AUTHOR
    * Vincenzo Zocca <Vincenzo@Zocca.com>


COPYRIGHT
    * Copyright 2002, Vincenzo Zocca.
    * See LICENSE section for usage and distribution rights.


BUILDING
    perl Makefile.PL
    make
    make test
    make install


Net::FreeDB2 modules in short
    *  Easy FreeDB/CDDB file handling.
    * Connect to FreeDB/CDDB servers.
    * Using both CDDBP and HTTP protocols.
    * With HTTP proxy support (user and password).
    * Read Net::FreeDB2 (3) as introduction.


Description
    * This distribution first of all contains the Net::FreeDB2 Perl module hierarchy. These
      modules are intended to make the access to FreeDB/CDDB servers easier by abstraction
      of the FreeDB/CDDB protocols and mechanisms.
    * Secondly, a few programs (fdcdi, fdlscat, fdmotd, fdoggenc, fdquery, fdrip and
      fdsites) are provided to illustrate the usage of the FreeDB Perl module hierarchy.
    * Net::FreeDB2 is another FreeDB/CDDB access class hierarchy. The basics are similar
      to the other FreeDB/CDDB Perl modules.
      However, in the writers opinion, the details differ enough for it to have a certain
      right of existence. It's organization is inspired by Net::LDAP. 


Prerequisites
    * cdparanoia to read audio tracks.
    * Error module for exception handling.
    * LWP::UserAgent module for HTTP support.
    * HTTP::Request module for HTTP support.
    * IO::Socket::INET module for CDDBP support. 


LICENSE

This file is part of the FreeDB module hierarchy for Perl by
Vincenzo Zocca.

The FreeDB module hierarchy is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
the License, or (at your option) any later version.

The FreeDB module hierarchy is distributed in the hope that it will
be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with the FreeDB module hierarchy; if not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA