Mail::Cache - Caches mail info.


Mail-Cache documentation Contained in the Mail-Cache distribution.

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NAME

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Mail::Cache - Caches mail info.

VERSION

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Version 0.1.2

SYNOPSIS

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    use Mail::Cache;

    my $mc = Mail::Cache->new();

    #init for the module 'ZConf::Mail' for a IMAP account named 'foo@bar' for the box 'INBOX'
    $mc->init('ZConf::Mail', 'imap', 'foo@bar', 'INBOX');

    #populate a cache from a Mail::IMAPTalk object
    $imap->select('INBOX');
    my $sorted=$imap->sort('(subject)', 'UTF8', 'NOT', 'DELETED');
    my $int=0;
    while(defined($sorted->[$int])){
        my $headers=$imap->fetch($sorted->[$int], 'rfc822.header');
        my $size=$imap->fetch($sorted->[$int], 'rfc822.size');
        $mc->setUID($sorted->[$int], $headers->{$sorted->[$int]}{'rfc822.header'},
                    $size->{$sorted->[$int]}{'rfc822.size'});
        if($mc->{error}){
            print "Error!\n";
        }
        $int++;
    }

METHODS

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new

getAccount

This sets the account that is currently being worked with.

    my $account=$mc->getAccount;

getBox

This gets the current mail box being used.

    my $box=$mc->getBox;

getCache

This gets the name of the current cache.

    my $cache=$mc->getCache;

getDates

This fetches a parsed hash of the dates.

The returned hash has the UIDs as the keys and the value for each hash entry is the the date from the header.

    my %dates=$mc->getDates;
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

getSizes

This fetches a parsed hash of the subjects.

The returned hash has the UIDs as the keys and the value for each hash entry is the the subject.

    my %subjects=$mc->getSizes;
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

getFroms

This fetches a parsed hash of the froms.

The returned hash has the UIDs as the keys and the value for each hash entry is the the froms.

    my %sizes=$mc->getSizes;
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

getSubjects

This fetches a parsed hash of the sizes.

The returned hash has the UIDs as the keys and the value for each hash entry is the the size.

    my %sizes=$mc->getSizes;
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

getType

This gets the current type.

    my $type=$mc->getType;

init

A short cut to calling the three different set methods.

    $mc->init($cache, $type, $account, $box);
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

listUIDs

This gets a list of UIDs.

    my @uids=$mc->listUIDs;
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

removeUIDs

This removes a array of specified UIDs. This is used for cleaning it up. See Mail::IMAPTalk::MailCache for a example of how to use this.

    $mc->removeUIDs(\@uids);

setAccount

This sets the account that is currently being worked on. The default is 'default'.

A value of '' or undef will set it back to the default.

setBox

This sets the current box in use.

A value of '' or undef will set it back to the default, 'INBOX'.

setCache

This sets the name cache.

A value of '' or undef will set it back to the default, 'Mail::Cache'.

    #set the cache name to ZConf::Mail
    $mc->setCache('ZConf::Mail');
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

setType

This sets what source of what is being cached. The default is 'imap'.

Regardless of what it is set to, it will be converted to lower case.

A value of '' or undef will set it back to the default.

    $mc->setType('imap');
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

setUID

This sets the cache for a message. If it does not already exist, it will be added. If it does exist, it will be overwritten.

    $mc->setUID($uid, $headers, $size);
    if($mc->{error}){
        print "Error!\n";
    }

errorblank

A internal functions that blanks any previous error.

CACHE LAYOUT

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The cache exists under "xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/'". So the default location would be "~/.cache/Mail::Cache/".

Under the cache home directory is the directories representing various caches. If none is specified it is 'Mail::Cache'. This would make the directory, "xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/Mail::Cache/'".

Under the cache directory is the type directory. The type should also always be lower case. Any upper case characters will be converted to lowercase. The default is 'imap', making the directory "xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/Mail::Cache/imap/'".

Under the account directory is the type directory. The default is 'default', making the directory "xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/Mail::Cache/imap/default/'".

Under the box directory is the account directory. The default is 'INBOX', making the directory "xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/Mail::Cache/imap/default/INBOX/'".

ERROR CODES

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The error codes are stored in '$mc->{error}'. Any time it is true, an error is present. When no error is present, it is undefined.

A description of the error can be found in '$mc->{errorString}'.

1

Could not create xdg_cache_home.

2

Could not create xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/'.

3

Cache name contains a '/'.

4

Failed to create xdg_cache_home.'/'.$cache.'/'.

5

Type contains a '/'.

6

Account contains a '/'.

7

Failed to create create xdg_cache_home.'/'.$cache.'/'.$account.'/'.

8

No UID specified.

9

UID matches /^\./.

10

No headers given.

11

Size is not specified.

12

UID matches /\|/.

13

Box name matches /\//.

14

Failed to create create xdg_cache_home.'/'.$cache.'/'.$account.'/'.$box.'/'.

15

"xdg_cache_home.'/'.$cache.'/'.$account.'/'.$box.'/'" does not exist.

16

"xdg_cache_home.'/'.$cache.'/'.$account.'/'.$box.'/.Size'" does not exist.

17

The passed value for the headers was something other than a reference or a hash.

AUTHOR

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Zane C. Bowers, <vvelox at vvelox.net>

BUGS

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Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-mail-cache at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Mail-Cache. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

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You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Mail::Cache




You can also look for information at:

* RT: CPAN's request tracker

http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Mail-Cache

* AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

http://annocpan.org/dist/Mail-Cache

* CPAN Ratings

http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Mail-Cache

* Search CPAN

http://search.cpan.org/dist/Mail-Cache/

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

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Mail-Cache documentation Contained in the Mail-Cache distribution.
package Mail::Cache;

use warnings;
use strict;
use File::BaseDir qw/xdg_cache_home/;
use Email::Simple;


our $VERSION = '0.1.2';


sub new {
	my $home=xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/';

	my $self={error=>undef, errorString=>'', inline=>0,
			  home=>xdg_cache_home.'/Mail::Cache/', cache=>'Mail::Cache',
			  account=>'default', type=>'imap', box=>'INBOX'};
	bless $self;

	#make sure $self->{home} exists and if not try to create it
	if (! -e xdg_cache_home) {
		if (!mkdir(xdg_cache_home)) {
			$self->{error}=1;
			$self->{errorString}='Could not create xdg_cache_home,"'.xdg_cache_home.'"';
			warn('Mail-Cache new:1: '.$self->{errorString});
			return $self;
		}
	}
	if (! -e $self->{home}) {
		if (!mkdir($self->{home})) {
			$self->{error}=2;
			$self->{errorString}='Could not create xdg_cache_home."Mail::Cache", "'.
			                      $self->{home}.'"';
			warn('Mail-Cache new:2: '.$self->{errorString});
			return $self;
		}
	}

	return $self;
}

sub getAccount{
	$_[0]->errorblank;
	return $_[0]->{account};
}

sub getBox{
	$_[0]->errorblank;
	return $_[0]->{box};
}

sub getCache{
	$_[0]->errorblank;
	return $_[0]->{cache};
}

sub getDates{
	my $self=$_[0];

	my $dir=$self->{home}.'/'.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
	        $self->{account}.'/'.$self->{box}.'/';

	#make sure the directory and the size cache exist
	if (! -e $dir) {
		$self->{error}=15;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getDates:15: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}
	if (! -e $dir.'.Date') {
		$self->{error}=16;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'.Size" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getDates:16: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#read it into @dates
	open(GETDATESFH, $dir.'.Date');
	my @dates=<GETDATESFH>;
	close(GETDATESFH);

	#this is what will be returned
	my %toreturn;

	#go through each one
	my $int=0;
	while (defined($dates[$int])) {
		chomp($dates[$int]);

		my @linesplit=split(/\|/, $dates[$int], 2);

