IM::Message(3pm)

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version 153 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to IM::Message (that's section 3pm of the manual, iykyk) — it's literally a mail/news message handler. that's the whole vibe. it handles messages. mail ones. news ones. all of them. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

first things first, you gotta pull it in:

use IM::Message;

then you've got the whole squad of Subroutines at your disposal, and no we are NOT skipping any of them:

  • read_header
  • message_size
  • put_header
  • read_body
  • put_body
  • rewrite_header
  • rewrite_resend_header
  • body_qp_encode
  • body_base64_encode
  • put_mimed_bcc
  • put_mimed_partial
  • put_mimed_error_notify
  • set_crlf
  • crlf
  • gen_message_id
  • gen_date
  • header_value
  • add_header
  • kill_header
  • kill_empty_header
  • sort_header

that's the roster. all of them. every single one. 🌈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like, the IM::Message module handles mail/news messages. that's it, that's the job. it's giving "I do one thing and I do it well" energy, and honestly? iconic. 👑

and if you're wondering where this little gem comes from — this module is provided by IM (Internet Message). that's the origin story, bestie. 🫶

IM (Internet Message) is copyrighted by the IM developing team. you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the modified BSD license — slay, very generous of them, we love a permissive license moment. 💖

if you want the full deets, go see the copyright file. it's all in there. no cap.

okay that's the whole page!! this was manual page IM153, dated 2016-10-10, for IM::Message(3pm) — and you read the entire thing, so proud of you, go forth and handle those messages bestie 💅✨🌸

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