There's a thread going in the Development::Tools forum about that perl version of minilogin.
http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17232
Several people (myself included) have had problems using it, and as of yet no one has volunteered a solution.
Kinda frustrating... it's been a long time since minilogin has been updated and it sounds like there are many people waiting for it. Moreover, from what I've heard it isn't really a technical issue holding things up--people just haven't gotten around to doing it yet.
Ah well. Patience, patience...