Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet(3pm)

Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet3pm

Translate mail::message to mail::internet vv

Usage

  use Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet;
  my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet->new;
  my Mail::Message  $msg    = Mail::Message->new;
  my Mail::Internet $intern = $convert->export($msg);
  my Mail::Internet $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);

Inheritance

 Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet
   is a Mail::Message::Convert
   is a Mail::Reporter

Overview

The Mail::Internet class of messages is very popular for all kinds of message applications written in Perl. However, the format was developed when e-mail messages where still small and attachments where rare; Mail::Message is much more flexible in this respect.

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 message 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::MailInternet->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 a Mail::Internet object.

» example:

  my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet->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 Mail::Internet but got a $what.

Cast by from()

Error: export message must be a Mail::Message object, but is $what.

Cast by export()

Releases

13 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 12 times.

  1. 3.0
  2. 3.1
  3. 4.0
  4. 5.0
  5. 6.0
  6. 7
  7. 8
  8. 9
  9. 10
  10. 11
  11. 12
  12. 13
  13. Arch

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.

From perl-mail-message 4.05-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.