mail::util(3)
NAME
Mail::Util - mail utility functions
SYNOPSIS
use Mail::Util qw( ... );
DESCRIPTION
This package provides several mail related utility func
tions. Any function required must by explicitly listed on
the use line to be exported into the calling package.
read_mbox( $file )
Read $file, a binmail mailbox file, and return a list of
references. Each reference is a reference to an array
containg one message.
maildomain()
- Attempt to determine the current uers mail domain string
via the following methods - Look for a sendmail.cf file and extract DH parameter
Look for a smail config file and usr the first host de - fined in hostname(s)
Try an SMTP connect (if Net::SMTP exists) first to mail - host then localhost
Use value from Net::Domain::domainname (if Net::Domain - exists)
- mailaddress()
- Return a guess at the current users mail address. The user
can force the return value by setting $ENV{MAILADDRESS}
AUTHOR
Graham Barr.
Maintained by Mark Overmeer <mailtools@overmeer.net>
COPYRIGHT
- Copyright (c) 1995-2001 Graham Barr. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.