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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
METHODS
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NAME

Mail::Box::File::Message - one message in a Mbox folder

INHERITANCE

 Mail::Box::File::Message
   is a Mail::Box::Message
   is a Mail::Message
   is a Mail::Reporter

 Mail::Box::File::Message is extended by
   Mail::Box::Dbx::Message
   Mail::Box::Mbox::Message

SYNOPSIS

 my $folder  = new Mail::Box::File folder => $ENV{MAIL}, ...;
 my $message = $folder->message(0);

DESCRIPTION

Maintain one message in an file based folder, any Mail::Box::File extension.

METHODS

Constructors

$obj->clone(OPTIONS)

See "Constructors" in Mail::Message

Mail::Box::File::Message->new(OPTIONS)

Messages in file-based folders use the following options for creation:

 -Option    --Defined in     --Default
  body        Mail::Message    undef
  body_type   Mail::Box::Message  <from folder>
  deleted     Mail::Message    <false>
  field_type  Mail::Message    undef
  folder      Mail::Box::Message  <required>
  from_line                    undef
  head        Mail::Message    undef
  head_type   Mail::Message    Mail::Message::Head::Complete
  labels      Mail::Message    {}
  log         Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
  messageId   Mail::Message    undef
  modified    Mail::Message    <false>
  size        Mail::Box::Message  undef
  trace       Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
  trusted     Mail::Message    <false>

body => OBJECT
body_type => CODE|CLASS
deleted => BOOLEAN
field_type => CLASS
folder => FOLDER
from_line => STRING: The line which begins each message in the file. Some people detest this line, but this is just how things were invented...
head => OBJECT
head_type => CLASS
labels => ARRAY|HASH
log => LEVEL
messageId => STRING
modified => BOOLEAN
size => INTEGER
trace => LEVEL
trusted => BOOLEAN

Constructing a message

$obj->bounce([RG-OBJECT|OPTIONS]): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Bounce
Mail::Box::File::Message->build([MESSAGE|PART|BODY], CONTENT): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Build
Mail::Box::File::Message->buildFromBody(BODY, [HEAD], HEADERS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Build
$obj->forward(OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardAttach(OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardEncapsulate(OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardInline(OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardNo(OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardPostlude: See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardPrelude: See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
$obj->forwardSubject(STRING): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward
Mail::Box::File::Message->read(FILEHANDLE|SCALAR|REF-SCALAR|ARRAY-OF-LINES, OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Read
$obj->rebuild(OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild
$obj->reply(OPTIONS): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply
$obj->replyPrelude([STRING|FIELD|ADDRESS|ARRAY-OF-THINGS]): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply
$obj->replySubject(STRING)
Mail::Box::File::Message->replySubject(STRING): See "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply

The message

$obj->container

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->copyTo(FOLDER, OPTIONS)

See "The message" in Mail::Box::Message

$obj->escapedBody

Mbox folders contain multiple messages in one file, using a separator line to keep them apart. Typically, these lines start with "From ". Lines within the message could interfere with this separator, and should therefore be translated.

This method will return the escaped text of the body as reference.

$obj->folder([FOLDER])

See "The message" in Mail::Box::Message

$obj->fromLine([LINE])

Many people detest file-style folders because they store messages all in one file, where a line starting with From leads the header. If we receive a message from a file-based folder, we store that line. If we write to such a file, but there is no such line stored, then we try to generate one.

If LINE is provided, then the starting line is set to this value.

$obj->isDummy

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->isPart

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->messageId

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->moveTo(FOLDER, OPTIONS)

See "The message" in Mail::Box::Message

$obj->print([FILEHANDLE])

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->send([MAILER], OPTIONS)

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->seqnr([INTEGER])

See "The message" in Mail::Box::Message

$obj->size

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->toplevel

See "The message" in Mail::Message

$obj->write([FILEHANDLE])

Write one message to a file handle. It is the message including the leading 'From ' line and trailing blank. The From-line may interfere with lines in the body: those lines are escaped with an extra '>'.

example:

 $msg->write(\*FILE);    # print the message with encaps to FILE
 $msg->write;            # message with encaps to selected filehandle
 $msg->print(\*FILE);    # the message without encaps.

