problem using libURL on server?

[Richard Gaskin]

My CGI problem has become more interesting:

When I use the old CGI engine with a text file script, I'm able to use 
libURL fine without issue.

But right now I need to make a standalone, which has worked well with 
everything else I've used it for but now that I need to get data from 
another server it hangs in the libURL call.

What is it about libURL which lets the same version work well with the 
old CGI engine but not in a faceless standalone?

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