NAME

WWW::Link::Tester::Simple - a link tester that uses the LWP head method

SYNOPSIS

    use WWW::Link::Test::Simple
    $ua=create_a_user_agent();
    $link=get_a_link_object();
    WWW::Link::Test::Simple::test_link($ua, $link);
    WWW::Link::Tester::Simple::Test($url)

DESCRIPTION

This is a simple Link Testing module which accepts a url and returns a status based on the result returned by the LWP useragent.

The link is tested and then given information about what was discovered. The link then records this information for future use..

METHODS

test_link

This function tests a link by going out to the world and checking it and then telling the associated link object what happened.