Duurrrr...

[geekchick]

I just spent 15 minutes trying to figure out why my code just wouldn't make a connection to the SMTP server.

my $confirmation = Net::SMTP->new(Host => $smtpserver,
                                  Hello => $domain,
                                  Timeout => 30,
                                  Debug => 1);
die "Couldn't connect to server" unless $smtp;

*facepalm* Yeah, a little bit braindead today I think.

[Edit: And hey, look! My domain registration expired. In my defense, I have never seen a single notification letter or email about it. All set for the next two years though.]

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[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

That's why I usually write something like:

my $confirmation = Net::SMTP->new(blahblahblah) || die "couldn't connect to server";

Less readable, but harder to mess up. :-)

[geekchick]

Thing is, I normally do that too. =) I have no idea why I randomly decided to switch formats for that particular script.