Sympa::Spool::Archive(3Sympa)

💖 Sympa::Spool::Archive 💖

okay bestie, so this one is Sympa::Spool::Archive from sympa — yes the manual page says Sympa::Spool::Archive(3Sympa), iykyk, we're doing a Perl module today. It's the spool where messages just hang out waiting to get archived. No cap. 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

Sympa::Spool::Archive — the spool for messages that are waiting for archiving 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

like, here's the vibe:

use Sympa::Spool::Archive;
my $spool = Sympa::Spool::Archive->new;

$spool->store($message);

my ($message, $handle) = $spool->next;

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Sympa::Spool::Archive implements the spool for messages waiting for archiving. That's the whole thing, she's a simple queen. 👑

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🦋 Methods 🦋

also see "Public methods" in Sympa::Spool, bestie, go read that too.

• next ( ) — the ordering here is controlled by delivery date first, and then by reception date. so like, delivery date is the main character and reception date is the supporting role. ✨

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🎀 Context and metadata 🎀

also see "Marshaling and unmarshaling metadata" in Sympa::Spool — fr fr go look.

This class particularly gives the following metadata:

• {date} — Unix time for when the message would be delivered. ⏰
• {time} — Unix time in floating point number for when the message was stored. like a lil decimal timestamp moment 💫

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🌈 CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS 🌈

the following site configuration parameters in sympa.conf will be referred:

• queueoutgoing — directory path of the archive spool. 🗂️

note: it's named this by historical reason. so don't come for her about the name, she's been through a lot. 🙈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

Sympa::Archive, Sympa::Message, Sympa::Spindle::ProcessArchive, Sympa::Spool.

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⭐ HISTORY ⭐

Sympa::Spool::Archive appeared on Sympa 6.2. a 6.2 girlie from day one, periodt. 💖

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and that's the whole page bestie!! this lil writeup is from 6.2.80, dated 2026-10-19 — go archive something iconic, ily!! 🦋✨💅