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+::implements      RdpO Study in Polymorphism                        PDCAWLEY
+::interface       RdpO Another study in polymorphism                PDCAWLEY
+::override        Rdpf perl pragma to override core functions       CTWETEN
+::vars            Rdph Perl pragma to create readonly variables     CTWETEN
+
+
+Inline::
+
+
+Exporter::
+::Import          Rdpn Alternate symbol exporter                    GARROW
+
+
+Safe::
+
+
+Symbol::
+::Table           RdpO OO interface to package symbols              GARROW
+
+
+Test::
+::Cmd             RdpO Portable test infrastructure for commands    KNIGHT
+::Harness         Supf Executes perl-style tests                    P5P
+
+
+B::
+
+
+Filter::Util::
+
+
+Filter::
+
+
+Thread::
+
+
+Module::
+::Reload          Rdpf Reloads files in %INC based on timestamps    JPRIT
+
+
+Pod::
+::Text            Supf convert POD data to formatted ASCII text     TOMC
+::Rtf             RdpO Converter from POD to Rich Text Format       PVHP
+::Hlp             RdpO Convert POD to formatted VMS Help text       PVHP
+::XML             RdpO Generate XML from POD                        MSERGEANT
+
+
+ExtUtils::
+::MakeMaker       SupO Writes Makefiles for extensions              MMML
+::Manifest        Supf Utilities for managing MANIFEST files        MMML
+::Embed           Sdpf Utilities for embedding Perl in C/C++ apps   DOUGM
+::F77             RdpO Facilitate use of FORTRAN from Perl/XS code  KGB
+
+
+Carp::
+::CheckArgs       Rdpf Check subroutine argument types              GARROW
+
+
+Devel::
+::CallerItem      RupO 'caller()' Object wrapper + useful methods   JACKS
+::DumpStack       Rupf Dumping of the current function stack        JACKS
+::SmallProf       Rdpf Line-by-line profiler                        ASHTED
+::StackTrace      RdpO Stacktrace object w/ info like Carp::confess DROLSKY
+::Symdump         RdpO Perl symbol table access and dumping         ANDK
+::TraceLoad       Rdpf Traces the loading of perl source code       JPRIT
+::Modlist         Rdpf Collect module use information               RJRAY
+
+
+Exception::
+
+
+Perf::            Performance measurement other than benchmarks
+
+
+Rcs               adcf Alternate RCS interface (see VCS::RCS)       CFRETER
+
+
+VCS::
+::CVS             RdpO Interface to GNU's CVS                       RSAVAGE
+
+
+ClearCase::
+::Ct              Mnpf Generic cleartool wrapper                    DSB
+
+
+Sub::
+::Curry           Rdpf Perl module to curry functions ((á la Lisp)) DAVIDH
+
+
+Fcntl             Sdcf Defines fcntl() constants (see File::Lock)   JHI
+
+
+Async::
+
+
+BSD::
+
+
+Env::
+
+
+Proc::
+::Background      RdpO OS independent background process objects    BZAJAC
+::ExitStatus      Rdpf Interpret and act on wait() status values    ROSCH
+::Forkfunc        Rdpf Simple lwall-style fork wrapper              MUIR
+::Spawn           Rdpf Run external programs                        GARROW
+::SyncExec        Rdpf Spawn processes but report exec() errors     ROSCH
+
+
+Schedule::        See also Schedule:: in chapter 23
+::Load            RdpO Remote system load, processes, scheduling    WSNYDER
+
+
+Sys::
+::AlarmCall       Rupf Timeout on any sub. Allows nested alarms     JACKS
+::Hostname        Supf Implements a portable hostname function      P5P
+::Syslog          Supf Provides same functionality as BSD syslog    P5P
+    Note: The Sys:: namespace is considered harmful as it is giving no
+
+
+Be::
+
+
+FreeBSD::
+
+
+Mac::             Macintosh specific modules
+::AssistantFrames RdpO Easy creation of assistant dialogs           GBAUER
+
+
+Mac::AppleEvents::
+::Simple          Rdph Simple access to Mac::AppleEvents            CNANDOR
+
+
+Mac::Apps::
+::Anarchie        RdpO Control Anarchie 2.01+                       CNANDOR
+::Launch          Rdpf MacPerl module to launch / quit apps         CNANDOR
+::MacPGP          RdpO Control MacPGP 2.6.3                         CNANDOR
+::PBar            RdpO Control Progress Bar 1.0.1                   CNANDOR
+
+
+Mac::Comm::
+::OT_PPP          RdpO Control Open Transport PPP / Remote Access   CNANDOR
+
+
+Mac::FileSpec::
+::Unixish         Mdpf Unixish-compatability in filespecs           SBURKE
+
+
+Mac::OSA::
+::Simple          Rdph Simple access to Mac::OSA                    CNANDOR
+
+
+MSDOS::
+
+
+MVS::
+
+
+NeXTStep::
+
+
+Netware::
+
+
+OS2::
+
+
+SGI::
+
+
+Solaris::
+::MapDev          bdpf Maps sdNN disk names to cNtNdN disk names    ABURLISON
+
+
+Unix::
+::UserAdmin       Rdpf Interface to Unix Account Information        JZAWODNY
+
+
+VMS::
+
+
+PDA::
+
+
+Hardware::
+
+
+Device::
+
+
+Device::ISDN::
+
+
+Socket::
+
+
+Net::
+::DummyInetd      RdpO A dummy Inetd server                         GBARR
+::Goofey          RdpO Communicate with a Goofey server             GOSSAMER
+::Hotline         RdpO Interface to the Hotline protocol            JSIRACUSA
+::Ident           RdpO Performs ident (rfc1413) lookups             JPC
+::Netmask         RdpO Understand and manipulate network blocks     MUIR
+::Netrc           adpO Support for .netrc files                     GBARR
+::PH              RdpO CCSO Nameserver Client class                 GBARR
+::Ping            SupO TCP and ICMP ping                            RMOSE
+::Printer         RdpO Direct to lpd printing                       CFUHRMAN
