NAME

Mail::Box::Net - handle folders which are stored remote.

INHERITANCE

 Mail::Box::Net
   is a Mail::Box
   is a Mail::Reporter

 Mail::Box::Net is extended by
   Mail::Box::IMAP4
   Mail::Box::POP3

SYNOPSIS

 # Do not instantiate this object directly

DESCRIPTION

At the moment, this object is extended by

* Mail::Box::POP3
Implements the POP3 protocol.
* Mail::Box::IMAP4
Implements the IMAP4 protocol. UNDER DEVELOPMENT

OVERLOADED

overload: ""

See Mail::Box/"OVERLOADED"

overload: @{}

See Mail::Box/"OVERLOADED"

overload: cmp

See Mail::Box/"OVERLOADED"

METHODS

Constructors

Mail::Box::Net->new(OPTIONS)

 Option           --Defined in     --Default
 access             Mail::Box        'r'
 body_delayed_type  Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Body::Delayed
 body_type          Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Body::Lines
 coerce_options     Mail::Box        []
 create             Mail::Box        <false>
 extract            Mail::Box        10240
 field_type         Mail::Box        undef
 fix_headers        Mail::Box        <false>
 folder             Mail::Box        '/'
 folderdir          Mail::Box        <not used>
 head_delayed_type  Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Head::Delayed
 head_type          Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Head::Complete
 keep_dups          Mail::Box        <false>
 lock_file          Mail::Box        undef
 lock_timeout       Mail::Box        1 hour
 lock_type          Mail::Box        'NONE'
 lock_wait          Mail::Box        10 seconds
 locker             Mail::Box        undef
 log                Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
 manager            Mail::Box        undef
 message_type       Mail::Box        Mail::Box::Message
 multipart_type     Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Body::Multipart
 password                            undef
 remove_when_empty  Mail::Box        <false>
 save_on_exit       Mail::Box        <true>
 server_name                         undef
 server_port                         undef
 trace              Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
 trusted            Mail::Box        <false>
 username                            undef

. access => MODE

. body_delayed_type => CLASS

. body_type => CLASS|CODE

. coerce_options => ARRAY

. create => BOOLEAN

. extract => INTEGER | CODE | METHOD | 'LAZY'|'ALWAYS'

. field_type => CLASS

. fix_headers => BOOLEAN

. folder => FOLDERNAME

. folderdir => DIRECTORY

. head_delayed_type => CLASS

. head_type => CLASS

. keep_dups => BOOLEAN

. lock_file => FILENAME

. lock_timeout => SECONDS

. lock_type => CLASS|STRING|ARRAY

. lock_wait => SECONDS

. locker => OBJECT

. log => LEVEL

. manager => MANAGER

. message_type => CLASS

. multipart_type => CLASS

. password => STRING

The password which is required to contact the remote server.

. remove_when_empty => BOOLEAN

. save_on_exit => BOOLEAN

. server_name => HOSTNAME

The name of the host which contains the remote mail server.

. server_port => INTEGER

Port number in use by the server application.

. trace => LEVEL

. trusted => BOOLEAN

. username => STRING

The username which is to be used for the remote server.

The folder

$obj->addMessage(MESSAGE, OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->addMessages(MESSAGE [, MESSAGE, ...])

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

Mail::Box::Net->appendMessages(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->close(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->copyTo(FOLDER, OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->delete(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->folderdir([DIRECTORY])

Not applicatable for folders on a remote server, so will always return the undef.

$obj->name

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->organization

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->size

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->type

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->update(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

$obj->url

See Mail::Box/"The folder"

Folder flags

$obj->access

See Mail::Box/"Folder flags"

$obj->isModified

See Mail::Box/"Folder flags"

$obj->modified([BOOLEAN])

See Mail::Box/"Folder flags"

$obj->writable

See Mail::Box/"Folder flags"

The messages

$obj->current([NUMBER|MESSAGE|MESSAGE-ID])

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->find(MESSAGE-ID)

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->findFirstLabeled(LABEL, [BOOLEAN, [ARRAY-OF-MSGS]])

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->message(INDEX [,MESSAGE])

