Note in more places that Perl 5.8.1 is now required

3 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 4edac85..d95622e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ If you have a Git client, then you can checkout the latest code with
 
 INSTALLATION
 
-In order to use this package you will need Perl version 5.002 or
+In order to use this package you will need Perl version 5.8.1 or
 better.  You install libnet, as you would install any perl module
 library, by running these commands:
 
diff --git a/lib/Net/libnetFAQ.pod b/lib/Net/libnetFAQ.pod
index 78efe8c..d5a4603 100644
--- a/lib/Net/libnetFAQ.pod
+++ b/lib/Net/libnetFAQ.pod
@@ -45,24 +45,18 @@ the internet community.
 
 =head2 Which version of perl do I need ?
 
-libnet has been know to work with versions of perl from 5.002 onwards. However
-if your release of perl is prior to perl5.004 then you will need to
-obtain and install the IO distribution from CPAN. If you have perl5.004
-or later then you will have the IO modules in your installation already,
-but CPAN may contain updates.
+This version of libnet requires Perl 5.8.1 or higher.
 
 =head2 What other modules do I need ?
 
-The only modules you will need installed are the modules from the IO
-distribution. If you have perl5.004 or later you will already have
-these modules.
+No non-core modules are required for normal use, except on os390,
+which requires Convert::EBCDIC.  Authen::SASL is required for AUTH
+support.
 
 =head2 What machines support libnet ?
 
 libnet itself is an entirely perl-code distribution so it should work
-on any machine that perl runs on. However IO may not work
-with some machines and earlier releases of perl. But this
-should not be the case with perl version 5.004 or later.
+on any machine that perl runs on.
 
 =head2 Where can I get the latest libnet release
 
diff --git a/t/netrc.t b/t/netrc.t
index d06cf90..6281ef1 100644
--- a/t/netrc.t
+++ b/t/netrc.t
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $Net::Netrc::TESTING=$Net::Netrc::TESTING=1;
 
 SKIP: {
         skip('incompatible stat() handling for OS', 4), next SKIP 
-                if ($^O =~ /os2|win32|macos|cygwin/i or $] < 5.005);
+                if $^O =~ /os2|win32|macos|cygwin/i;
 
         my $warn;
         local $SIG{__WARN__} = sub {