Only in Net-Twitter-1.17-patch: blib
diff -ru Net-Twitter-1.17/lib/Net/Twitter.pm Net-Twitter-1.17-patch/lib/Net/Twitter.pm
--- Net-Twitter-1.17/lib/Net/Twitter.pm	2008-08-12 16:54:20.000000000 -0700
+++ Net-Twitter-1.17-patch/lib/Net/Twitter.pm	2008-12-11 11:04:48.000000000 -0800
@@ -205,10 +205,13 @@
 }
 
 sub replies {
-    my ( $self, $page ) = @_;
+    my ( $self, $args ) = @_;
+    $args = { page => $args } unless ref $args;
 
     my $url = $self->{apiurl} . "/statuses/replies.json";
-    $url .= ($page) ? '?page=' . $page : "";
+    $url .= ($args->{page})     ? '?page='     . $args->{page}     : "";
+    $url .= ($args->{since})    ? '?since='    . $args->{since}    : "";
+    $url .= ($args->{since_id}) ? '?since_id=' . $args->{since_id} : "";
 
     my $req = $self->{ua}->get($url);
     $self->{response_code}    = $req->code;
@@ -856,15 +859,35 @@
 
 C<following_timeline()> is DEPRECATED, see note below.
 
-=item C<replies([$page])>
+=item C<replies(...)>
 
 Returns the 20 most recent replies (status updates prefixed with @username 
 posted by users who are friends with the user being replied to) to the 
 authenticating user.
 
-Accepts an optional argument for page to retrieve, which will the 20 next 
-most recent statuses from the authenticating user and that user's friends, 
-eg "page=3"
+Accepts an option argument hashref:
+
+=over
+
+=item C<page>
+
+Page to retrieve, which will the 20 next most recent statuses from the
+authenticating user and that user's friends, eg "page=3"
+
+=item C<since>
+
+Narrows the returned results to just those statuses created after the
+specified HTTP-formatted date.
+
+=item C<since_id>
+
+Narrows the returned results to just those statuses created after the
+specified ID.
+
+=back
+
+Note that for backwards compatibility, if the argument passed is not a hashref,
+it's assumed to be the page number.
 
 =back
 
Only in Net-Twitter-1.17-patch/lib/Net: .Twitter.pm.swp
Only in Net-Twitter-1.17-patch: Makefile
Only in Net-Twitter-1.17-patch: pm_to_blib
diff -ru Net-Twitter-1.17/README Net-Twitter-1.17-patch/README
--- Net-Twitter-1.17/README	2008-08-12 16:54:22.000000000 -0700
+++ Net-Twitter-1.17-patch/README	2008-12-11 11:05:26.000000000 -0800
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     Net::Twitter - Perl interface to twitter.com
 
 VERSION
-    This document describes Net::Twitter version 1.16
+    This document describes Net::Twitter version 1.17
 
 SYNOPSIS
        #!/usr/bin/perl
@@ -200,14 +200,28 @@
 
         "following_timeline()" is DEPRECATED, see note below.
 
-    "replies([$page])"
+    "replies(...)"
         Returns the 20 most recent replies (status updates prefixed with
         @username posted by users who are friends with the user being
         replied to) to the authenticating user.
 
-        Accepts an optional argument for page to retrieve, which will the 20
-        next most recent statuses from the authenticating user and that
-        user's friends, eg "page=3"
+        Accepts an option argument hashref:
+
+        "page"
+            Page to retrieve, which will the 20 next most recent statuses
+            from the authenticating user and that user's friends, eg
+            "page=3"
+
+        "since"
+            Narrows the returned results to just those statuses created
+            after the specified HTTP-formatted date.
+
+        "since_id"
+            Narrows the returned results to just those statuses created
+            after the specified ID.
+
+        Note that for backwards compatibility, if the argument passed is not
+        a hashref, it's assumed to be the page number.
 
   USER METHODS
     "following()" DEPRECATED