NAME

Mail::Box::Maildir::Message - one message in a Maildir folder

CLASS HIERARCHY

Mail::Box::Maildir::Message
is a Mail::Box::Dir::Message
is a Mail::Box::Message
is a Mail::Message + ::Construct
is a Mail::Reporter

SYNOPSIS

my $folder = new Mail::Box::Maildir ...
my $message = $folder->message(10);

DESCRIPTION

A Mail::Box::Maildir::Message represents one message in an Maildir-folder. Each message is stored in a separate file.

The bottom of this page provides more details about details about the implementation, but first the use.

METHOD INDEX

Methods prefixed with an abbreviation are described in Mail::Message (MM), Mail::Reporter (MR), Mail::Box::Message (MBM), Mail::Message::Construct (MMC), Mail::Box::Dir::Message (MBDM).

The general methods for Mail::Box::Maildir::Message objects:

 MM bcc                              MMC lines
MMC bounce OPTIONS                    MR log [LEVEL [,STRINGS]]
MMC build [MESSAGE|BODY], CONTENT     MM messageId
MMC buildFromBody BODY, HEADERS       MM modified [BOOL]
 MM cc                                   new OPTIONS
MBM copyTo FOLDER                     MM nrLines
 MM date                              MM parent
 MM decoded OPTIONS                   MM parts
MBM delete                            MM print [FILEHANDLE]
MBM deleted [BOOL]                   MMC printStructure [INDENT]
 MM destinations                     MMC read FILEHANDLE|SCALAR|REF-...
 MM encode OPTIONS                   MMC reply OPTIONS
 MR errors                           MMC replyPrelude [STRING|FIELD|...
MMC file                             MMC replySubject STRING
    filename [FILENAME]               MR report [LEVEL]
MBM folder [FOLDER]                   MR reportAll [LEVEL]
MMC forward OPTIONS                   MM send [MAILER], OPTIONS
MMC forwardPostlude                  MBM seqnr [INTEGER]
MMC forwardPrelude                   MBM shortString
MMC forwardSubject STRING             MM size
 MM from                             MMC string
 MM get FIELD                         MM subject
 MM guessTimestamp                    MM timestamp
 MM isDummy                           MM to
 MM isMultipart                       MM toplevel
 MM isPart                            MR trace [LEVEL]
 MM label LABEL [,VALUE [LABEL,...    MR warnings

The extra methods for extension writers:

  MR AUTOLOAD                             labelsToFilename
  MM DESTROY                           MM labelsToStatus
     accept                          MBDM loadHead
  MM body [BODY]                       MR logPriority LEVEL
  MM clone                             MR logSettings
 MBM coerce MESSAGE                    MR notImplemented
MBDM create FILENAME                 MBDM parser
 MBM diskDelete                       MBM readBody PARSER, HEAD [, BO...
     guessTimestamp                    MM readFromParser PARSER, [BOD...
  MM head [HEAD]                       MM readHead PARSER [,CLASS]
  MR inGlobalDestruction               MM statusToLabels
  MM isDelayed                         MM storeBody BODY
  MM labels                            MM takeMessageId [STRING]

METHODS

new OPTIONS

Messages in directory-based folders use the following options:

OPTION      DESCRIBED IN            DEFAULT
body        Mail::Message           undef
deleted     Mail::Box::Message      0
filename    Mail::Box::Dir::Message undef
folder      Mail::Box::Message      <required>
head        Mail::Message           undef
head_wrap   Mail::Message           undef
log         Mail::Reporter          'WARNINGS'
messageId   Mail::Message           undef
modified    Mail::Message           0
size        Mail::Box::Message      undef
trace       Mail::Reporter          'WARNINGS'
trusted     Mail::Message           0

Only for extension writers:

OPTION      DESCRIBED IN            DEFAULT
body_type   Mail::Box::Message      <not used>
field_type  Mail::Message           undef
head_type   Mail::Message           'Mail::Message::Head::Complete'

filename [FILENAME]

Returns the current filename for this message. If the FILENAME argument is specified, a new filename will be set. For maildir messages this means that modifications are immediately performed: there will be a rename (move) from the old name to the new name. Labels may change within in the message object as well.

METHODS for extension writers

accept

Accept a message for the folder. This will move it from the new or tmp sub-directories into the cur sub-directory. When you accept an already accepted message, nothing will happen.

labelsToFilename

When the labels on a message change, this may implicate a change in the message's filename. The change will take place immediately.

guessTimestamp

The filename of a Mail::Box::Maildir::Message contains a timestamp. This is a wild guess about the actual time of sending of the message: it is the time of receipt which may be seconds to hours off. But is still a good guess... When the message header is not parsed, then this date is used.

SEE ALSO

Mail::Box-Overview

For support and additional documentation, see http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/

AUTHOR

Mark Overmeer (mailbox@overmeer.net). All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

VERSION

This code is beta, version 2.015.

Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Mark Overmeer. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.