+::Syslog          RdpO Forwarded syslog protocol                    LHOWARD
+::Telnet          RdpO Interact with TELNET port or other TCP ports JROGERS
+::Pager           RdpO Send Numeric/AlphaNumeric Pages to any pager ROOTLEVEL
+::Whois           RdpO Get+parse "whois" domain data from InterNIC  DHUDES
+::XWhois          RdpO Whois Client Interface for Perl5.            VIPUL
+
+
+Net::Daemon::
+::SSL             RdpO SSL extension for Net::Daemon                MKUL
+
+
+Net::IMAP::
+
+
+Net::SNMP::
+::Interfaces      RdpO Obtain network interface info via SNMP       JSTOWE
+
+
+Net::Telnet::
+::Cisco           RdpO Net::Telnet wrapper for Cisco devices        JOSHUA
+
+
+NetAddr::
+::IP              RdpO Manipulation and operations on IP addresses  LUISMUNOZ
+
+
+IPC::
+::LDT             Rdpf Implements a length based IPC protocol       JSTENZEL
+::Locker          RdpO Shared semaphore locks across a network      WSNYDER
+::Open2           Supf Open a process for both reading and writing  P5P
+::Open3           Supf Like IPC::Open2 but with error handling      P5P
+::SharedCache     Rmpr Manage a cache in SysV IPC shared memory     SAMTREGAR
+::Signal          Rdpf Translate signal names to/from numbers       ROSCH
+
+
+RPC::             Remote Procedure Calls (see also DCE::RPC)
+::PlServer        RdpO Interface for building Perl Servers          JWIED
+::PlClient        RdpO Interface for building pServer Clients       JWIED
+
+
+DCE::             Distributed Computing Environment (OSF)
+
+
+NetPacket::
+
+
+Proxy::
+
+
+IPChains::
+
+
+SNMP::
+::Util            RdpO Perform SNMP set,get,walk,next,walk_hash,... WMARQ
+
+
+Mon::
+::Client          RdpO Network monitoring client                    TROCKIJ
+::SNMP            RdpO Network monitoring suite                     TROCKIJ
+
+
+Parallel::
+::ForkManager     RdpO A simple parallel processing fork manager    DLUX
+
+
+CORBA::
+
+
+Modem::
+::VBox            RdpO Perl module for creation of voiceboxes       MLEHMANN
+
+
+ControlX10::
+::CM10            RmpO Control unit for X10 modules                 BBIRTH
+::CM17            RmpO inexpensive RF transmit-only X10             BBIRTH
+
+
+RAS::
+::PortMaster      RdpO Interface to Livingston PortMaster           STIGMATA
+::AS5200          RdpO Interface to Cisco AS5200 dialup server      STIGMATA
+::HiPerARC        RdpO Interface to 3Com TotalControl HiPerARC      STIGMATA
+
+
+Math::
+::Amoeba          Rdpr Multidimensional Function Minimisation       JARW
+::BaseCalc        RdpO Convert numbers between various bases        KWILLIAMS
+::BigFloat        SupO Arbitrary size floating point math package   MARKB
+::BigInt          SupO Arbitrary size integer math package          MARKB
+::Brent           Rdpr One-dimensional Function Minimisation        JARW
+::Complex         SdpO Complex number data type                     RAM
+::Derivative      Rdpr 1st and 2nd order differentiation of data    JARW
+::Fortran         Rdpf Implements Fortran log10 & sign functions    JARW
+::Interpolate     Rdpr Polynomial interpolation of data             MATKIN
+::Logic           RdpO Provides pure 2, 3 or multi-value logic      SUMMER
+::MatrixReal      RdpO Everything you ever wanted to do with Matr.  STBEY
+::Polynomial      RdpO Polynomials as objects                       MATKIN
+::Round           RdpO Perl extension for rounding numbers          GROMMEL
+::SigFigs         Rdpf Math using scientific significant figures    SBECK
+::Spline          RdpO Cubic Spline Interpolation of data           JARW
+::VecStat         Rdpr Some basic numeric stats on vectors          ASPINELLI
+
+
+Math::Business::
+
+
+Statistics::
+::ChiSquare       Rdpf Chi Square test - how random is your data?   JONO
+::ConwayLife      RdpO Simulates life using Conway's algorithm      DANB
+::Descriptive     RdpO Descriptive statistical methods              COLINK
+::LTU             RdpO Implements Linear Threshold Units            TOMFA
+::MaxEntropy      Rdpf Maximum Entropy Modeling                     TERDOEST
+::Distributions   RdpO Perl module for calculating critical values  MIKEK
+
+
+Algorithm::
+::Diff            Rdpf Diff (also Longest Common Subsequence)       NEDKONZ
+
+
+Algorithm::Graphs::
+::TransitiveClosure RdpO Calculates the transitive closure          ABIGAIL
+
+
+Algorithm::Numerical::
+::Shuffle         Rdph Knuth's shuffle algorithm                    ABIGAIL
+
+
+PDL::
+::Options         Rdph Provides hash options handling for PDL       TJENNESS
+
+
+Quantum::
+::Superpositions  RdpO QM-like superpositions in Perl               DCONWAY
+
+
+Array::
+::Compare         RdpO Class to compare two arrays                  DAVECROSS
+::IntSpan         RdpO Handling arrays using IntSpan techniques     TEVERETT
+::Reform          RdpO Convert an array into N-sized array of array TBONE
+
+
+Hash::
+
+
+Heap::
+
+
+Heap::Elem::
+
+
+Scalar::
+
+
+List::
+
+
+Bit::
+
+
+Set::
+::Bag             RdpO Bag (multiset) class                         JHI
+::NestedGroups    RdpO Grouped data eg ACL's, city/state/country    ABARCLAY
+
+
+Graph::
+::Element         RdpO Base class for element of directed graph     NEILB
+::Node            RdpO A node in a directed graph                   NEILB
+::Edge            RdpO An edge in a directed graph                  NEILB
+::Kruskal         Rdpf Kruskal Algorithm for Minimal Spanning Trees STBEY
+
+
+Decision::
+
+
+Date::
