yeah,i'm getting an error quite similar with yours,doiteasy. When i run the script,this appears:

POD encountered the following error while trying to run:
500 Can't connect to dmoz.org:80 (Timeout)
Attempted retrieval URL: http://dmoz.org

However,the header and footer files are intact.I ran servertest.pl and everything checked out OK.I could access dmoz.org with ease and very fast.I would really appreaciate if someone could help me out =) thanx!