> type "perl -MCPAN -e shell" > Select no for manual configuration > type "install Net::DNS" > > Net-DNS-0.59 is the version that is available via this method. Except that rpm is not aware that you've updated things, and any package relying on this rpm will have issues. This is a bad way to do things for an rpm based distribution, hence the OP stating that he was hesitant to use cpan. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell