Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet(3)

Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet - fake Mail::Internet

Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet
  is a Mail::Message
  is a Mail::Reporter

!!! BETA !!!
# change
use Mail::Internet;
# into
use Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet;
# in existing code, and the code should still work, but
# with the Mail::Message features.

This module is a wrapper around a Mail::Message, which simulates a Mail::Internet object. The name-space of that module is hijacked and many methods are added.

Most methods will work without any change, but you may need to have a look at your smtpsend() and send() calls.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message.

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message.

Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message.

$obj->clone(%options)
Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Message
$obj->dup()
Duplicate the message. The result will again be a Mail::Internet compatible object.
$obj->empty()
Remove all data from this object. Very dangerous!
-Option    --Defined in     --Default
 Body                         undef
 FoldLength                   79
 Header                       undef
 MailFrom                     'KEEP'
 Modify                       0
 body        Mail::Message    undef
 body_type   Mail::Message    Mail::Message::Body::Lines
 deleted     Mail::Message    <false>
 field_type  Mail::Message    undef
 head        Mail::Message    undef
 head_type   Mail::Message    Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader
 labels      Mail::Message    {}
 log         Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
 messageId   Mail::Message    undef
 modified    Mail::Message    <false>
 trace       Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
 trusted     Mail::Message    <false>
Array of "\n" terminated lines. If not specified, the lines will be read from $arg.
Number of characters permitted on any refolded header line. Passed to Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::new(FoldLength).
The Mail::Header object, which is passed here, is a fake one as well... It is translated into a new(head). If not given, the header will be parsed from the $arg.
What to do with leading ""From "" lines in e-mail data. Passed to Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::new(MailFrom).
Whether to re-fold all the incoming fields. Passed to Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::new(Modify).

example: replace traditional Mail::Internet by this wrapper

# was
use Mail::Internet;
my $mi = Mail::Internet->new(@options);
# becomes
use Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet;
my $mi = Mail::Internet->new(@options);

$obj->MailFrom( [STRING] )
Your email address.

Extends "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message.

$obj->add_signature( [$filename] )
Replaced by sign(), but still usable. $filename is the file which contains the signature, which defaults to "$ENV{HOME}/.signature".
$obj->bounce( [<$rg_object|%options>] )
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Bounce
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Build
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Build
$obj->extract(\@lines|$fh)
Read header and body from an ARRAY or $fh
$obj->forward(%options)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardAttach(%options)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardEncapsulate(%options)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardInline(%options)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardNo(%options)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardPostlude()
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardPrelude()
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardSubject(STRING)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->read(\@lines|$fh, %options)
Read header and body from the specified ARRAY or $fh. When used as object method, Mail::Message::read() is called, to be MailBox compliant. As class method, the Mail::Internet compatible read is called. %options are only available in the first case. 
-Option             --Defined in                    --Default
 body_type            Mail::Message::Construct::Read  undef
 strip_status_fields  Mail::Message::Construct::Read  <true>
$obj->read_body(\@lines|$fh)
Read only the message's body from the ARRAY or $fh.
$obj->read_header(\@lines|$fh)
Read only the message's header from the ARRAY or $fh
$obj->rebuild(%options)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild
$obj->reply(%options)
BE WARNED: the main job for creating a reply is done by Mail::Message::reply(), which may produce a result which is compatible, but may be different from Mail::Internet's version. 
-Option         --Defined in                     --Default
 Bcc              Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  undef
 Cc               Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  <'cc' in current>
 Exclude                                           []
 From             Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  <'to' in current>
 Inline                                            >
 Keep                                              []
 Message-ID       Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  <uniquely generated>
 ReplyAll                                          <false>
 Subject          Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  replySubject()
 To               Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  <sender in current>
 body             Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  undef
 group_reply      Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  <true>
 header_template                                   $ENV{HOME}/.mailhdr
 include          Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  'INLINE'
 max_signature    Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  10
 message_type     Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  Mail::Message
 postlude         Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  undef
 prelude          Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  undef
 quote            Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  '> '
 signature        Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  undef
 strip_signature  Mail::Message::Construct::Reply  qr/^--\s/
Remove the fields with the specified names from the produced reply message.
Quotation STRING, which is translated into reply(quote). The normal default of "quote" is "> ", in stead of ">".
Copy all header fields with the specified NAMES from the source to the reply message.
Reply to the group? Translated into reply(group_reply), which has as default the exact oposite of this option, being "true".
Read the return header from the template file. When this is explicitly set to "undef", or the file does not exist, then a header will be created.
$obj->replyPrelude( [STRING|$field|$address|ARRAY-$of-$things] )
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply
$obj->replySubject(STRING)
Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply
$obj->sign(%options)
Add a signature (a few extra lines) to the message. 
-Option   --Default
 File       undef
 Signature  ''
Specifies a filename where the signature is in.
The signature in memory.

