Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup(3pm)

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NAME

6       Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup - mailinglist related header fields
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INHERITANCE

9        Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup
10          is a Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
11          is a Mail::Reporter
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SYNOPSIS

14        my $lg = Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup->new(head => $head, ...);
15        $head->addListGroup($lg);
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17        my $lg = $head->addListGroup(...);
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19        $lg->delete;
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DESCRIPTION

22       A list group is a set of header fields which are added by mailing-list
23       managing software.  This class knowns various details about that
24       software.
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26       The knowledge and test messages which are used to initially implement
27       this module is taken from Mail::ListDetector, written by Michael
28       Stevens <mailto:michael@etla.org>.  The logic is redesigned to add
29       flexibility and use the powerful MailBox features.
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31       Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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METHODS

34       Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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36   Constructors
37       Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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39       $obj->address()
40           Returns a Mail::Message::Field::Address object (or "undef") which
41           defines the posting address of the mailing list.
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43       $obj->clone()
44           Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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46       $obj->from($head|$message)
47           Create a "Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup" based in the specified
48           $message or message $head.
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50       $obj->implementedTypes()
51       Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup->implementedTypes()
52           Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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54       $obj->listname()
55           Returns the name of the mailing list, which is usually a part of
56           the e-mail address which is used to post the messages to.
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58       Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup->new($fields, %options)
59           Construct an object which maintains one set of mailing list headers
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61            -Option  --Defined in                     --Default
62             address                                    undef
63             head      Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup  undef
64             listname                                   <derived from address>
65             log       Mail::Reporter                   'WARNINGS'
66             rfc                                        undef
67             software  Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup  undef
68             trace     Mail::Reporter                   'WARNINGS'
69             type      Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup  undef
70             version   Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup  undef
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72           address => STRING|OBJECT
73             Address of the mailing list, which may be specified as STRING or
74             e-mail containing object (a Mail::Address or Mail::Identity.  In
75             any case, the data is converted into a Mail::Identity.
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77           head => HEAD
78           listname => STRING
79             A short textual representation of the mailing-list.
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81           log => LEVEL
82           rfc => 'rfc2919'|'rfc2369'
83             Defines the mailing list software follows an rfc.
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85           software => STRING
86           trace => LEVEL
87           type => STRING
88           version => STRING
89       $obj->rfc()
90           When the mailing list software follows the guidelines of one of the
91           dedicated RFCs, then this will be returned otherwise "undef".  The
92           return values can be "rfc2919", "rfc2369", or "undef".
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94   The header
95       Extends "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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97       $obj->add( <$field, $value> | $object )
98           Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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100       $obj->addFields( [$fieldnames] )
101           Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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103       $obj->attach($head)
104           Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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106       $obj->delete()
107           Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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109       $obj->fieldNames()
110           Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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112       $obj->fields()
113           Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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115       $obj->head()
116           Inherited, see "The header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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118   Access to the header
119       Extends "Access to the header" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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121       $obj->isListGroupFieldName($name)
122       Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup->isListGroupFieldName($name)
123       $obj->software()
124           Inherited, see "Access to the header" in
125           Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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127       $obj->type()
128           Inherited, see "Access to the header" in
129           Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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131       $obj->version()
132           Inherited, see "Access to the header" in
133           Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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135   Internals
136       Extends "Internals" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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138       $obj->collectFields()
139           Scan the header for fields which are usually contained in mailing
140           list software.  This method is automatically called when a list
141           group is constructed from() an existing header or message.
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143           Returned are the names of the list header fields found, in scalar
144           context the amount.  An empty list/zero indicates that this is not
145           a mailing list message.
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147           Please warn the author of MailBox if you see that to few or too
148           many fields are included.
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150       $obj->detected($type, $software, $version)
151           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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153   Error handling
154       Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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156       $obj->AUTOLOAD()
157           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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159       $obj->addReport($object)
160           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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162       $obj->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level,
163       $callback] )
164       Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel,
165       $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
166           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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168       $obj->details()
169           Produce information about the detected/create list group, which may
170           be helpful during debugging, by default to the selected file
171           handle.
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173       $obj->errors()
174           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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176       $obj->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
177       Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
178           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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180       $obj->logPriority($level)
181       Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup->logPriority($level)
182           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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184       $obj->logSettings()
185           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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187       $obj->notImplemented()
188           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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190       $obj->print( [$fh] )
191           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
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193       $obj->report( [$level] )
194           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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196       $obj->reportAll( [$level] )
197           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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199       $obj->trace( [$level] )
200           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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202       $obj->warnings()
203           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
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205   Cleanup
206       Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup.
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208       $obj->DESTROY()
209           Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter
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DETAILS

212   Mailing list fields
213       Detected lists
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215       The Mail::Message::Head::ListGroup class can detect many different
216       mailing lists, some of which are very popular and some of which are
217       rare.
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219       Numerous fields in a header are added when the message is passed
220       through a mailing list server.  Each list software has defined its own
221       fields, sometimes woth conflicting definitions.  There are also two
222       RFCs about mailing list: "rfc2919" and "rfc2369".
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224       The following lists are currently detected.  Between parenthesis is the
225       string returned by type() when that differs from the software name.
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227       •   CommuniGate
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229           Legacy commercial MacOS implementation by Stalker Software Inc.
230           <http://www.stalker.com/mac/default.html>
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232       •   CommuniGate Pro (CommuniGatePro)
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234           Commercial rfc2919 compliant implementation by Stalker Software
235           Inc.  <http://www.stalker.com>
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237       •   Ecartis
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239           Commercial mailing list manager, formerly known as Listar. Produced
240           by NodeRunner Computing.  See <http://www.ecartis.com>.
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242       •   Ezmlm
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244           Open Source mailing list manager, available from
245           <http://www.ezmlm.org>.
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247       •   FML
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249           Open Source mailing list manager, see <http://www.fml.org>.
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251       •   Listar
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253           Old name for Ecartis.
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255       •   Listbox
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257           Mailing lists defined at <http://listbox.com>.
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259       •   Mailman
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261           GNU's mailing list manager, available from <http://www.list.org>.
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263       •   Majordomo
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265           Free (licenced) mailing list manager by Great Circle Associates,
266           available from <http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/>
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268       •   Smartlist
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270           Related to procmail, as expressed by their shared main page at
271           <http://www.procmail.org/>.
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273       •   Yahoo! Groups (YahooGroups)
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275           Mailing lists defined at <http://groups.yahoo.com>.
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277       •   Listserv
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279           Commercial mailing list manager, produced by L-Soft. See
280           <http://www.lsoft.com/>.
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DIAGNOSTICS

283       Error: Cannot convert "$string" into an address object
284           The new(address) is coerced into a Mail::Message::Field::Address,
285           which fails.  Have a look at
286           Mail::Message::Field::Address::coerce() to see what valid arguments
287           are.
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289       Error: Package $package does not implement $method.
290           Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does
291           not implement this method where it should. This message means that
292           some other related classes do implement this method however the
293           class at hand does not.  Probably you should investigate this and
294           probably inform the author of the package.
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LICENSE

301       Copyrights 2001-2023 by [Mark Overmeer <markov@cpan.org>]. For other
302       contributors see ChangeLog.
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304       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
305       under the same terms as Perl itself.  See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/
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