		#warn if a line is corrupt
		if (!defined($linesplit[1])) {
			warn('Mail-Cache getDates: line "'.$int.'" appears corrupt... '.$dates[$int]);
		}else {
			$toreturn{$linesplit[0]}=$linesplit[1];
		}

		$int++;
	}

	return %toreturn;
}

sub getSizes{
	my $self=$_[0];

	my $dir=$self->{home}.'/'.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
	        $self->{account}.'/'.$self->{box}.'/';

	#make sure the directory and the size cache exist
	if (! -e $dir) {
		$self->{error}=15;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getSizes:15: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}
	if (! -e $dir.'.size') {
		$self->{error}=16;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'.Size" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getSizes:16: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#read it into @sizes
	open(GETSIZES, $dir.'.size');
	my @sizes=<GETSIZES>;
	close(GETSIZES);

	#this is what will be returned
	my %toreturn;

	#go through each one
	my $int=0;
	while (defined($sizes[$int])) {
		chomp($sizes[$int]);

		my @linesplit=split(/\|/, $sizes[$int], 2);

		#warn if a line is corrupt
		if (!defined($linesplit[1])) {
			warn('Mail-Cache getSizes: line "'.$int.'" appears corrupt... '.$sizes[$int]);
		}else {
			$toreturn{$linesplit[0]}=$linesplit[1];
		}

		$int++;
	}

	return %toreturn;
}

sub getFroms{
	my $self=$_[0];

	my $dir=$self->{home}.'/'.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
	        $self->{account}.'/'.$self->{box}.'/';

	#make sure the directory and the size cache exist
	if (! -e $dir) {
		$self->{error}=15;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getFroms:15: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}
	if (! -e $dir.'.From') {
		$self->{error}=16;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'.Size" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getFroms:16: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#read it into @froms
	open(GETFROMS, $dir.'.From');
	my @froms=<GETFROMS>;
	close(GETFROMS);

	#this is what will be returned
	my %toreturn;

	#go through each one
	my $int=0;
	while (defined($froms[$int])) {
		chomp($froms[$int]);

		my @linesplit=split(/\|/, $froms[$int], 2);

		#warn if a line is corrupt
		if (!defined($linesplit[1])) {
			warn('Mail-Cache getFroms: line "'.$int.'" appears corrupt... '.$froms[$int]);
		}else {
			$toreturn{$linesplit[0]}=$linesplit[1];
		}

		$int++;
	}

	return %toreturn;
}

sub getSubjects{
	my $self=$_[0];

	my $dir=$self->{home}.'/'.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
	        $self->{account}.'/'.$self->{box}.'/';

	#make sure the directory and the size cache exist
	if (! -e $dir) {
		$self->{error}=15;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getSubjects:15: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}
	if (! -e $dir.'.Subject') {
		$self->{error}=16;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'.Size" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache getSubjects:16: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#read it into @subjects
	open(GETSUBJECTS, $dir.'.Subject');
	my @subjects=<GETSUBJECTS>;
	close(GETSUBJECTS);

	#this is what will be returned
	my %toreturn;

	#go through each one
	my $int=0;
	while (defined($subjects[$int])) {
		chomp($subjects[$int]);

		my @linesplit=split(/\|/, $subjects[$int], 2);

		#warn if a line is corrupt
		if (!defined($linesplit[1])) {
			warn('Mail-Cache getSubjects: line "'.$int.'" appears corrupt... '.$subjects[$int]);
		}else {
			$toreturn{$linesplit[0]}=$linesplit[1];
		}

		$int++;
	}

	return %toreturn;
}

sub getType{
	$_[0]->errorblank;
	return $_[0]->{type};
}

sub init{
	my $self=$_[0];
	my $cache=$_[1];
	my $type=$_[2];
	my $account=$_[3];
	my $box=$_[4];

	$self->errorblank;

