SYNOPSIS use LWP::UserAgent::Patch::HTTPSHardTimeout -timeout => 300; DESCRIPTION This module contains a simple workaround for hanging issue with HTTPS requests. It wraps send_request() with an alarm() timeout. Can be used with WWW::Mechanize because it uses LWP::UserAgent. FAQ Why not subclass? By patching, you do not need to replace all the client code which uses LWP::UserAgent (or WWW::Mechanize, and so on). SEE ALSO http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9400068/make-timeout-work-for-lwpuseragent-https LWPx::ParanoidAgent