NAME

CPAN::YACSmoke::Plugin::Outlook - Outlook mailbox list for CPAN::YACSmoke

SYNOPSIS

use CPAN::YACSmoke;
my $config = {
    list_from => 'Outlook', 
    mailbox => 'CPAN Testers' # no default, must be set.
};
my $foo = CPAN::YACSmoke->new(config => $config);
my @list = $foo->download_list();

DESCRIPTION

Reads the mail folder within Outlook, containing the mail from the cpan-testers mailing list, extracts the subject headings of all the PAUSE posts, and generates a list of modules, which require testing.

This module should be use together with CPAN::YACSmoke.

CONSTRUCTOR

new()

Creates the plugin object.

METHODS

download_list()

Return the list of distributions currently stored in the designated mail folder.

CAVEATS

This is a proto-type release. Use with caution and supervision.

The current version has a very primitive interface and limited functionality. Future versions may have a lot of options.

There is always a risk associated with automatically downloading and testing code from CPAN, which could turn out to be malicious or severely buggy. Do not run this on a critical machine.

This module uses the backend of CPANPLUS to do most of the work, so is subject to any bugs of CPANPLUS.

BUGS, PATCHES & FIXES

There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a bug or are experiencing difficulties, that is not explained within the POD documentation, please send an email to barbie@cpan.org or submit a bug to the RT system (http://rt.cpan.org/). However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even supply a patch.

Fixes are dependant upon their severity and my availablity. Should a fix not be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me.

SEE ALSO

The CPAN Testers Website at http://testers.cpan.org has information about the CPAN Testing Service.

For additional information, see the documentation for these modules:

CPANPLUS
Test::Reporter
CPAN::YACSmoke

Win32::OLE
Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Outlook'
File::Basename

AUTHOR

Barbie, <barbie@cpan.org>
for Miss Barbell Productions <http://www.missbarbell.co.uk>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2005 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions.
All Rights Reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.