+::Format          Rdpf Date formatter ala strftime                  GBARR
+::Manip           Rdpf Complete date/time manipulation package      SBECK
+::Parse           Rdpf ASCII Date parser using regexp's             GBARR
+
+
+Time::
+::Avail           Rdpf Calculate min. remaining in time interval    PSANTORO
+::CTime           Rdpf Format Times ala ctime(3) with many formats  MUIR
+::DaysInMonth     Rdpf Returns the number of days in a month        MUIR
+::JulianDay       Rdpf Converts y/m/d into seconds                  MUIR
+::Local           Supf Implements timelocal() and timegm()          P5P
+::ParseDate       Rdpf Parses many forms of dates and times         MUIR
+::Period          Rdpf Code to deal with time periods               PRYAN
+::Timezone        Rdpf Figures out timezone offsets                 MUIR
+::Zone            Rdpf Timezone info and translation routines       GBARR
+::gmtime          Supf A by-name interface for gmtime               TOMC
+::localtime       Supf A by-name interface for localtime            TOMC
+
+
+Calendar::
+
+
+Tie::
+::Hash            Supr Base class for implementing tied hashes      P5P
+::Scalar          Supr Base class for implementing tied scalars     P5P
+::Array           Supr Base class for implementing tied arrays      P5P
+::Cache           Mdpr In memory size limited LRU cache             CHAMAS
+::DB_FileLock     Rdpr Locking access to Berkeley DB 1.x.           JMV
+::DB_Lock         Rdpr Tie DB_File with automatic locking           KWILLIAMS
+::DBI             RdpO Tie hash to a DBI handle                     LDS
+::Discovery       Rdpr Discover data by caching sub results         SIMON
+::Handle          RdpO Base class for implementing tied filehandles STBEY
+::IxHash          RdpO Indexed hash (ordered array/hash composite)  GSAR
+::LLHash          Rdpr Fast ordered hashes via linked lists         KWILLIAMS
+::ListKeyedHash   Rdpr Use lists to key multi-level hashes          SNOWHARE
+::Persistent      Rdpr Persistent data structures via tie           RGIERSIG
+::RDBM            RdpO Tie hashes to relational databases           LDS
+::SecureHash      RdpO Enforced encapsulation of Perl objects       DCONWAY
+::SortHash        Rdpr Provides persistent sorting for hashes       CTWETEN
+::SubstrHash      SdpO Very compact hash stored in a string         LWALL
+::TextDir         Rdpr ties a hash to a directory of textfiles      KWILLIAMS
+::Cycle           RdpO Cycle through a list of values via a scalar. BDFOY
+
+
+Tie::Scalar::
+
+
+Tie::Cache::
+
+
+Class::
+::Eroot           RdpO Eternal Root - Object persistence            DMR
+::Multimethods    Rdpf A multiple dispatch mechanism for Perl       DCONWAY
+::NamedParms      MdpO A named parameter accessor base class        SNOWHARE
+::ParmList        MdpO A named parameter list processor             SNOWHARE
+::Template        Rdpr Struct/member template builder               DMR
+::Translucent     RdpO Translucent (ala perltootc) method creation  GED
+::Tree            MdpO C++ class hierarchies & disk directories     RSAVAGE
+::TOM             RmpO Transportable Object Model for perl          JDUNCAN
+::Contract        RdpO Design-by-Contract OO in Perl.               DCONWAY
+::WhiteHole       RdpO Treat unhandled method calls as errors       MSCHWERN
+::BlackHole       RdpO treat unhandled method calls as no-op        SBURKE
+::Classless       MdpO Framework for classless OOP                  SBURKE
+::ISA             Mdpf Report the search path thru an ISA tree      SBURKE
+
+
+Object::
+::Info            Rupf General info about objects (is-a, ...)       JACKS
+
+
+POE::             Perl Object Environment
+::Kernel          RdpO An event queue that dispatches events        RCAPUTO
+::Session         RdpO state machine running on POE::Kernel events  RCAPUTO
+
+
+POE::Component::
+
+
+Sort::
+::Versions        Rdpf sorting of revision (and similar) numbers    KJALB
+
+
+Persistence::
+
+
+Marshal::
+
+
+Persistent::
+
+
+Data::
+::Dumper          RdpO Convert data structure into perl code        GSAR
+::Flow            RdpO Acquire data based on recipes                ILYAZ
+::Locations       RdpO Insert data into other data w/o temp files   STBEY
+::Reporter        RdcO Ascii Report Generator                       RVAZ
+::Walker          RdpO Navigate through Perl data structures        JNOLAN
+::JavaScript      RdpO Dumps structures into JavaScript code        SCHOP
+
+
+Tree::
+::Nary            RdpO Perl implementation of N-ary search trees    FSORIANO
+::DAG_Node        MdpO base class for trees                         SBURKE
+
+
+DFA::
+::Command         MdpO Discrete Finite Automata command processor   RSAVAGE
+
+
+DBIx::
+::Abstract        RmpO Wrapper for DBI that generates SQL           TURNERA
+::Password        MdpO Abstration layer for database passwords      KROW
+
+
+DBD::
+
+
+Oraperl           Rmpf Oraperl emulation interface for DBD::Oracle  DBIML
+
+
+Ingperl           bmpf Ingperl emulation interface for DBD::Ingres  HTOUG
+
+
+DDL::
+
+
+MSSQL::
+::Sqllib          MdpO High-level interface using MSSQL::DBlib.     SOMMAR
+
+
+Sybase::
+::Sybperl         Rdpf sybperl 1.0xx compatibility module           MEWP
+
+
+MLDBM::
+
+
+DB_File::
+::Lock            RdpO DB_File wrapper with flock-based locking     DHARRIS
+
+
+DBM::
+
+
+AsciiDB::
+
+
+Db::
+
+
+DbFramework::
+
+
+BTRIEVE::
+
+
+MARC::
+
+
+Metadata::
+
+
