAN/
-    http://archive.progeny.com/CPAN/
-    ftp://archive.progeny.com/CPAN/
-    ftp://cpan.in-span.net/
-    http://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN
-    ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN
+                      http://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.hiwaay.net/CPAN/
 
-=item *
+=item California
 
-Kentucky
+                      http://cpan.develooper.com/
+                      http://www.cpan.org/
+                      ftp://cpan.valueclick.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://www.mednor.net/ftp/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.mednor.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors.gossamer-threads.com/CPAN
+                      ftp://cpan.nas.nasa.gov/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors.kernel.org/cpan/
+                      ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/pub/CPAN
+                      http://cpan-sj.viaverio.com/
+                      ftp://cpan-sj.viaverio.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.digisle.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.digisle.net/pub/CPAN
+                      http://www.perl.com/CPAN/
+                      http://www.uberlan.net/CPAN
 
-    http://cpan.uky.edu/
-    ftp://cpan.uky.edu/pub/CPAN/
+=item Colorado
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.four10.com
 
-Massachusetts
+=item Delaware
 
-    ftp://ftp.ccs.neu.edu/net/mirrors/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.mirrors.netnumina.com/
-    ftp://mirrors.netnumina.com/cpan/
-    ftp://ftp.iguide.com/pub/mirrors/packages/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.lug.udel.edu/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.lug.udel.edu/pub/CPAN
 
-=item *
+=item District of Columbia
 
-Michigan
+                      ftp://ftp.dc.aleron.net/pub/CPAN/
 
-    ftp://cpan.cse.msu.edu/
+=item Florida
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.csit.fsu.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.csit.fsu.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.nks.net/
 
-New Jersey
+=item Indiana
 
-    ftp://ftp.cpanel.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.uwsg.iu.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.netnitco.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.netnitco.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://archive.progeny.com/CPAN/
+                      ftp://archive.progeny.com/CPAN/
+                      http://fx.saintjoe.edu/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.saintjoe.edu/pub/CPAN
+                      http://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/CPAN
 
-=item *
+=item Kentucky
 
-New York
+                      http://cpan.uky.edu/
+                      ftp://cpan.uky.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://slugsite.louisville.edu/cpan
+                      ftp://slugsite.louisville.edu/CPAN
 
-    ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.stealth.net/pub/CPAN/
-    http://www.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/
-    ftp://ftp.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/
-    ftp://mirrors.cloud9.net/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+=item Massachusetts
 
-=item *
+                      http://mirrors.towardex.com/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirrors.towardex.com/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.ccs.neu.edu/net/mirrors/ftp.funet.fi/pub/languages/perl/CPAN/
 
-North Carolina
+=item Michigan
 
-    ftp://ftp.duke.edu/pub/perl/
+                      ftp://cpan.cse.msu.edu/
+                      http://cpan.calvin.edu/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://cpan.calvin.edu/pub/CPAN
 
-=item *
+=item Nevada
 
-Ohio
+                      http://www.oss.redundant.com/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp://www.oss.redundant.com/pub/CPAN
 
-    ftp://ftp.loaded.net/pub/CPAN/
+=item New Jersey
 
-=item *
+                      http://ftp.cpanel.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.cpanel.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.teleglobe.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.teleglobe.net/pub/CPAN
 
-Oklahoma
+=item New York
 
-    ftp://ftp.ou.edu/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.belfry.net/
+                      http://cpan.erlbaum.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.erlbaum.net/
+                      http://cpan.thepirtgroup.com/
+                      ftp://cpan.thepirtgroup.com/
+                      ftp://ftp.stealth.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://www.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/
+                      ftp://ftp.rge.com/pub/languages/perl/
 
-=item *
+=item North Carolina
 
-Oregon
+                      http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/perl/CPAN
+                      ftp://ftp.duke.edu/pub/perl/
+                      ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/mirror/CPAN/
 
-    ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/CPAN
+=item Oklahoma
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.ou.edu/mirrors/CPAN/
 
-Pennsylvania
+=item Oregon
 
-    http://ftp.epix.net/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.epix.net/pub/languages/perl/
-    http://mirrors.phenominet.com/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://mirrors.phenominet.com/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/CPAN
 
-=item *
+=item Pennsylvania
 
-Tennessee
+                      http://ftp.epix.net/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.epix.net/pub/languages/perl/
+                      http://mirrors.phenominet.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirrors.phenominet.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.pair.com/
+                      ftp://cpan.pair.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/CPAN/
 
-    ftp://ftp.sunsite.utk.edu/pub/CPAN/
+=item Tennessee
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.sunsite.utk.edu/pub/CPAN/
 
-Texas
+=item Texas
 
-    http://ftp.sedl.org/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://ftp.sedl.org/pub/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://www.binarycode.org/cpan
+                      ftp://mirror.telentente.com/pub/CPAN
+                      http://mirrors.theonlinerecordstore.com/CPAN
 
-=item *
+=item Utah
 
-Utah
+                      ftp://mirror.xmission.com/CPAN/
 
-    ftp://mirror.xmission.com/CPAN/
+=item Virginia
 
-=item *
-
-Virginia
+                      http://cpan-du.viaverio.com/
+                      ftp://cpan-du.viaverio.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/lang/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/lang/CPAN/
+                      http://perl.secsup.org/
+                      ftp://perl.secsup.org/pub/perl/
+                      http://noc.cvaix.com/mirrors/CPAN/
 