Extends "The message" in Mail::Message.

$obj->container()
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->isDummy()
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->isPart()
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->messageId()
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->nntppost(%options)
Send an NNTP message (newsgroup message), which is equivalent to Mail::Transport::NNTP or Mail::Message::send() with "via 'nntp'". 
-Option--Default
 Debug   <false>
 Host    <from Net::Config>
 Port    119
$obj->partNumber()
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->print( [$fh] )
Prints the whole message to the specified $fh, which default to STDOUT. This calls Mail::Message::print().
$obj->send($type, %options)
Send via Mail Transfer Agents (MUA). These will be handled by various Mail::Transport::Send extensions. The "test" $type is not supported.
$obj->size()
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->toplevel()
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message
$obj->write( [$fh] )
Inherited, see "The message" in Mail::Message

Extends "The header" in Mail::Message.

$obj->add(\@lines)
Add header lines, which simply calls Mail::Message::Head::add() on the header for each specified LINE. The last added LINE is returned.
$obj->bcc()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->cc()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->clean_header()
Not to be used, replaced by header().
$obj->combine( $tag, [$with] )
Not implemented, because I see no use for it.
$obj->date()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->delete( $name, [$index]] )
Delete the fields with the specified $name. The deleted fields are returned.

BE WARNED: if no $name is specified, the "delete" is interpreted as the deletion of the message in a folder, so Mail::Box::Message::delete() will be called. This may have no negative effect at all...

Calls Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::delete()

$obj->destinations()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->fold( [$length] )
Fold all the fields to a certain maximum $length. Implemented by Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::fold()
$obj->fold_length( [[$tag], $length] )
Set the maximum line $length. $tag is ignored. Implemented by Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::fold_length()
$obj->from()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->get( $name, [$index] )
Get all the header fields with the specified $name. In scalar context, only the first fitting $name is returned. Even when only one $name is specified, multiple lines may be returned: some fields appear more than once in a header. Calls Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::get()
$obj->guessTimestamp()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->head( [$head] )
Returns the head of the message, or creates an empty one if none is defined. The $head argument, which sets the header, is not available for Mail::Internet, but is there to be compatible with the "head" method of Mail::Message.
$obj->header( [\@lines] )
Optionally reads a header from the ARRAY of lines, and then returns those fields as array-ref nicely folded. Implemented by Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::header()
$obj->nrLines()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->print_header($fh)
Calls Mail::Message::Head::Complete::print().
$obj->replace( $tag, $line, [$index] )
Adds LINES to the header, but removes fields with the same name if they already exist. Calls Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::replace()
$obj->sender()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->study($fieldname)
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->subject()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->tidy_headers()
No effect anymore (always performed).
$obj->timestamp()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->to()
Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message

Extends "The body" in Mail::Message.

$obj->body($lines|@lines)
Returns an ARRAY of lines, representing the body. With arguments, a new body will be created. In Mail::Internet, the body is not an object but a simple array.

BE WARNED: this overrules the Mail::Message::body() method, which may cause some confusion. Use bodyObject() to get access to that body's data.

