Mail::Util - mail utility functions
use Mail::Util qw( ... );
This package provides several mail related utility functions. Any function required must by explicitly listed on the use line to be exported into the calling package.
Read $file, a binmail mailbox file, and return a list of references. Each reference is a reference to an array containg one message.
$file
Attempt to determine the current uers mail domain string via the following methods
Look for the MAILDOMAIN enviroment variable, which can be set from outside the program.
Look for a sendmail.cf file and extract DH parameter
Look for a smail config file and usr the first host defined in hostname(s)
Try an SMTP connect (if Net::SMTP exists) first to mailhost then localhost
Use value from Net::Domain::domainname (if Net::Domain exists)
Return a guess at the current users mail address. The user can force the return value by setting the MAILADDRESS environment variable.
Graham Barr.
Maintained by Mark Overmeer <mailtools@overmeer.net>
Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Mark Overmeer, 1995-2001 Graham Barr. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
To install Mail::Cap, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Mail::Cap
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Mail::Cap
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.