+OLE::
+
+
+Spectrum::
+::CLI             RdpO API for Spectrum Enterprise Mgr. CLI         PLONKA
+
+
+Spreadsheet::
+::ParseExcel      RdpO Get information from Excel file              KWITKNR
+
+
+X500::
+::DN              MdpO X500 Distinguished Name parser               RSAVAGE
+
+
+Term::
+::ANSIColor       Sdpf Color output using ANSI escape sequences     RRA
+::Cap             Supf Basic termcap: Tgetent, Tputs, Tgoto         TSANDERS
+::Complete        Supf Tab word completion using stty raw           WTOMPSON
+::Query           Rdpf Intelligent user prompt/response driver      AKSTE
+::Screen          RdpO Basic screen + input class (uses Term::Cap)  MRKAE
+
+
+Term::ReadLine::
+::Perl            RdpO GNU Readline history and completion in Perl  ILYAZ
+
+
+Curses::
+::Widgets         Rdpf Assorted widgets for rapid interfaces        CORLISS
+
+
+Emacs::
+
+
+Tk::
+::Axis            RmpO Canvas with Axes                             TKML
+::CheckBox        RdpO A radio button widget that uses a checkmark  DKWILSON
+::ChildNotification RdpO Alert widget when child is created         DKWILSON
+::Clock           RdpO Canvas based Clock widget                    HMBRAND
+::Cloth           RdpO Object interface to Tk::Canvas and items     ACH
+::Columns         RdpO Multi column lists w/ resizable borders      DKWILSON
+::ComboEntry      RdpO Drop down list + entry widget                DKWILSON
+::Dial            RmpO An alternative to the Scale widget           TKML
+::FileDialog      RdpO A highly configurable file selection widget  BPOWERS
+::FireButton      RdpO Keeps invoking callback when pressed         ACH
+::IconCanvas      RdpO Canvas with movable iconic interface         DKWILSON
+::LockDisplay     RdpO Screen saver/lock widget with animation      LUSOL
+::Menustrip       RdpO Another MenuBar                              DKWILSON
+::NumEntry        RdpO Numerical entry widget with up/down buttons  ACH
+::Olwm            RmpO Interface to OpenLook toplevels properties   TKML
+::Pane            RdpO A Frame that can be scrolled                 TKML
+::ProgressBar     RdpO Status/progress bar                          TKML
+::RotCanvas       RdpO Canvas with arbitrary rotation support       AQUMSIEH
+::SplitFrame      RdpO A sliding separator for two child widgets    DKWILSON
+::TabFrame        RdpO A tabbed frame geometry manager              DKWILSON
+::TabbedForm      RdpO Ext. TabFrame, allowing managed subwidgets   DKWILSON
+::TableEdit       RdpO Simplified interface to a flat file database DKWILSON
+::TiedListbox     RmpO Gang together Listboxes                      TKML
+::TFrame          RdpO A Frame with a title                         ACH
+::Tree            RdpO Create and manipulate Tree widgets           CTDEAN
+::TreeGraph       RdpO Widget to draw a tree in a Canvas            DDUMONT
+::WaitBox         RdpO A Wait dialog, of the "Please Wait" variety  BPOWERS
+
+
+Log::Dispatch::
+::ToTk            RdpO Interface class between Log::Dispatch and Tk DDUMONT
+::TkText          RdpO Text widget to log Log::Dispatch messages    DDUMONT
+
+
+Puppet::
+
+
+Puppet::VcsTools::
+
+
+Gtk::
+
+
+X11::
+
+
+GUI::
+
+
+C::
+::Scan            RdpO Heuristic parse of C files                   ILYAZ
+
+
+Language::
+
+
+Fortran::
+
+
+ShellScript::
+
+
+Verilog::
+::Language        Rdpf Language support, number parsing, etc        WSNYDER
+::Parser          RdpO Language parsing                             WSNYDER
+::SigParser       RdpO Signal and module extraction                 WSNYDER
+
+
+FFI::
+
+
+FFI::Win32::
+
+
+Python::
+
+
+File::
+::Basename        Supf Return basename of a filename                P5P
+::CheckTree       Supf Check file/dir tree against a specification  P5P
+::Compare         Supf Compare file contents quickly                P5P
+::CounterFile     RdpO Persistent counter class                     GAAS
+::Find            Supf Call func for every item in a directory tree P5P
+::Flock           Mdph flock() wrapper.  Auto-create locks          MUIR
+::Listing         Rdpf Parse directory listings                     GAAS
+::Path            Supf File path and name utilities                 P5P
+::Remote          Rdph Read/write/edit remote files transparently   NWIGER
+::Slurp           Mdpf Read/write/append files quickly              MUIR
+::Sort            Rdpf Sort a file or merge sort multiple files     CNANDOR
+::chmod           Mdpf Allows for symbolic chmod notation           PINYAN
+::stat            Supf A by-name interface for the stat function    TOMC
+::BasicFlock      Rdpf Simple flock() wrapper                       MUIR
+
+
+File::Searcher::
+
+
+Dir::
+::Purge           Rdpf Delete files in directory based on timestamp JV
+
+
+Filesys::
+::Df              Rdpr Disk free based on Filesys::Statvfs          IGUTHRIE
+::Ext2            Rdpf Interface to e2fs filesystem attributes      JPIERCE
+
+
+LockFile::        Application-level locking facilities
+
+
+Stat::
+::lsMode          Rdpf Translate mode 0644 to -rw-r--r--            MJD
+
+
+String::
+::Approx          Rdpf Approximate string matching and substitution JHI
+::RexxParse       Rdph Perl implementation of REXX 'parse' command  BLCKSMTH
+::Scanf           Rdpf Implementation of C sscanf function          JHI
+::ShellQuote      Rdpf Quote string for safe passage through shells ROSCH
+::Random          RdpO Perl module to generate random strings based STEVE
