if you have 5.8.8.822 perl try downgrading, the 822 build seems to be a bit crappy when it comes to eqemu. 5.8.5 and 5.8.7 have been reported as working by cavedude.
Just for the hell of it, uninstall Perl 5.8.8 and install 5.8.7 instead. 5.10 without a doubt breaks EQEmu, and I've seen evidence that supports 5.8.8 may do so as well.
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