Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet(3)

NAME
Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet - translate Mail::Message to Mail::Internet vv

INHERITANCE
 Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet
   is a Mail::Message::Convert
   is a Mail::Reporter

SYNOPSIS
  use Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet;
  my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet->new;

  my Mail::Message  $msg    = Mail::Message->new;
  my Mail::Internet $intern = $convert->export($msg);

  my Mail::Internet $intern = Mail::Internet->new;
  my Mail::Message  $msg    = $convert->from($intern);

  use Mail::Box::Manager;
  my $mgr     = Mail::Box::Manager->new;
  my $folder  = $mgr->open(folder => 'Outbox');
  $folder->addMessage($intern);

DESCRIPTION
The Mail::Internet class of messages is very popular for all kinds of message applications written in Perl. However, the format was developed when e-mail messages where still small and attachments where rare; Mail::Message is much more flexible in this respect.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message::Convert.

METHODS
Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert.

  Constructors
Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Convert.

$class->new(%options)
    Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Convert

  Attributes
Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Message::Convert.

  Converting
Extends "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert.

$obj->export($message, %options)
    Returns a new message object based on the information from a Mail::Message object. The $message specified is an instance of a Mail::Message.

    » example:

      my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet->new;
      my Mail::Message  $msg   = Mail::Message->new;
      my Mail::Internet $copy  = $convert->export($msg);

$obj->from($object, %options)
    Returns a new Mail::Message object based on the information from a Mail::Internet object.

    » example:

      my $convert = Mail::Message::Convert::MailInternet->new;
      my Mail::Internet $msg  = Mail::Internet->new;
      my Mail::Message  $copy = $convert->from($msg);

$obj->selectedFields($head)
    Inherited, see "Converting" in Mail::Message::Convert

  Error handling
Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Convert.

$obj->AUTOLOAD()
    Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

$obj->notImplemented()
    Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

  Cleanup
Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message::Convert.

$obj->DESTROY()
    Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter

DIAGNOSTICS

Error: class $package does not implement method $method.
    Fatal error: the specific $package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package. Cast by "notImplemented()"

Error: converting from Mail::Internet but got a $what.
    Cast by "from()"

Error: export message must be a Mail::Message object, but is $what.
    Cast by "export()"

SEE ALSO
This module is part of Mail-Message version 4.05, built on April 10, 2026. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/

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.