MailTools3pm

Bundle of ancient email modules

Usage

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Overview

MailTools is a bundle: an ancient form of combining packages into one distribution. Gladly, it can be distributed as if it is a normal distribution as well.

Be warned: The code you find here is very old. It works for simple emails, but when you start with new code then please use more sofisticated libraries. The main reason that you still find this code on CPAN, is because many books use it as example.

Component

In this distribution, you find

Mail::Address: Parse email address from a header line.

Mail::Cap: Interpret mailcap files: mappings of file-types to applications as used by many command-line email programs.

Mail::Field: Simplifies access to (some) email header fields. Used by Mail::Header.

Mail::Filter: Process Mail::Internet messages.

Mail::Header: Collection of Mail::Field objects, representing the header of a Mail::Internet object.

Mail::Internet: Represents a single email message, with header and body.

Mail::Mailer: Send Mail::Internet emails via direct smtp or local MTA's.

Mail::Send: Build a Mail::Internet object, and then send it out using Mail::Mailer.

Mail::Util: "Smart functions" you should not depend on.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.