---
name: "Mail::SpamAssassin::Header"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "spamassassin"
version: "4.0.2-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mail::SpamAssassin::Header"
---

# Mail::SpamAssassin::Header(3pm)

## NAME

```
    Mail::SpamAssassin::Header - base class for SpamAssassin headers
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
    my $header = Mail::SpamAssassin::Header->new('raw header value');
    print $header->value;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This class is used to represent a generic header in SpamAssassin. It is used as a base class for more specific header types.

## METHODS

- new($raw)

  Creates a new instance of the class. Accepts the raw header value as a string.

- **raw()**

  Returns the raw header value as a string.

- **value()**

  Returns the header value as a string. For a generic header, this is the same as the raw value. It is overridden in subclasses to provide more specific functionality.