	$self->setCache($cache);
	if ($self->{error}) {
		warn('Mail-Cache init: setCache failed');
		return undef;
	}

	$self->setType($type);
	if ($self->{error}) {
		warn('Mail-Cache init: setType failed');
		return undef;
	}

	$self->setAccount($account);
	if ($self->{error}) {
		warn('Mail-Cache init: setAccount failed');
		return undef;
	}

	$self->setBox($box);
	if ($self->{error}) {
		warn('Mail-Cache init: setBox failed');
		return undef;
	}

	return 1;
}

sub listUIDs{
	my $self=$_[0];

	$self->errorblank;

	my $dir=$self->{home}.'/'.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
	        $self->{account}.'/'.$self->{box}.'/';

	if (! -e $dir) {
		$self->{error}=15;
		$self->{errorString}='"'.$dir.'" does not exist';
		warn('Mail-Cache listUIDs:15: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	opendir(LISTUIDS, $dir);
	my @uids=grep(!/^\./, readdir(LISTUIDS));
	closedir(LISTUIDS);

	return @uids;
}

sub removeUIDs{
	my $self=$_[0];
	my @uids;
	if (defined($_[1])) {
		@uids=@{$_[1]};
	}

	$self->errorblank;

	#if nothing is given, no reason to go ahead with the rest
	if (!defined($uids[0])) {
		return 1;
	}

	my $dir=$self->{home}.'/'.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
        	$self->{account}.'/'.$self->{box}.'/';

	#gets the subject cache
	open(SUBJECTREAD, '<', $dir.'/.Subject');
	my @subjectcache=<SUBJECTREAD>;
	close(SUBJECTREAD);

	#gets the from cache
	open(FROMREAD, '<', $dir.'/.From');
	my @fromcache=<FROMREAD>;
	close(FROMREAD);

	#gets the date cache
	open(DATEREAD, '<', $dir.'/.Date');
	my @datecache=<DATEREAD>;
	close(DATEREAD);

	#get the size cache
	open(SIZEREAD, '<', $dir.'/.size');
	my @sizecache=<SIZEREAD>;
	close(SIZEREAD);

	#process each one
	my $int=0;
	while (defined($uids[$int])) {
		my $uid=$uids[$int];

		my $process=1;

		if ($uid=~/^\./) {
			$process=0;
		}

		if ($uid=~/\//) {
			$process=0;
		}

		if ($uid=~/\\/) {
			$process=0;
		}

		#should never start with a . or match /
		if ($process) {
			#remove the old subject
			my $subjectremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
			@subjectcache=grep(!/$subjectremove/, @subjectcache);
			
			#remove the old from
			my $fromremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
			@fromcache=grep(!/$fromremove/, @subjectcache);
			
			#removes the old date
			my $dateremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
			@datecache=grep(!/$dateremove/, @datecache);
			
			#removes the old size
			my $sizeremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
			@sizecache=grep(!/$sizeremove/, @sizecache);

			#remove the header file if it exists
			if (-f $dir.'/'.$uid) {
				unlink($dir.'/'.$uid);
			}
		}

		$int++;
	}

	#write the subject info out
	open(SUBJECTWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.Subject');
	print SUBJECTWRITE join('', @subjectcache);
	close(SUBJECTWRITE);

	#write the from cache
	open(FROMWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.From');
	print FROMWRITE join('', @fromcache);
	close(FROMWRITE);

	#write the date cache
	open(DATEWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.Date');
	print DATEWRITE join('', @datecache);
	close(DATEWRITE);

	#write the size cache
	open(SIZEWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.size');
	print SIZEWRITE join('', @sizecache);
	close(SIZEWRITE);

	return 1;
}

sub setAccount{
	my $self=$_[0];
	my $account=$_[1];

	$self->errorblank;

	#handles resetting it if needed
	if (!defined($account)) {
		$account='default';
	}
	if ($account eq '') {
		$account='default'
	}

