Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet(3)

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

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

SYNOPSIS
 !!! 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.

DESCRIPTION
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.

OVERLOADED

METHODS
Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message.

  Constructors
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!

Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->new( [$arg], [%options] )
     -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>

    Body => \@lines
        Array of "\n" terminated lines. If not specified, the lines will be read from $arg.

    FoldLength => INTEGER
        Number of characters permitted on any refolded header line. Passed to Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::new(FoldLength).

    Header => OBJECT
        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.

    MailFrom => 'IGNORE'|'ERROR'|'COERCE'|'KEEP'
        What to do with leading ""From "" lines in e-mail data. Passed to Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::new(MailFrom).

    Modify => BOOLEAN
        Whether to re-fold all the incoming fields. Passed to Mail::Message::Replace::MailHeader::new(Modify).

    body => OBJECT
    body_type => CLASS
    deleted => BOOLEAN
    field_type => CLASS
    head => OBJECT
    head_type => CLASS
    labels => ARRAY|HASH
    log => LEVEL
    messageId => STRING
    modified => BOOLEAN
    trace => LEVEL
    trusted => BOOLEAN

    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);

  Attributes

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

  Constructing a message
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

Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->build( [$message|$part|$body], $content )
    Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Build

Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->buildFromBody($body, [$head], $headers)
    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)
Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->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>

    body_type => CLASS
    strip_status_fields => BOOLEAN

$obj->read_body(\@lines|$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/

    Bcc => ADDRESSES
    Cc => ADDRESSES
    Exclude => \@names
        Remove the fields with the specified names from the produced reply message.

    From => ADDRESSES
    Inline => STRING
        Quotation STRING, which is translated into reply(quote). The normal default of "quote" is "> ", in stead of ">".

    Keep => \@names
        Copy all header fields with the specified NAMES from the source to the reply message.

    Message-ID => STRING
    ReplyAll => BOOLEAN
        Reply to the group? Translated into reply(group_reply), which has as default the exact oposite of this option, being "true".

    Subject => STRING|CODE
    To => ADDRESSES
    body => BODY
    group_reply => BOOLEAN
    header_template => $filename|"undef"
        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.

    include => 'NO'|'INLINE'|'ATTACH'
    max_signature => INTEGER
    message_type => CLASS
    postlude => BODY|LINES
    prelude => BODY|LINES
    quote => CODE|STRING
    signature => BODY|MESSAGE
    strip_signature => REGEXP|STRING|CODE

$obj->replyPrelude( [STRING|$field|$address|ARRAY-$of-$things] )
    Inherited, see "Constructing a message" in Mail::Message::Construct::Reply

$obj->replySubject(STRING)
Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->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  ''

    File => $filename
        Specifies a filename where the signature is in.

    Signature => STRING|\@lines
        The signature in memory.

  The message
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

    Debug => BOOLEAN
    Host => $hostname
    Port => INTEGER

$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

  The header
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

  The body
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

    Debug => BOOLEAN
    Hello => STRING
    Host => HOSTNAME
        Only the first detected HOSTNAME is taken, so differs from the original implementation.

    MailFrom => STRING
        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.

    Port => INTEGER

$obj->tidy_body()
    Removes blank lines from begin and end of the body.

  Flags
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

  The whole message as text
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

  The nasty bits

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

  Internals
Extends "Internals" in Mail::Message.

$obj->clonedFrom()
    Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message

Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->coerce($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

  Error handling
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, $callback] )
Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
    Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->errors()
    Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
    Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->logPriority($level)
Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->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] )
Mail::Message::Replace::MailInternet->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

  Cleanup
Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message.

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

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

DETAILS
Extends "DETAILS" in Mail::Message.

DIAGNOSTICS

Error: Cannot include forward source as $include.
    Unknown alternative for the forward(include). Valid choices are "NO", "INLINE", "ATTACH", and "ENCAPSULATE".

Error: Mail::Internet does not support this kind of data
    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).

Error: Method bounce requires To, Cc, or Bcc
    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().

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 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.

SEE ALSO
This module is part of Mail-Message distribution version 3.017, built on April 18, 2025. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

LICENSE
Copyrights 2001-2025 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/