+
+
+Text::
+::Abbrev          Supf Builds hash of all possible abbreviations    P5P
+::Bib             RdpO Module moved to Text::Refer                  ERYQ
+::DelimMatch      RdpO Match (possibly nested) delimited strings    NWALSH
+::FillIn          RdpO Fill-in text templates                       KWILLIAMS
+::Format          RdpO Advanced paragraph formatting                GABOR
+::Graphics        RdpO Graphics rendering toolkit with text output  SFARRELL
+::ParseWords      Supf Parse strings containing shell-style quoting HALPOM
+::Refer           RdpO Parse refer(1)-style bibliography files      ERYQ
+::Tabs            Sdpf Expand and contract tabs ala expand(1)       MUIR
+::Templar         RdpO An object-oriented templating system         GED
+::Template        MdpO Expand template text with embedded perl      MJD
+::Vpp             RdpO Versatile text pre-processor                 DDUMONT
+::Wrap            Sdpf Wraps lines to make simple paragraphs        MUIR
+
+
+Text::Wrap::
+
+
+Other Text:: modules (these should be under String:: but pre-date it)
+
+
+Text::
+::Balanced        Mdpf Extract balanced-delimiter substrings        DCONWAY
+
+
+Text::
+
+
+Lingua::
+::Ident           RdpO Statistical language identification          MPIOTR
+::Stem            Rdph Word stemmer with localization               SNOWHARE
+
+
+Lingua::
+
+
+Lingua::EN::
+::Fathom          RdpO Readability measurements of English text     KIMRYAN
+::Hyphenate       Rdpf Syllable based hyphenation                   DCONWAY
+::Infinitive      MdpO Find infinitive of a conjugated word         RSAVAGE
+::Inflect         Mdpf English singular->plural and "a"->"an"       DCONWAY
+::NameCase        Rdpf Convert NAMES and names to Correct Case      SUMMER
+::NameParse       RdpO Manipulate persons name                      KIMRYAN
+
+
+Lingua::EN::Numbers::
+::Ordinate        Rdpf go from cardinal (53) to ordinal (53rd)      SBURKE
+
+
+Lingua::RU::
+
+
+PostScript::
+::Font            RdpO analyzes PostScript font files               JV
+::FontInfo        RdpO analyzes Windows font info files             JV
+::FontMetrics     RdpO analyzes Adobe Font Metric files             JV
+::Resources       RdpO loads Unix PostScript Resources file         JV
+
+
+Font::
+::AFM             RdpO Parse Adobe Font Metric files                GAAS
+::TFM             RdpO Read info from TeX font metric files         JANPAZ
+::Fret            RdpO Fret - Font REporting Tool                   MHOSKEN
+
+
+Number::
+::Format          RdpO Package for formatting numbers for display   WRW
+
+
+Number::Phone::
+::US              Rdpf Validates several US phone number formats    KENNEDYH
+
+
+Email::
+
+
+Parse::
+::RecDescent      MdpO Recursive descent parser generator           DCONWAY
+::Yapp            RdpO Generates OO LALR parser modules             FDESAR
+::YALALR          RdpO Yet Another LALR parser                      SFINK
+
+
+Search::
+::Dict            Supf Search a dictionary ordered text file        P5P
+::InvertedIndex   RdpO Inverted index database support              SNOWHARE
+::Binary          Rdpf Generic binary search                        RANT
+
+
+SGML::
+::Parser          RdpO SGML instance parser                         EHOOD
+::Entity          RdpO An entity defined in an SGML or XML document KMACLEOD
+
+
+XML::
+::AutoWriter      RdpO DOCTYPE based XML output                     RBS
+::Catalog         RdpO Resolve public identifiers and remap system  EBOHLMAN
+::Doctype         RdpO A DTD object class                           RBS
+::Element         RdpO XML elements with the same interface as HTML SBURKE
+::Grove           RmpO Flexible lightweight mid-level XML objects   KMACLEOD
+::PPD             RdpO PPD file format and XML parsing elements     MURRAY
+::PYX             RdpO XML to PYX generator                         MSERGEANT
+::TreeBuilder     RdpO Build a tree of XML::Element objects         SBURKE
+::XPath           RdpO A set of modules for parsing and evaluating  MSERGEANT
+
+
+Frontier::
+
+
+RDF::
+
+
+RTF::
+
+
+SQL::
+
+
+TeX::
+::DVI             RdpO Methods for writing DVI (DeVice Independent) JANPAZ
+::Hyphen          RdpO Hyphenate words using TeX's patterns         JANPAZ
+
+
+FrameMaker::
+
+
+Chatbot::
+::Eliza           RdpO Eliza algorithm encapsulated in an object    JNOLAN
+
+
+Quiz::
+
+
+Barcode::
+
+
+Getopt::
+::ArgvFile        Rdpf Take options from files                      JSTENZEL
+::Declare         MdpO An easy-to-use WYSIWYG command-line parser   DCONWAY
+::EvaP            Mdpr Long/short options, multilevel help          LUSOL
+::Long            Sdpr Advanced handling of command line options    JV
+::Mixed           Rdpf Supports both long and short options         CJM
+::Simple          MdpO A simple-to-use interface to Getopt::Long    RSAVAGE
+::Std             Supf Implements basic getopt and getopts          P5P
+
+
+Getargs::
+
+
+App::             General application development tools
+
+
+Config::
+
+
+I18N::
+::Charset         Rdpf Character set names and aliases              MTHURN
+::Collate         Sdpr Locale based comparisons                     JHI
+::LangTags        Mdpf compare & extract language tags (RFC1766)    SBURKE
+
+
+Locale::
+::Country         Rdpf ISO 3166 two letter country codes            NEILB
+::Language        Rdpf ISO 639 two letter language codes            NEILB