	#make sure it does not contain a '/'
	if ($account=~/\//) {
		$self->{error}=6;
		$self->{errorString}='Account name, "'.$account.'", contains a "/"';
		warn('Mail-Cache setAccount:6: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#attempts to create it if it does not exist
	my $dir=$self->{home}.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.$account.'/';
	if (! -e $dir) {
		if (!mkdir($dir)){
			$self->{error}=7;
			$self->{errorString}='Faile to create the cache, "'.$dir.'/"';
			warn('Mail-Cache setAccount:7: '.$self->{errorString});
			return undef;
		}
	}

	$self->{account}=$account;

	return 1;
}

sub setBox{
	my $self=$_[0];
	my $box=$_[1];

	$self->errorblank;


	#handles resetting it if needed
	if (!defined($box)) {
		$box='INBOX';
	}
	if ($box eq '') {
		$box='INBOX';
	}

	#make sure it does not contain a '/'
	if ($box=~/\//) {
		$self->{error}=13;
		$self->{errorString}='Box name, "'.$box.'", contains a "/"';
		warn('Mail-Cache setBox:13: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#attempts to create it if it does not exist
	my $dir=$self->{home}.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
	        $self->{account}.'/'.$box.'/';
	if (! -e $dir) {
		if (!mkdir($dir)){
			$self->{error}=14;
			$self->{errorString}='Faile to create the box, "'.$dir.'/"';
			warn('Mail-Cache setBox:14: '.$self->{errorString});
			return undef;
		}
	}

	if (! -e $dir.'/.Date') {
		open(CREATEDATE, '>', $dir.'/.Date');
		print CREATEDATE '';
		close(CREATEDATE);
	}
	if (! -e $dir.'/.From') {
		open(CREATEFROM, '>', $dir.'/.From');
		print CREATEFROM '';
		close(CREATEFROM);
	}
	if (! -e $dir.'/.Subject') {
		open(CREATESUBJECT, '>', $dir.'/.Subject');
		print CREATESUBJECT '';
		close(CREATESUBJECT);
	}
	if (! -e $dir.'/.size') {
		open(CREATESIZE, '>', $dir.'/.size');
		print CREATESIZE '';
		close(CREATESIZE);
	}

	$self->{box}=$box;

	return 1;
}

sub setCache{
	my $self=$_[0];
	my $cache=$_[1];

	$self->errorblank;

	#handles resettting it if needed
	if (!defined($cache)) {
		$cache='Mail::Cache';
	}
	if ($cache eq '') {
		$cache='Mail::Cache';
	}

	#make sure it does not contain a '/'
	if ($cache=~/\//) {
		$self->{error}=3;
		$self->{errorString}='Cache name, "'.$cache.'", contains a "/"';
		warn('Mail-Cache setCache:3: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#attempts to create it if it does not exist
	if (! -e $self->{home}.$cache) {
		if (!mkdir($self->{home}.$cache)){
			$self->{error}=4;
			$self->{errorString}='Faile to create the cache, "'.$self->{home}.$cache.'/"';
			warn('Mail-Cache setCache:4: '.$self->{errorString});
			return undef;
		}
	}

	$self->{cache}=$cache;

	return 1;
}

sub setType{
	my $self=$_[0];
	my $type=$_[1];

	$self->errorblank;

	#handles resetting it if needed
	if (!defined($type)) {
		$type='imap';
	}
	if ($type eq '') {
		$type='imap'
	}

	#make sure we have it in lower case
	$type=lc($type);

	#make sure it does not contain a '/'
	if ($type=~/\//) {
		$self->{error}=5;
		$self->{errorString}='Type name, "'.$type.'", contains a "/"';
		warn('Mail-Cache setType:5: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#attempts to create it if it does not exist
	my $dir=$self->{home}.$self->{cache}.'/'.$type;
	if (! -e $dir) {
		if (!mkdir($dir)){
			$self->{error}=4;
			$self->{errorString}='Faile to create the cache, "'.$dir.'/"';
			warn('Mail-Cache setType:4: '.$self->{errorString});
			return undef;
		}
	}

