---
name: "Mail::MIMEDefang::Mail"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "mimedefang"
version: "3.6-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mail::MIMEDefang::Mail"
---

# Mail::MIMEDefang::Mail(3)

Mail and SMTP related methods for email filters

## NAME

Mail::MIMEDefang::Mail - Mail and SMTP related methods for email filters

## DESCRIPTION

Mail::MIMEDefang::Mail are a set of methods that can be called from *mimedefang-filter* to send email messages or to run SMTP checks.

## METHODS

- resend\_message\_one\_recipient

  Method that re-sends the message as if it came from original sender to a single recipient.

- resend\_message\_specifying\_mode

  Method that re-sends the message as if it came from original sender to a list of recipients.

- resend\_message

  Method that re-sends the message as if it came from original sender to a list of recipients.

- pretty\_print\_mail

  Method that makes a pretty-printed version of the e-mail body no longer than size characters.

- get\_smtp\_return\_code

  Method that reads return codes from SMTP server, returns a four-element list:(retval, code, dsn, text), where code is a 3-digit SMTP code. Retval is 'CONTINUE', 'TEMPFAIL' or 'REJECT'.

- get\_smtp\_extensions

  Method that checks SMTP server's supported extensions. It expects EHLO to have been sent already (artifact of get\_smtp\_return\_code). The sub returns a four-element list:(retval, code, dsn, exts)

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    retval is 'CONTINUE', 'TEMPFAIL', or 'REJECT'.

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    code is a 3-digit SMTP code.

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    dsn is an extended SMTP status code

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    exts is a hash of EXTNAME-\>EXTOPTS

- md\_check\_against\_smtp\_server

  Method that verifies a recipient against another SMTP server by issuing a HELO / MAIL FROM: / RCPT TO: / QUIT sequence.

  The method accepts the following parameters:

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    sender e-mail address

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    recipient e-mail address

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    helo string to put in "HELO" command

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    SMTP server to try.

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    optional: Port to connect on (defaults to 25)

  The method returns:

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    ('CONTINUE', "OK") if recipient is OK

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    ('TEMPFAIL', "err") if temporary failure

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    ('REJECT', "err") if recipient is not OK.