$obj->bodyObject( [$body] )
Calls Mail::Message::body(), because that "body" method is overruled by the one which has a Mail::Internet compatible interface.
$obj->contentType()
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->decoded(%options)
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->encode(%options)
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->isMultipart()
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->isNested()
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->parts( [<'ALL'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETED'|'RECURSE'|$filter>] )
Inherited, see "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->print_body( [$fh] )
Prints the body to the specified $fh, which defaults to STDOUT. This calls Mail::Message::Body::print().
$obj->remove_sig( [$nrlines] )
Remove the signature of a message with a maximum of $nrlines lines, which defaults to 10. The work is done on the decoded body content, by Mail::Message::Body::stripSignature().
$obj->smtpsend(%options)
This method is calling Mail::Message::send() via "smtp", which is implemented in Mail::Transport::SMTP. The implementation is slightly different, so this method is not 100% compliant. 
-Option  --Default
 Debug     <false>
 Hello     <helo_domain from Net::Config>
 Host      $ENV{SMTPHOSTS} or from Net::Config
 MailFrom  $ENV{MAILADDRESS} or $ENV{USER}
 Port      25
Only the first detected HOSTNAME is taken, so differs from the original implementation.
Your e-mail address. This simulated Mail::Internet object does not try to create an e-mail address from the sendmail configuration file, because that is generally a bad idea in environments with virtual hosts, as we have now-adays.
$obj->tidy_body()
Removes blank lines from begin and end of the body.

Extends "Flags" in Mail::Message.

$obj->deleted( [BOOLEAN] )
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->isDeleted()
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->isModified()
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->label($label|PAIRS)
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->labels()
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->labelsToStatus()
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->modified( [BOOLEAN] )
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message
$obj->statusToLabels()
Inherited, see "Flags" in Mail::Message

Extends "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message.

$obj->as_mbox_string()
Returns the whole message as one string, which can be included in an MBOX folder (while not using Mail::Box::Mbox). Lines in the body which start with "From " are escaped with an >.
$obj->file()
Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->lines()
Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->printStructure( [$fh|undef],[$indent] )
Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->string()
Inherited, see "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text

$obj->isa($class)
Of course, the isa() class inheritance check should not see our nasty trick.

Extends "Internals" in Mail::Message.

$obj->clonedFrom()
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
Coerce (adapt type) of the specified $message (anything Mail::Message::coerce() accepts) into an Mail::Internet simulating object.
$obj->isDelayed()
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->readBody( $parser, $head, [$bodytype] )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->readFromParser( $parser, [$bodytype] )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->readHead( $parser, [$class] )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->recursiveRebuildPart($part, %options)
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild
$obj->storeBody($body)
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->takeMessageId( [STRING] )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message

Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message.

$obj->AUTOLOAD()
Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Construct
$obj->addReport($object)
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->errors()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logPriority($level)
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logSettings()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->notImplemented()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->report( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->reportAll( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->shortSize( [$value] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Message
$obj->shortString()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Message
$obj->trace( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->warnings()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message.

$obj->DESTROY()
Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->destruct()
Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Message

Extends "DETAILS" in Mail::Message.

Unknown alternative for the forward(include). Valid choices are "NO", "INLINE", "ATTACH", and "ENCAPSULATE".
The ARGS data can only be a file handle or an ARRAY. Other data types are not supported (see read() if you want to have more).
The message bounce() method forwards a received message off to someone else without modification; you must specified it's new destination. If you have the urge not to specify any destination, you probably are looking for reply(). When you wish to modify the content, use forward().
If a forward message is created, a destination address must be specified.
You may wish to construct a message to be stored in a some kind of folder, but you need to do that in two steps. First, create a normal Mail::Message, and then add it to the folder. During this Mail::Box::addMessage() process, the message will get coerce()-d into the right message type, adding storage information and the like.
Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package.

This module is part of Mail-Message distribution version 3.015, built on December 11, 2023. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

Copyrights 2001-2023 by [Mark Overmeer <markov@cpan.org>]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/

2024-01-06 perl v5.38.1