NAME

Mail::Box::Dir::Message - one message in a directory organized folder

INHERITANCE 

 Mail::Box::Dir::Message
   is a Mail::Box::Message
   is a Mail::Message
   is a Mail::Reporter

 Mail::Box::Dir::Message is extended by
   Mail::Box::MH::Message
   Mail::Box::Maildir::Message

SYNOPSIS 

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

DESCRIPTION

A Mail::Box::Dir::Message is a base class for one message in a directory organized folder; each message is stored in a separate file. There are no objects of type Mail::Box::Dir::Message, only extensions are allowed to be created.

At the moment, three of these extended message types are implemented:

* Mail::Box::MH::Message
which represents one message in a Mail::Box::MH folder. MH folders are very, very simple.... and hence not sophisticated nor fast.
* Mail::Box::Maildir::Message
which represents one message in a Mail::Box::Maildir folder. Flags are kept in the message's filename. It is stateless, so you will never loose a message.
* Mail::Box::Netzwert::Message
which represents one message in a Mail::Box::Netzwert folder. As advantage, it stores pre-parsed information in the message file. As disadvantage: the code is not GPLed (yet).

METHODS

Constructors

$obj->clone(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message/"Constructors"

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

Create a messages in a directory organized folder. 

 Option    --Defined in     --Default
 body        Mail::Message    undef
 body_type   Mail::Box::Message  <from folder>
 deleted     Mail::Message    <false>
 field_type  Mail::Message    undef
 filename                     undef
 fix_header                   false
 folder      Mail::Box::Message  <required>
 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

. filename => FILENAME

The file where the message is stored in.

. fix_header => BOOLEAN

See Mail::Box::new(fix_headers).

. folder => FOLDER

. 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 Mail::Message::Construct::Bounce/"Constructing a message"

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->build([MESSAGE|PART|BODY], CONTENT)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Build/"Constructing a message"

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->buildFromBody(BODY, [HEAD], HEADERS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Build/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forward(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forwardAttach(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forwardEncapsulate(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forwardInline(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forwardNo(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forwardPostlude

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forwardPrelude

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

$obj->forwardSubject(STRING)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Forward/"Constructing a message"

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->read(FILEHANDLE|SCALAR|REF-SCALAR|ARRAY-OF-LINES, OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Read/"Constructing a message"

$obj->rebuild(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild/"Constructing a message"

$obj->reply(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Reply/"Constructing a message"

$obj->replyPrelude([STRING|FIELD|ADDRESS|ARRAY-OF-THINGS])

See Mail::Message::Construct::Reply/"Constructing a message"

$obj->replySubject(STRING)

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->replySubject(STRING)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Reply/"Constructing a message"

The message

$obj->container

See Mail::Message/"The message"

$obj->copyTo(FOLDER, OPTIONS)

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

$obj->filename([FILENAME])

Returns the name of the file in which this message is actually stored. This will return undef when the message is not stored in a file.

$obj->folder([FOLDER])

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

$obj->isDummy

See Mail::Message/"The message"

$obj->isPart

See Mail::Message/"The message"

$obj->messageId

See Mail::Message/"The message"

$obj->moveTo(FOLDER, OPTIONS)

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

$obj->print([FILEHANDLE])

See Mail::Message/"The message"

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

See Mail::Message/"The message"

$obj->seqnr([INTEGER])

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

$obj->size

See Mail::Message/"The message"

$obj->toplevel

See Mail::Message/"The message"

$obj->write([FILEHANDLE])

See Mail::Message/"The message"

The header

$obj->bcc

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->cc

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->date

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->destinations

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->from

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->get(FIELDNAME)

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->guessTimestamp

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->head([HEAD])

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->nrLines

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->sender

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->study(FIELDNAME)

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->subject

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->timestamp

See Mail::Message/"The header"

$obj->to

See Mail::Message/"The header"

The body

$obj->body([BODY])

See Mail::Message/"The body"

$obj->contentType

See Mail::Message/"The body"

$obj->decoded(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message/"The body"

$obj->encode(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message/"The body"

$obj->isMultipart

See Mail::Message/"The body"

$obj->isNested

See Mail::Message/"The body"

$obj->parts(['ALL'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETED'|'RECURSE'|FILTER])

