Mail::Reporter(3)

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version 4.04 · 11 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 Mail::Reporter 💖

okay bestie, so this is Mail::Reporter — base-class and error reporter for Mail::Box — and yeah it's the Perl one, from the User Contributed Perl Documentation corner of the internet, and the page itself goes by Mail::Reporter(3). she's giving founding mother energy, no cap. 🌸

✨ INHERITANCE ✨

Mail::Reporter is extended by... literally everyone, she's the mother of the whole friend group:

  • HTML::FromMail
  • HTML::FromMail::Format
  • HTML::FromMail::Object
  • Mail::Box
  • Mail::Box::Collection
  • Mail::Box::Identity
  • Mail::Box::Locker
  • Mail::Box::MH::Index
  • Mail::Box::MH::Labels
  • Mail::Box::Manager
  • Mail::Box::Parser
  • Mail::Box::Search
  • Mail::Box::Thread::Manager
  • Mail::Box::Thread::Node
  • Mail::Message
  • Mail::Message::Body
  • Mail::Message::Body
  • Mail::Message::Body::Delayed
  • Mail::Message::Convert
  • Mail::Message::Field
  • Mail::Message::Field::Attribute
  • Mail::Message::Head
  • Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
  • Mail::Message::TransferEnc
  • Mail::Server
  • Mail::Transport

(yes, Mail::Message::Body shows up twice in that list. she's just that iconic, she gets two spots 💅)

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

bestie. there is nothing here. the synopsis is empty. it's a vibe, not a demo. moving on 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the Mail::Reporter class is the base class for all classes — every single one — except Mail::Message::Field::Fast, because making that one inherit from here "would become slow..." 😭 and honestly? respect the honesty.

This base class gets used during initiation of the objects. that's her whole job. she shows up at the start, sets the tone, and lets everybody else be the main character.

👑 METHODS 👑

Mail::Reporter is the base for nearly all the other objects. she can store and report problems, and she contains the general constructor new().

🎀 Constructors 🎀

  • $class->new(%options) — this is the base constructor for all modules</b>, as long as there's no need for another base object. simple. elegant. foundational. periodt.

🌸 Attributes 🌸

nothing here bestie, the attributes section is just... vibes. it's empty. 💀

🔥 Error handling 🔥

  • $obj->AUTOLOAD() — by default, this produces a nice warning if the sub-classes can't resolve a method. she's not gonna be mean about it, she's just gonna let you know. 🫶
  • $obj->notImplemented() — the method that handles the "girl, this was never built" situation.

🧚 Cleanup 🧚

  • $obj->DESTROY() — cleanup the object. she's leaving the group chat, but she's tidying up first. ✨

💀 DIAGNOSTICS 💀

  • Error: class $package does not implement method $method. — okay so this one is fatal. it means the specific $package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. Basically: some other related classes do implement this method, but the class you're actually holding in your hands does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package. no cap, it's not you, it's the package. This one is cast by notImplemented().

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

This module is part of Mail-Message version 4.04, built on February 04, 2026. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

📜 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.

okay and that's the whole page bestie!! perl v5.42.0, dated 2026-02-05 — she said what she said, and she ate. 💅✨🎀 no notes, go forth and report your errors responsibly. 💖

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