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                               MM label LABEL [,VALUE [LABEL,...
  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 read FILEHANDLE|SCALAR|REF-...
   MM destinations                     MMC reply OPTIONS
   MM encode OPTIONS                   MMC replyPrelude [STRING|FIELD|...
   MR errors                           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                              MM subject
   MM get FIELD                         MM timestamp
   MM guessTimestamp                    MM to
   MM isDummy                           MM toplevel
   MM isMultipart                       MR trace [LEVEL]
   MM isPart                            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 2.014.

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.