---
name: "Mail::Server"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-mail-box"
version: "4.02-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mail::Server"
---

# Mail::Server(3pm)

Base class for email servers in MailBox

## NAME

Mail::Server - Base class for email servers in MailBox

## INHERITANCE

```
 Mail::Server
   is a Mail::Reporter
 Mail::Server is extended by
   Mail::Server::IMAP4
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
  my $server = Mail::Server::IMAP4->new($msg);
  my $server = Mail::Server::POP3->new($msg);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module is a place-holder, logical in the class hierarchy.  On the moment, no full server has been implemented, but some parts of IMAP4 exist.

Servers:

- •

  Mail::Server::IMAP4

  Partial IMAP4 implementation.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Reporter.

## METHODS

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Reporter.

## DETAILS

## 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()`

## SEE ALSO

This module is part of Mail-Box version 4.02, built on April 10, 2026. Website: *http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/*

## 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.