+::SubCountry      RdpO ISO 3166-2 two letter subcountry codes       KIMRYAN
+::Maketext        RdpO Framework for software localization          SBURKE
+::PO              RdpO Manipulate .po entries from gettext          ALANSZ
+
+
+Unicode::
+::MapUTF8         Rdpf Conversions to and from arbitrary charsets   SNOWHARE
+
+
+No::
+::Dato            Rdpf Norwegian stuff                              GAAS
+::KontoNr         Rdpf Norwegian stuff                              GAAS
+::PersonNr        Rdpf Norwegian stuff                              GAAS
+::Sort            Rdpf Norwegian stuff                              GAAS
+::Telenor         Rdpf Norwegian stuff                              GAAS
+
+
+Cz::
+::Cstocs          RdpO Charset reencoding                           JANPAZ
+::Sort            RdpO Czech sorting                                JANPAZ
+
+
+Geography::
+::States          Rdp? Map states and provinces to their codes      ABIGAIL
+
+
+Sort::
+::ArbBiLex        Mdpf sort functions for arbitrary sort orders     SBURKE
+
+
+User::
+
+
+PGP::
+
+
+GnuPG::
+::Interface       RdpO OO interface to GNU Privacy Guard            FTOBIN
+
+
+Digest::
+::HMAC            Rdph  HMAC message integrity check                GAAS
+
+
+Crypt::
+::Beowulf         Rdpf An original, very fast encryption algorithm  SIFUKURT
+::OTP             Rdpf Implements One Time Pad encryption           SIFUKURT
+::RC4             Rdpf Implements the RC4 encryption algorithm      SIFUKURT
+::Solitaire       Rdpf A very simple encryption system              SIFUKURT
+::Twofish         Rdpf Twofish Encryption Algorothm                 NISHANT
+::UnixCrypt       Rdpf Perl-only implementation of crypt(3)         MVORL
+::RandPasswd      RdpO Random password generator based on FIPS-181  JDPORTER
+::TripleDES       RdpO Triple DES encyption.                        VIPUL
+::ECB             Mdph ECB mode for Crypt::DES, Blowfish, etc.      APPEL
+
+
+Authen::
+
+
+RADIUS::
+
+
+URI::
+::Escape          Rmpf General URI escaping/unescaping functions    LWWWP
+::URL             RmpO Uniform Resource Locator objects             LWWWP
+
+
+CGI::
+::Application     RmpO Framework for building reusable web-apps     JERLBAUM
+::Authent         Mdpf request the HTTP authentification            JENDA
+::Base            RmpO Complete HTTPD CGI Interface class           CGIP
+::BasePlus        RmpO Extra CGI::Base methods (incl file-upload)   CGIP
+::Debug           Mdph show CGI debugging data                      JONAS
+::Deurl           Mdpr decode the CGI parameters                    JENDA
+::Enurl           Mdpr encode the CGI parameters                    JENDA
+::Formalware      MdpO Convert an XML file to a suite of CGI forms  RSAVAGE
+::Imagemap        Rdph Imagemap handling for specialized apps       MIKEH
+::LogCarp         Rdph Error, log, bug streams, httpd style format  MIKEKING
+::MiniSvr         RmpO Fork CGI app as a per-session mini server    CGIP
+::Minimal         MdpO A micro-sized CGI handler                    SNOWHARE
+::PathInfo        RdpO A lightweight PATH_INFO based CGI package    SNOWHARE
+::QuickForm       Rdpf Handles UI & validation for CGI forms        SUMMER
+::Request         RmpO Parse CGI request and handle form fields     CGIP
+::WML             RdpO Subclass of CGI.pm for WML output            AWOOD
+
+
+HTML::
+::CalendarMonth   RmpO Calendar Months as easy HTML::Element trees  MSISK
+::Element         RdpO Representation of a HTML parsing tree        SBURKE
+::ElementGlob     RmpO Manipulate multiple HTML elements as one     MSISK
+::ElementRaw      RmpO Graft HTML strings onto an HTML::Element     MSISK
+::ElementSuper    RmpO Various HTML::Element extensions             MSISK
+::ElementTable    RmpO Tables as easy HTML element structures       MSISK
+::Entities        Rmpf Encode/decode HTML entities                  LWWWP
+::HeadParser      RmpO  Parse <HEAD> section of HTML documents      LWWWP
+::LinkExtor       RmpO  Extract links from HTML documents           LWWWP
+::SimpleParse     RdpO Bare-bones HTML parser                       KWILLIAMS
+::Stream          RdpO HTML output stream                           ERYQ
+::Table           RupO Write HTML tables via spreadsheet metaphor   AJPEACOCK
+::TableExtract    RmpO Flexible HTML table extraction               MSISK
+::Template        MmpO a simple HTML templating system              SAMTREGAR
+::TokeParser      RmpO  Alternative HTML::Parser interface          LWWWP
+::Tagset          Rdpf data tables useful in parsing HTML           SBURKE
+
+
+HTML::Widgets::
+::DateEntry       RdpO Creates date entry widgets for HTML forms.   KENNEDYH
+::Menu            RdpO Builds an HTML menu                          FRANKIE
+::Search          RdpO Perl module for building searches returning  FRANKIE
+
+
+HTTP::
+::Cookies         RmpO Storage of cookies                           LWWWP
+::Daemon          RmpO Base class for simple HTTP servers           LWWWP
+::Date            Rmpf Date conversion for HTTP date formats        LWWWP
+::Headers         RmpO Class encapsulating HTTP Message headers     LWWWP
+::Message         RmpO Base class for Request/Response              LWWWP
+::Negotiate       Rmpf HTTP content negotiation                     LWWWP
+::Request         RmpO Class encapsulating HTTP Requests            LWWWP
