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Get a login for the Perl Authors Upload Server (PAUSE) if you don't
already have one: http://pause.perl.org
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Write to modules@perl.org explaining what you did to contact the
current maintainer. The PAUSE admins will also try to reach the
maintainer.
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Post a public message in a heavily trafficked site announcing your
intention to take over the module.
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Wait a bit. The PAUSE admins don't want to act too quickly in case
the current maintainer is on holiday. If there's no response to