The header

$obj->bcc: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->cc: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->date: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->destinations: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->from: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->get(FIELDNAME): See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->guessTimestamp: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->head([HEAD]): See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->nrLines: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->sender: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->study(FIELDNAME): See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->subject: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->timestamp: See "The header" in Mail::Message
$obj->to: See "The header" in Mail::Message

The body

$obj->body([BODY]): See "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->contentType: See "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->decoded(OPTIONS): See "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->encode(OPTIONS): See "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->isMultipart: See "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->isNested: See "The body" in Mail::Message
$obj->parts(['ALL'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETED'|'RECURSE'|FILTER]): See "The body" in Mail::Message

Flags

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

The whole message as text

$obj->file: See "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->lines: See "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->printStructure([FILEHANDLE|undef],[INDENT]): See "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text
$obj->string: See "The whole message as text" in Mail::Message::Construct::Text

Internals

$obj->clonedFrom: See "Internals" in Mail::Message
Mail::Box::File::Message->coerce(MESSAGE, OPTIONS): See "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->diskDelete: See "Internals" in Mail::Box::Message
$obj->fileLocation: Returns the location of the whole message including the from-line. In LIST context, both begin and end are returned. In SCALAR context, only the begin is passed back.
$obj->isDelayed: See "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->loadBody
$obj->moveLocation(DISTANCE): The message is relocated in the file, being moved over DISTANCE bytes. Setting a new location will update the according information in the header and body.
$obj->readBody(PARSER, HEAD [, BODYTYPE]): See "Internals" in Mail::Box::Message
$obj->readFromParser(PARSER): Read one message from a Mail::Box::File based folder, including the leading message separator.
$obj->readHead(PARSER [,CLASS]): See "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->recursiveRebuildPart(PART, OPTIONS): See "Internals" in Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild
$obj->storeBody(BODY): See "Internals" in Mail::Message
$obj->takeMessageId([STRING]): See "Internals" in Mail::Message

Error handling

$obj->AUTOLOAD: See "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Construct
$obj->addReport(OBJECT): See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL, CALLBACK])
Mail::Box::File::Message->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL, CALLBACK]): See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->errors: See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])
Mail::Box::File::Message->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]]): See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logPriority(LEVEL)
Mail::Box::File::Message->logPriority(LEVEL): See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logSettings: See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->notImplemented: See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->report([LEVEL]): See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->reportAll([LEVEL]): See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->shortSize([VALUE])
Mail::Box::File::Message->shortSize([VALUE]): See "Error handling" in Mail::Message
$obj->shortString: See "Error handling" in Mail::Message
$obj->trace([LEVEL]): See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->warnings: See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

Cleanup

$obj->DESTROY: See "Cleanup" in Mail::Message
$obj->destruct: See "Cleanup" in Mail::Box::Message
$obj->inGlobalDestruction: See "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter

DIAGNOSTICS

Error: Cannot coerce a $class object into a $class object
Error: Cannot include forward source as $include.: Unknown alternative for the forward(include) ("Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward). Valid choices are NO, INLINE, ATTACH, and ENCAPSULATE.
Error: Cannot include reply source as $include.: Unknown alternative for the include option of reply() ("Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply). Valid choices are NO, INLINE, and ATTACH.
Error: Method bounce requires To, Cc, or Bcc: The message bounce() ("Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::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() ("Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply). When you wish to modify the content, use forward() ("Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Forward).
Error: Method forwardAttach requires a preamble
Error: Method forwardEncapsulate requires a preamble
Error: No address to create forwarded to.: If a forward message is created, a destination address must be specified.
Error: No default mailer found to send message.: The message send() mechanism had not enough information to automatically find a mail transfer agent to sent this message. Specify a mailer explicitly using the via options.
Error: No rebuild rule $name defined.
Error: Only build() Mail::Message's; they are not in a folder yet: 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.
Error: Package $package does not implement $method.: 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.
Error: Unable to read delayed body.
Error: coercion starts with some object

LICENSE

Copyrights 2001-2011 by Mark Overmeer. 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://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html

Mail::Box::File::Message - one message in a Mbox folder

Index

NAME

INHERITANCE

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

METHODS

Constructors

Constructing a message

The message

The header

The body

Flags

The whole message as text

Internals

Error handling

Cleanup

DIAGNOSTICS

SEE ALSO

LICENSE