+::Response        RmpO Class encapsulating HTTP Responses           LWWWP
+::Status          Rmpf HTTP Status code processing                  LWWWP
+
+
+HTTP::Request::
+::Common          Rmpf Functions that generate HTTP::Requests       LWWWP
+::Form            RdpO Generates HTTP::Request objects out of forms GBAUER
+
+
+WAP::
+
+
+WML::
+::Card            RdpO Builds WML code for different wap browsers   MALVARO
+::Deck            RdpO WML Deck generator                           MALVARO
+
+
+HTTPD::
+
+
+WWW::
+
+
+WWW::Search::
+::AlltheWeb       RdpO Class for searching AlltheWeb                JSMYSER
+::Deja            RdpO Class for www.deja.com searching             MTHURN
+::Go              RdpO Backend class for searching with go.com      ALIAN
+
+
+LWP::
+::MediaTypes      Rmpf Media types and mailcap processing           LWWWP
+::Parallel        RmpO Allows parallel http and ftp access with LWP MARCLANG
+::Protocol        RmpO LWP support for URL schemes (http, file etc) LWWWP
+::RobotUA         RmpO A UserAgent for robot applications           LWWWP
+::Simple          Rmpf Simple procedural interface to libwww-perl   LWWWP
+::UserAgent       RmpO A WWW UserAgent class                        LWWWP
+
+
+MIME::
+::QuotedPrint     Rdpf Encode/decode Quoted-Printable               GAAS
+::Decoder         RdpO OO interface for decoding MIME messages      ERYQ
+::Entity          RdpO An extracted and decoded MIME entity         ERYQ
+::Head            RdpO A parsed MIME header                         ERYQ
+::Lite            RdpO Single module for composing simple MIME msgs ERYQ
+::Parser          RdpO Parses streams to create MIME entities       ERYQ
+::Words           Rdpf Encode/decode RFC1522-escaped header strings ERYQ
+
+
+MIME::Lite::
+
+
+Apache::
+::CallHandler     cdpf Map filenames to subroutine calls            GKNOPS
+::Filter          RdpO OutputChain like functionality               KWILLIAMS
+::PerlRun         Smpf Run unaltered CGI scripts                    APML
+::PrettyPerl      Rdpf Syntax highlighting for Perl files           RA
+::Registry        Smpf Run unaltered CGI scripts                    APML
+::Reload          RdpO Reload changed modules (extending StatINC)   MSERGEANT
+::SSI             RmpO Implement server-side includes in Perl       KWILLIAMS
+::Stage           Rdpf Manage a document staging directory          ANDK
+::ePerl           Rdpr Fast emulated Embedded Perl (ePerl)          RSE
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+::AuthCookie      RdpO Authen + Authz via cookies                   KWILLIAMS
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+::Resource        Smpf Limit resources used by httpd children       APML
+
+
+Apache::
+::PerlSections    SmpO Utilities for <Perl> sections                APML
+::src             SmpO Finding and reading bits of source           APML
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::Sybase::
+
+
+Apache::
+::ExtUtils        SmpO Utils for Apache:C/Perl glue                 APML
+
+
+Apache::
+
+
+Apache::
+::SizeLimit       Smpf Graceful exit for large children             APML
+::GTopLimit       Rdpn Child exit on small shared or large mem      STAS
+::Status          Smpf Embedded interpreter runtime status          APML
+::VMonitor        Rdpn Visual System and Processes Monitor          STAS
+
+
+Apache::Watchdog::
+::RunAway         Rdpn RunAway processes watchdog/terminator        STAS
+
+
+Apache::
+::Debug           Rmpf mod_perl debugging utilities                 APML
+::StatINC         Smpf Reload require'd files when updated          APML
+::test            Smpf Handy routines for 'make test' scripts       APML
+
+
+Apache::
+::Include         Smpf mod_include + Apache::Registry handler       APML
+::RegistryLoader  SmpO Apache::Registry startup script loader       APML
+::SIG             SmpO Signal handlers for mod_perl                 APML
+
+
+Netscape::
+
+
+HyperWave::
+
+
+WebFS::
+::FileCopy        Rdpf Get, put, copy, delete files located by URL  BZAJAC
+
+
+WebCache::
+
+
+FCGI::
+
+
+Event::
+::Functions       Rupf Utility functions for initializing servers   JACKS
+::Gettimeofday    Rupr gettimeofday syscall wrapper                 JACKS
+::Signal          Rupr signalhandler for the eventserver            JACKS
+
+
+Server::Server::
+::EventDriven     RupO See 'EventServer' (compatibility maintained) JACKS
+
+
+Server::Echo::
+
+
+Server::Inet::
+
+
+Server::FileQueue::
+
+
+Server::Mail::
+
+
+NetServer::
+::Generic         RdpO generic OOP class for internet servers       CHSTROSS
+
+
+Time::
+
+
+Spool::
+
+
+Compress::
+
+
+Convert::
+::Recode          Rdpf Mapping functions between character sets     GAAS
+::Translit        MdpO String conversion among many character sets  GENJISCH
+
+
+AppleII::
+
+
+Archive::
+::Zip             RdpO Provides an interface to ZIP archive files   NEDKONZ
+
+
+RPM::
+
+
+GIFgraph          RdpO Obsolete, see GD::Graph                      MVERB
+
+
+GD::
+::Graph           RdpO Create charts using GD                       MVERB
+::Text            RdpO Classes for string handling with GD          MVERB
+
+
+VRML::
+::VRML1           RdpO VRML methods with the VRML 1.0 standard      HPALM
+::VRML2           RdpO VRML methods with the VRML 2.0 standard      HPALM
+::Color           Rdpf color functions and X11 color names          HPALM
+::Base            RdpO common basic methods                         HPALM