-    http://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/lang/CPAN/
-    ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/lang/CPAN/
-    ftp://ruff.cs.jmu.edu/pub/CPAN/
-    http://perl.Liquidation.com/CPAN/
+=item Washington
 
-=item *
+                      http://cpan.llarian.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.llarian.net/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirrorcentral.com/
+                      ftp://ftp.mirrorcentral.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/CPAN/
 
-Washington
+=item Wisconsin
 
-    http://cpan.llarian.net/
-    ftp://cpan.llarian.net/pub/CPAN/
-    http://cpan.mirrorcentral.com/
-    ftp://ftp.mirrorcentral.com/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.sit.wisc.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.sit.wisc.edu/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://mirror.aphix.com/CPAN
+                      ftp://mirror.aphix.com/pub/CPAN
 
 =back
 
@@ -1834,19 +2158,22 @@ Washington
 
 =over 4
 
-=item *
+=item Australia
 
-Australia
+                      http://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp://cpan.topend.com.au/pub/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.mirrors.ilisys.com.au
 
-    http://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://cpan.topend.com.au/pub/CPAN/
+=item New Zealand
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/perl/CPAN/
+
+=item United States
 
-New Zealand
-    ftp://ftp.auckland.ac.nz/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://aniani.ifa.hawaii.edu/CPAN/
+                      ftp://aniani.ifa.hawaii.edu/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
@@ -1854,28 +2181,67 @@ New Zealand
 
 =over 4
 
-=item *
-
-Argentina
-
-    ftp://mirrors.bannerlandia.com.ar/mirrors/CPAN/
+=item Argentina
 
-=item *
-
-Brazil
+                      ftp://mirrors.bannerlandia.com.ar/mirrors/CPAN/
+                      http://www.linux.org.ar/mirrors/cpan
+                      ftp://ftp.linux.org.ar/mirrors/cpan
 
-    ftp://cpan.pop-mg.com.br/pub/CPAN/
-    ftp://ftp.matrix.com.br/pub/perl/CPAN/
+=item Brazil
 
-=item *
+                      ftp://cpan.pop-mg.com.br/pub/CPAN/
+                      ftp://ftp.matrix.com.br/pub/perl/CPAN/
+                      http://cpan.hostsul.com.br/
+                      ftp://cpan.hostsul.com.br/
 
-Chile
+=item Chile
 
-    ftp://ftp.psinet.cl/pub/programming/perl/CPAN/
-    ftp://sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl/pub/lang/perl/
+                      http://cpan.netglobalis.net/
+                      ftp://cpan.netglobalis.net/pub/CPAN/
 
 =back
 
+=head2 RSYNC Mirrors
+
+                      www.linux.org.ar::cpan
+                      theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca::CPAN
+                      ftp.shellhung.org::CPAN
+                      rsync.nic.funet.fi::CPAN
+                      ftp.u-paris10.fr::CPAN
+                      mir1.ovh.net::CPAN
+                      rsync://ftp.crihan.fr::CPAN
+                      ftp.gwdg.de::FTP/languages/perl/CPAN/
+                      ftp.leo.org::CPAN
+                      ftp.cbn.net.id::CPAN
+                      rsync://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN
+                      ftp.iglu.org.il::CPAN
+                      gusp.dyndns.org::cpan
+                      ftp.kddlabs.co.jp::cpan
+                      ftp.ayamura.org::pub/CPAN/
+                      mirror.leafbug.org::CPAN
+                      rsync.en.com.sg::CPAN
+                      mirror.averse.net::cpan
+                      rsync.oss.eznetsols.org
+                      ftp.kr.FreeBSD.org::CPAN
+                      ftp.solnet.ch::CPAN
+                      cpan.cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw::CPAN
+                      cpan.teleglobe.net::CPAN
+                      rsync://rsync.mirror.anlx.net::CPAN
+                      ftp.sedl.org::cpan
+                      ibiblio.org::CPAN
+                      cpan-du.viaverio.com::CPAN
+                      aniani.ifa.hawaii.edu::CPAN
+                      archive.progeny.com::CPAN
+                      rsync://slugsite.louisville.edu::CPAN
+                      mirror.aphix.com::CPAN
+                      cpan.teleglobe.net::CPAN
+                      ftp.lug.udel.edu::cpan
+                      mirrors.kernel.org::mirrors/CPAN
+                      mirrors.phenominet.com::CPAN
+                      cpan.pair.com::CPAN
+                      cpan-sj.viaverio.com::CPAN
+                      mirror.csit.fsu.edu::CPAN
+                      csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu::CPAN
 
 For an up-to-date listing of CPAN sites,
 see http://www.cpan.org/SITES or ftp://www.cpan.org/SITES .
@@ -2161,9 +2527,10 @@ How you choose to license your work is a personal decision.
 The general mechanism is to assert your Copyright and then make
 a declaration of how others may copy/use/modify your work.
 
-Perl, for example, is supplied with two types of licence: The GNU
-GPL and The Artistic Licence (see the files README, Copying, and
-Artistic).  Larry has good reasons for NOT just using the GNU GPL.
+Perl, for example, is supplied with two types of licence: The GNU GPL
+and The Artistic Licence (see the files README, Copying, and Artistic,
+or L<perlgpl> and L<perlartistic>).  Larry has good reasons for NOT
+just using the GNU GPL.
 
 My personal recommendation, out of respect for Larry, Perl, and the
 Perl community at large is to state something simply like: