---
name: "Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-mail-message"
version: "4.05-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple"
---

# Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple(3pm)

translate Mail::Message to Email::Simple vv

## NAME

Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple - translate Mail::Message to Email::Simple vv

## INHERITANCE

```
 Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple
   is a Mail::Message::Convert
   is a Mail::Reporter
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple;
  my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple->new;
  my Mail::Message $msg    = Mail::Message->new;
  my Email::Simple $intern = $convert->export($msg);
  my Email::Simple $intern = Mail::Internet->new;
  my Mail::Message $msg    = $convert->from($intern);
  use Mail::Box::Manager;
  my $mgr     = Mail::Box::Manager->new;
  my $folder  = $mgr->open(folder => 'Outbox');
  $folder->addMessage($intern);
```

## DESCRIPTION

The Email::Simple class is one of the base objects used by the large set of Email\* modules, which implement many e-mail needs which are also supported by MailBox.  You can use this class to gradularly move from a Email\* based implementation into a MailBox implementation.

The internals of this class are far from optimal.  The conversion does work (thanks to Ricardo Signes), but is expensive in time and memory usage.  It could easily be optimized.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message::Convert.

## METHODS

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert.

### Constructors

Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Convert.

- $class-\>**new**(%options)

  Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert

### Attributes

Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Message::Convert.

### Converting

Extends "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert.

- $obj-\>**export**($message, %options)

  Returns a new Email::Simple object based on the information from a Mail::Message object.  The `$message` specified is an instance of a Mail::Message.

  » example:

  ```
    my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple->new;
    my Mail::Message  $msg   = Mail::Message->new;
    my Mail::Internet $copy  = $convert->export($msg);
  ```

- $obj-\>**from**($object, %options)

  Returns a new Mail::Message object based on the information from an Email::Simple.

  » example:

  ```
    my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::EmailSimple->new;
    my Mail::Internet $msg  = Mail::Internet->new;
    my Mail::Message  $copy = $convert->from($msg);
  ```

- $obj-\>**selectedFields**($head)

  Inherited, see "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert

### Error handling

Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Convert.

- $obj-\>**AUTOLOAD**()

  Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

- $obj-\>**notImplemented**()

  Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

### Cleanup

Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message::Convert.

- $obj-\>**DESTROY**()

  Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter

## DIAGNOSTICS

- Error: class $package does not implement method $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. Cast by `notImplemented()`

- Error: converting from Email::Simple but got a $class.

  Cast by `from()`

- Error: export message must be a Mail::Message, but is a $class.

  Cast by `export()`

## SEE ALSO

This module is part of Mail-Message version 4.05, built on April 10, 2026. Website: *http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/*

## LICENSE

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This software is copyright (c) 2001-2026 by Mark Overmeer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.