+
+
+Graphics::
+
+
+Image::
+::Grab            RdpO Grabbing images off the Internet             MAHEX
+::ParseGIF        RdpO Parse GIF images into component parts        BENL
+::Size            Rdpf Measure size of images in common formats     RJRAY
+::Info            RdpO Extract meta information from image files    GAAS
+
+
+Chart::
+::Base            RdpO Business chart widget collection             NINJAZ
+::Graph           Rmpr front-end to gnuplot and XRT                 MHYOUNG
+::PNGgraph        RdpO Package to generate PNG graphs, uses GD.pm   SBONDS
+::XMGR            Rdph interface to XMGR plotting package           TJENNESS
+
+
+Xmms::
+
+
+Flash::
+
+
+Mail::
+::Audit           RdpO Toolkit for constructing mail filters        SIMON
+::Field           RdpO Base class for handling mail header fields   GBARR
+::Freshmeat       RdpO Parses newsletters from http://freshmeat.net ASPIERS
+::Header          RdpO Manipulate mail RFC822 compliant headers     GBARR
+::POP3Client      RdpO Support for clients of POP3 servers          SDOWD
+::Procmail        Rdpf Procmail-like facility for creating easy mai JV
+::Sender          MdpO socket() based mail with attachments, SMTP   JENDA
+::Sendmail        Rdpf Simple platform independent mailer           MIVKOVIC
+::IMAPClient      RdpO An IMAP Client API                           DJKERNEN
+
+
+Mail::Field::
+::Received        RdpO Parses Received headers as per RFC822        ASPIERS
+
+
+News::
+::NNTPClient      bdpO Support for clients of NNTP servers          RVA
+
+
+NNTP::
+::Server          i    Support for an NNTP server                   JOEHIL
+
+
+NNML::
+
+
+IMAP::
+::Admin           RdpO IMAP Administration                          EESTABROO
+
+
+Sendmail::
+
+
+Hook::
+
+
+Memoize::
+::ExpireLRU       Rdpr Provide LRU Expiration for Memoize           BPOWERS
+
+
+IO::
+::AtomicFile      RdpO Write a file which is updated atomically     ERYQ
+::Lines           RdpO I/O handle to read/write to array of lines   ERYQ
+::React           RdpO OO Expect-like communication                 GARROW
+::Scalar          RdpO I/O handle to read/write to a string         ERYQ
+::ScalarArray     RdpO I/O handle to read/write to array of scalars ERYQ
+::Tee             RdpO Multiplex output to multiple handles         KENSHAN
+::Wrap            RdpO Wrap old-style FHs in standard OO interface  ERYQ
+::WrapTie         RdpO Tie your handles & retain full OO interface  ERYQ
+
+
+Log::
+::Dispatch        RdpO Log messages to multiple outputs             DROLSKY
+::Topics          Rdpf Control flow of topic based logging messages JARW
+::TraceMessages   Rdpf Print developer's trace messages             EDAVIS
+
+
+Log::Agent::
+
+
+Win32::
+::ASP             Rdpr Makes PerlScript ASP development easier      WNODOM
+::AbsPath         Rdpf relative paths to absolute, understands UNCs JENDA
+::FileOp          Mdpf file operations + fancy dialogs, INI files   JENDA
+::FileType        RdpO modify Win32 fily type mapping               JENDA
+::RASE            Rdpf Dialup entries and connections on Win32      MBLAZ
+::SerialPort      RdpO Win32 Serial functions/constants/interface   BBIRTH
+::SystemInfo      RdpO Memory and Processor information             CJOHNSTON
+
+
+Win32API::
+::CommPort        RdpO Win32 Serial functions/constants/interface   BBIRTH
+
+
+AI::
+::Fuzzy           RdpO Perl extension for Fuzzy Logic               SABREN
+::NeuralNet       RdpO A simple back-prop neural net                JBRYAN
+
+
+Astro::
+::Coord           Rdpf Transform telescope and source coordinates   CPHIL
+::Misc            Rdpf Miscellaneous astronomical routines          CPHIL
+::MoonPhase       Rdpf Information about the phase of the Moon.     RPIKKARA
+::Time            Rdpf General time conversions for Astronomers     CPHIL
+::Sunrise         RdpO Computes sunrise/sunset for a given day      RKHILL
+
+
+Audio::
+
+
+Audio::Play::
+
+
+MPEG::
+::ID3v1Tag        MdpO ID3v1 MP3 Tag Reader/Writer                  SVANZOEST
+
+
+MP3::
+
+
+BarCode::
+
+
+Business::
+::CreditCard      Rdpf Credit card number check digit test          JONO
+::ISBN            RdpO Work with ISBN as objects                    BDFOY
+::OnlinePayment   RdpO Ecommerce middleware                         JASONK
+::US_Amort        Mdph US-style loan amortization calculations      SBURKE
+
+
+Chemistry::
+::Elements        RdpO Working with Chemical Elements               BDFOY
+
+
+Cisco::
+
+
+FAQ::
+::OMatic          RdpO A CGI-based FAQ/help database maintainer     JHOWELL
+
+
+Finance::
+::Quote           RmpO Fetch stock prices over the Internet         PJF
+
+
+Games::
+::Alak            Rdpf a simple gomoku-like game                    SBURKE
+::Dissociate      Mdpf a Dissociated Press algorithm and filter     SBURKE
+::Worms           RdpO A life simulator for Conway/Patterson worms  SBURKE
+
+
+Geo::
+::METAR           Rdpf Process Aviation Weather (METAR) Data        JZAWODNY
+::WeatherNOAA     Rdpf Current/forecast weather from NOAA           MSOLOMON
+
+
+HP200LX::
+
+
+LEGO::
+
+
+MIDI::
+
+
+Penguin::
+::Easy            RdpO Provides quick, easy access to Penguin API   JDUNCAN
+
+
+Psion::
+
+
+Remedy::
+
+
+Router::
+
+
+Schedule::        See also Schedule:: in chapter 4
+
+
+Silly::
+
+
+SyslogScan::
+
+
+Video::Capture::
+
+
+Watchdog::
+
+
+Resolute::
+
+
+AltaVista::
+
+
+Real::