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->messageId(MESSAGE-ID [,MESSAGE])

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->messageIds

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->messages(['ALL',RANGE,'ACTIVE','DELETED',LABEL,!LABEL,FILTER])

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->nrMessages(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

$obj->scanForMessages(MESSAGE, MESSAGE-IDS, TIMESPAN, WINDOW)

See Mail::Box/"The messages"

Sub-folders

$obj->listSubFolders(OPTIONS)

Mail::Box::Net->listSubFolders(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Sub-folders"

$obj->nameOfSubFolder(SUBNAME, [PARENTNAME])

Mail::Box::Net->nameOfSubFolder(SUBNAME, [PARENTNAME])

See Mail::Box/"Sub-folders"

$obj->openRelatedFolder(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Sub-folders"

$obj->openSubFolder(SUBNAME, OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Sub-folders"

$obj->topFolderWithMessages

Mail::Box::Net->topFolderWithMessages

See Mail::Box/"Sub-folders"

Internals

$obj->coerce(MESSAGE, OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->create(FOLDER, OPTIONS)

Mail::Box::Net->create(FOLDER, OPTIONS)

Create a new folder on the remote server.

 Option   --Defined in--Default
 folderdir  Mail::Box   <not used>

. folderdir => DIRECTORY

$obj->determineBodyType(MESSAGE, HEAD)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

Mail::Box::Net->foundIn([FOLDERNAME], OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->lineSeparator([STRING|'CR'|'LF'|'CRLF'])

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->locker

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->read(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->readMessages(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->storeMessage(MESSAGE)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->toBeThreaded(MESSAGES)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->toBeUnthreaded(MESSAGES)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->updateMessages(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->write(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

$obj->writeMessages(OPTIONS)

See Mail::Box/"Internals"

Other methods

$obj->timespan2seconds(TIME)

Mail::Box::Net->timespan2seconds(TIME)

See Mail::Box/"Other methods"

Error handling

$obj->AUTOLOAD

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->addReport(OBJECT)

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

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

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

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->errors

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

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

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

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->logPriority(LEVEL)

Mail::Box::Net->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->trace([LEVEL])

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

$obj->warnings

See Mail::Reporter/"Error handling"

Cleanup

$obj->DESTROY

See Mail::Box/"Cleanup"

$obj->inGlobalDestruction

See Mail::Reporter/"Cleanup"

DETAILS

DIAGNOSTICS

Warning: Changes not written to read-only folder $self.

You have opened the folder read-only --which is the default set by new(access)--, made modifications, and now want to close it. Set close(force) if you want to overrule the access mode, or close the folder with close(write) set to NEVER.

Error: Copying failed for one message.

For some reason, for instance disc full, removed by external process, or read-protection, it is impossible to copy one of the messages. Copying will proceed for the other messages.

Error: Destination folder $name is not writable.

The folder where the messages are copied to is not opened with write access (see new(access)). This has no relation with write permission to the folder which is controled by your operating system.

Warning: Different messages with id $msgid

The message id is discovered more than once within the same folder, but the content of the message seems to be different. This should not be possible: each message must be unique.

Error: Folder $name is opened read-only

You can not write to this folder unless you have opened the folder to write or append with new(access), or the force option is set true.

Error: Folder $name not deleted: not writable.

The folder must be opened with write access via new(access), otherwise removing it will be refused. So, you may have write-access according to the operating system, but that will not automatically mean that this delete method permits you to. The reverse remark is valid as well.

Error: Invalid timespan '$timespan' specified.

The string does not follow the strict rules of the time span syntax which is permitted as parameter.

Warning: Message-id '$msgid' does not contain a domain.

According to the RFCs, message-ids need to contain a unique random part, then an @, and then a domain name. This is made to avoid the creation of two messages with the same id. The warning emerges when the @ is missing from the string.

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 create subfolder $name of $folder.

The copy includes the subfolders, but for some reason it was not possible to copy one of these. Copying will proceed for all other sub-folders.

Error: Writing folder $name failed

For some reason (you probably got more error messages about this problem) it is impossible to write the folder, although you should because there were changes made.

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