Mail::File - mail module which writes to a flat file.
use Mail::File;
my $mail = Mail::File->new(template => 'mailXXXX.tmp');
$mail->From('me@example.com');
$mail->To('you@example.com');
$mail->Cc('Them <them@example.com>');
$mail->Bcc('Us <us@example.com>; anybody@example.com');
$mail->Subject('Blah Blah Blah');
$mail->Body('Yadda Yadda Yadda');
$mail->XHeader('X-Header' => 'Blah Blah Blah');
$mail->send;
# Or use a hash
my %hash = (
From => 'me@example.com',
To => 'you@example.com',
Cc => 'Them <them@example.com>',
Bcc => 'Us <us@example.com>, anybody@example.com',
Subject => 'Blah Blah Blah',
Body => 'Yadda Yadda Yadda',
'X-Header' => 'Blah Blah Blah',
template => 'mailXXXX.tmp'
);
my $mail = Mail::File->new(%hash);
$mail->send;
This module was written to overcome the problem of sending mail messages, where there is no mail application is available.
The aim of the module is to write messages to a text file, that will format the contents to include all the key elements of the message, such that the file can be transported to another machine, which is then capable of sending mail messages.
Notes that the filename template defaults to 'mail-XXXXXX.eml'.
A mail module to write mail messages to a plain text flat file.
Create a new mailer object. Returns the object on success or undef on failure.
All the following can be pass as part of an anonymous hash:
From To Cc Bcc Subject Body template
The template entry is optional, and is only supplied when you call the constructor. The format of the string to template follows the format as fox File::Temp. However, a suffix is automatically extracted. An example template would be:
mail-XXXX.tmp
Where the temnplate to File::Temp would be 'mail-XXXX' and the suffix would be '.tmp'.
The default template, if none is supplied is:
mail-XXXXXX.eml
The following accessor methods are available:
From To Cc Bcc Subject Body
All functions can be called to return the current value of the associated object variable, or be called with a parameter to set a new value for the object variable.
Adds a header in the style of 'X-Header' to the headers of the message. Returns undef if header cannot be added.
Sends the message. Returns the filename on success, 0 on failure.
Really just writes to a file.
There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a bug or are experiencing difficulties that are not explained within the POD documentation, please send an email to barbie@cpan.org or submit a bug to the RT system (http://rt.cpan.org/). However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even supply a patch.
Fixes are dependant upon their severity and my availablity. Should a fix not be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me.
May add the ability to handle MIME content headers and attachments.
File::Basename File::Path File::Temp
b - beta d - Developer p - Perl only O - Object oriented p - Standard Perl
There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a bug or are experiencing difficulties that are not explained within the POD documentation, please submit a bug to the RT system (see link below). However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even supply a patch.
Fixes are dependant upon their severity and my availablity. Should a fix not be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me by sending an email to barbie@cpan.org .
RT: http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Mail-File
Barbie, <barbie@cpan.org> for Miss Barbell Productions, <http://www.missbarbell.co.uk>
Copyright © 2003-2007 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, using the Artistic License.
The full text of the licenses can be found in the Artistic file included with this distribution, or in perlartistic file as part of Perl installation, in the 5.8.1 release or later.
