SPUG: Ftp-free CPAN::shell usage?

[Tim Maher]

A student in today's class is wondering if it's possible to use CPAN or CPANPLUS
from behind firewalls that don't allow FTP traffic. I know that curl and lynx can
be used to download the indices, but I don't know if any non-FTP protocols like
these are usable for downloading the actual modules.  What's the story?

TIA,
-Tim
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