See Mail::Message/"The body"

Flags

$obj->delete

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->deleted([BOOLEAN])

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->isDeleted

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->isModified

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->label(LABEL|PAIRS)

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->labels

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->labelsToStatus

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->modified([BOOLEAN])

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

$obj->statusToLabels

See Mail::Message/"Flags"

The whole message as text

$obj->file

See Mail::Message::Construct::Text/"The whole message as text"

$obj->lines

See Mail::Message::Construct::Text/"The whole message as text"

$obj->printStructure([FILEHANDLE|undef],[INDENT])

See Mail::Message::Construct::Text/"The whole message as text"

$obj->string

See Mail::Message::Construct::Text/"The whole message as text"

Internals

$obj->clonedFrom

See Mail::Message/"Internals"

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->coerce(MESSAGE, OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message/"Internals"

$obj->create(FILENAME)

Create the message in the specified file. If the message already has a filename and is not modified, then a move is tried. Otherwise the message is printed to the file. If the FILENAME already exists for this message, nothing is done. In any case, the new FILENAME is set as well.

$obj->diskDelete

See Mail::Box::Message/"Internals"

$obj->isDelayed

See Mail::Message/"Internals"

$obj->loadBody

This method is called by the autoloader when the body of the message is needed.

$obj->loadHead

This method is called by the autoloader when the header of the message is needed.

$obj->parser

Create and return a parser for this message (-file).

$obj->readBody(PARSER, HEAD [, BODYTYPE])

See Mail::Box::Message/"Internals"

$obj->readFromParser(PARSER, [BODYTYPE])

See Mail::Message/"Internals"

$obj->readHead(PARSER [,CLASS])

See Mail::Message/"Internals"

$obj->recursiveRebuildPart(PART, OPTIONS)

See Mail::Message::Construct::Rebuild/"Internals"

$obj->storeBody(BODY)

See Mail::Message/"Internals"

$obj->takeMessageId([STRING])

See Mail::Message/"Internals"

Error handling

$obj->AUTOLOAD

See Mail::Message::Construct/"METHODS"

$obj->addReport(OBJECT)

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL, CALLBACK])

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL, CALLBACK])

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->errors

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->logPriority(LEVEL)

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->logPriority(LEVEL)

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->logSettings

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->notImplemented

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->report([LEVEL])

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->reportAll([LEVEL])

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->shortSize([VALUE])

Mail::Box::Dir::Message->shortSize([VALUE])

See Mail::Message/"Error handling"

$obj->shortString

See Mail::Message/"Error handling"

$obj->trace([LEVEL])

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->warnings

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

Cleanup

$obj->DESTROY

See Mail::Message/"Cleanup"

$obj->destruct

See Mail::Box::Message/"Cleanup"

$obj->inGlobalDestruction

See Mail::Reporter/"Cleanup"

DETAILS

DIAGNOSTICS

Error: Cannot coerce a $class object into a $class object

Error: Cannot create parser for $filename.

For some reason (the previous message have told you already) it was not possible to create a message parser for the specified filename.

Error: Cannot include forward source as $include.

Unknown alternative for the forward(include). Valid choices are NO, INLINE, ATTACH, and ENCAPSULATE.

Error: Cannot include reply source as $include.

Unknown alternative for the include option of reply(). Valid choices are NO, INLINE, and ATTACH.

Error: Cannot write message to $filename: $!

When a modified or new message is written to disk, it is first written to a temporary file in the folder directory. For some reason, it is impossible to create this file.

Error: Failed to move $new to $filename: $!

When a modified or new message is written to disk, it is first written to a temporary file in the folder directory. Then, the new file is moved to replace the existing file. Apparently, the latter fails.

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 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.

For some reason, the header of the message could be read, but the body cannot. Probably the file has disappeared or the permissions were changed during the progress of the program.

Error: Unable to read delayed head.

Mail::Box tries to be lazy with respect to parsing messages. When a directory organized folder is opened, only the filenames of messages are collected. At first use, the messages are read from their file. Apperently, a message is used for the first time here, but has disappeared or is unreadible for some other reason.

Error: coercion starts with some object

SEE ALSO

This module is part of Mail-Box distribution version 2.082, built on April 28, 2008. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/

LICENSE

Copyrights 2001-2008 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