	$self->{type}=$type;

	return 1;
}

sub setUID{
	my $self=$_[0];
	my $uid=$_[1];
	my $headers=$_[2];
	my $size=$_[3];

	$self->errorblank;

	#make sure we have everything :)
	if (!defined($uid)) {
		$self->{error}=8;
		$self->{errorString}='No UID specified';
		warn('Mail-Cache setUID:8: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}
	if (!defined($headers)) {
		$self->{error}=10;
		$self->{errorString}='No headers specified';
		warn('Mail-Cache setUID:10: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}
	if (!defined($size)) {
		$self->{error}=11;
		$self->{errorString}='No UID specified';
		warn('Mail-Cache setUID:11: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	#a UID should be just numberic and should definitely not begin with a /^\./ or /\|/
	if ($uid =~ /^\./) {
		$self->{error}=9;
		$self->{errorString}='The UID matches /^\./';
		warn('Mail-Cache setUID:9: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}
	if ($uid =~ /^\|/) {
		$self->{error}=12;
		$self->{errorString}='The UID matches /^\|/';
		warn('Mail-Cache setUID:12: '.$self->{errorString});
		return undef;
	}

	my $es=Email::Simple->new($headers);

	my $subject=$es->header('Subject');
	if (!defined($subject)) {
		$subject='';
	}

	my $from=$es->header('From');
	if (!defined($from)) {
		$from='';
	}

	my $date=$es->header('Date');
	if (!defined($date)) {
		$date='';
	}

	my $dir=$self->{home}.'/'.$self->{cache}.'/'.$self->{type}.'/'.
            $self->{account}.'/'.$self->{box}.'/';

	#handles reading the subject cache removing any old entries and readding it
	my $subjectline=$uid.'|'.$subject."\n";
	my $subjectremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
	open(SUBJECTREAD, '<', $dir.'/.Subject');
	my @subjectcache=grep(!/$subjectremove/, <SUBJECTREAD>);
	close(SUBJECTREAD);
	push(@subjectcache, $subjectline);
	open(SUBJECTWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.Subject');
	print SUBJECTWRITE join('', @subjectcache);
	close(SUBJECTWRITE);

	#handles reading the from cache reming any old entries and readding it
	my $fromline=$uid.'|'.$from."\n";
	my $fromremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
	open(FROMREAD, '<', $dir.'/.From');
	my @fromcache=grep(!/$fromremove/, <FROMREAD>);
	close(FROMREAD);
	push(@fromcache, $fromline);
	open(FROMWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.From');
	print FROMWRITE join('', @fromcache);
	close(FROMWRITE);

	#handles reading the date cache reming any old entries and readding it
	my $dateline=$uid.'|'.$date."\n";
	my $dateremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
	open(DATEREAD, '<', $dir.'/.Date');
	my @datecache=grep(!/$dateremove/, <DATEREAD>);
	close(DATEREAD);
	push(@datecache, $dateline);
	open(DATEWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.Date');
	print DATEWRITE join('', @datecache);
	close(DATEWRITE);

	#handles reading the date cache reming any old entries and readding it
	my $sizeline=$uid.'|'.$size."\n";
	my $sizeremove='^'.quotemeta($uid).'\|';
	open(SIZEREAD, '<', $dir.'/.size');
	my @sizecache=grep(!/$sizeremove/, <SIZEREAD>);
	close(SIZEREAD);
	push(@sizecache, $sizeline);
	open(SIZEWRITE, '>', $dir.'/.size');
	print SIZEWRITE join('', @sizecache);
	close(SIZEWRITE);

	#writes the headers to a file
	open(HEADERWRITE, '>', $dir.'/'.$uid);
	print HEADERWRITE $headers;
	close(HEADERWRITE);

	return 1;
}

sub errorblank{
	$_[0]->{error}=undef;
	$_[0]->{errorString}='';
}

1; # End of Mail::Cache