Mail::Box::Dir(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mail::Box::Dir(3)NAMEMail::Box::Dir - handle folders with a file per message.
INHERITANCEMail::Box::Dir
is a Mail::Box
is a Mail::Reporter
Mail::Box::Dir is extended by
Mail::Box::MH
Mail::Box::Maildir
SYNOPSIS
# Do not instantiate this object
DESCRIPTION
This documentation describes the way directory organized mailboxes
work. At the moment, this object is extended by
· Mail::Box::MH
MH folders, which are represented by a directory containing files
which are sequentially numbered.
· Mail::Box::Maildir
Maildir folders, which are located in a directory which has sub-
directories named "tmp", "new", and "cur". Each of these
directories may contain files with names which are a combination of
a numeric timestamp and some status flags.
· Mail::Box::Netzwert
This folder type was especially developed for Netzwert AG,
optimized to run on a cluster of servers with folders on NFS. The
code is not publicly available (yet).
OVERLOADED
overload: ""
See "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Box
overload: @{}
See "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Box
overload: cmp
See "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Box
METHODS
Constructors
Mail::Box::Dir->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>
directory <derived from folder name>
extract Mail::Box 10240
field_type Mail::Box undef
fix_headers Mail::Box <false>
folder Mail::Box $ENV{MAIL}
folderdir Mail::Box undef
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 <folder>/.lock
lock_timeout Mail::Box 1 hour
lock_type Mail::Box Mail::Box::Locker::DotLock
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
remove_when_empty Mail::Box <true>
save_on_exit Mail::Box <true>
trace Mail::Reporter 'WARNINGS'
trusted Mail::Box <depends on folder location>
. access => MODE
. body_delayed_type => CLASS
. body_type => CLASS|CODE
. coerce_options => ARRAY
. create => BOOLEAN
. directory => DIRECTORY
For rare folder types, the directory name may differ from the
folder name.
. 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
. remove_when_empty => BOOLEAN
. save_on_exit => BOOLEAN
. trace => LEVEL
. trusted => BOOLEAN
The folder
$obj->addMessage(MESSAGE, OPTIONS)
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->addMessages(MESSAGE [, MESSAGE, ...])
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
Mail::Box::Dir->appendMessages(OPTIONS)
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->close(OPTIONS)
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->copyTo(FOLDER, OPTIONS)
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->delete(OPTIONS)
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->directory
Returns the directory related to this folder.
example:
print $folder->directory;
$obj->folderdir([DIRECTORY])
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->name
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->organization
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->size
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->type
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->update(OPTIONS)
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
$obj->url
See "The folder" in Mail::Box
Folder flags
$obj->access
See "Folder flags" in Mail::Box
$obj->isModified
See "Folder flags" in Mail::Box
$obj->modified([BOOLEAN])
See "Folder flags" in Mail::Box
$obj->writable
See "Folder flags" in Mail::Box
The messages
$obj->current([NUMBER|MESSAGE|MESSAGE-ID])
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->find(MESSAGE-ID)
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->findFirstLabeled(LABEL, [BOOLEAN, [ARRAY-OF-MSGS]])
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->message(INDEX [,MESSAGE])
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->messageId(MESSAGE-ID [,MESSAGE])
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->messageIds
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->messages(['ALL',RANGE,'ACTIVE','DELETED',LABEL,!LABEL,FILTER])
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->nrMessages(OPTIONS)
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
$obj->scanForMessages(MESSAGE, MESSAGE-IDS, TIMESPAN, WINDOW)
See "The messages" in Mail::Box
Sub-folders
$obj->listSubFolders(OPTIONS)
Mail::Box::Dir->listSubFolders(OPTIONS)
See "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box
$obj->nameOfSubFolder(SUBNAME, [PARENTNAME])
Mail::Box::Dir->nameOfSubFolder(SUBNAME, [PARENTNAME])
See "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box
$obj->openRelatedFolder(OPTIONS)
See "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box
$obj->openSubFolder(SUBNAME, OPTIONS)
See "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box
$obj->topFolderWithMessages
Mail::Box::Dir->topFolderWithMessages
See "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box
Internals
$obj->coerce(MESSAGE, OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->create(FOLDERNAME, OPTIONS)
Mail::Box::Dir->create(FOLDERNAME, OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->determineBodyType(MESSAGE, HEAD)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->folderToDirectory(FOLDERNAME, FOLDERDIR)
(class method) Translate a foldername into a filename, with use of
the FOLDERDIR to replace a leading "=".
Mail::Box::Dir->foundIn([FOLDERNAME], OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->lineSeparator([STRING|'CR'|'LF'|'CRLF'])
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->locker
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->read(OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->readMessageFilenames(DIRECTORY)
Returns a list of all filenames which are found in this folder
directory and represent a message. The filenames are returned as
relative path.
$obj->readMessages(OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->storeMessage(MESSAGE)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->toBeThreaded(MESSAGES)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->toBeUnthreaded(MESSAGES)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->updateMessages(OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->write(OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
$obj->writeMessages(OPTIONS)
See "Internals" in Mail::Box
Other methods
$obj->timespan2seconds(TIME)
Mail::Box::Dir->timespan2seconds(TIME)
See "Other methods" in Mail::Box
Error handling
$obj->AUTOLOAD
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->addReport(OBJECT)
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL, CALLBACK])
Mail::Box::Dir->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL,
CALLBACK])
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->errors
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])
Mail::Box::Dir->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logPriority(LEVEL)
Mail::Box::Dir->logPriority(LEVEL)
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logSettings
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->notImplemented
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->report([LEVEL])
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->reportAll([LEVEL])
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->trace([LEVEL])
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->warnings
See "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
Cleanup
$obj->DESTROY
See "Cleanup" in Mail::Box
$obj->inGlobalDestruction
See "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter
DETAILSDIAGNOSTICS
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.
Warning: Folder directory $directory is write-protected.
The folder directory does already exist and is write protected,
which may interfere with the requested write access. Change
new(access) or the permissions on the directory.
Error: Invalid timespan '$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.
Warning: No directory $name for folder of $class
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 2.094, built on
April 06, 2010. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/
LICENSE
Copyrights 2001-2010 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
perl v5.10.1 2010-04-06 Mail::Box::Dir(3)
