Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt(3)

NAME
Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt - lock a folder using mutt_dotlock

INHERITANCE
 Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt
   is a Mail::Box::Locker
   is a Mail::Reporter

SYNOPSIS
  See Mail::Box::Locker

DESCRIPTION
The "mutt" email reader includes a separate program which is specialized in locking folders. This locker class uses this external program. Mutt is not automatically installed.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Box::Locker.

METHODS
Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Box::Locker.

  Constructors
Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Box::Locker.

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

     -Option --Defined in       --Default
      exe                         mutt_dotlock
      expires  Mail::Box::Locker  1 hour
      file     Mail::Box::Locker  undef
      folder   Mail::Box::Locker  <C<undef>>
      method   Mail::Box::Locker  'DOTLOCK'
      timeout  Mail::Box::Locker  10

    exe => PATH
        The name of the program. May be a relative or absolute path.

    expires => $seconds
    file => $file
    folder => $folder
    method => $name|CLASS|\@names
    timeout => $seconds|'NOTIMEOUT'

  Attributes
Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->exe()
    Returns the name of the external binary.

$obj->expires( [SECONDS] )
    Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker

$obj->filename( [$filename] )
    Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker

$obj->folder( [$folder] )
    Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker

$obj->name()
    Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker

$obj->timeout( [SECONDS] )
    Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker

  Locking
Extends "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->hasLock()
    Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker

$obj->isLocked()
    Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker

$obj->lock()
    Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker

$obj->unlock()
    Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker

  Error handling
Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Box::Locker.

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

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

  Cleanup
Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Box::Locker.

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

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()"

Warning: couldn't remove mutt-unlock $folder: $!
    Cast by "unlock()"

Fault: failed to remove expired mutt-lock $file: $!
    Cast by "lock()"

Warning: folder $name already mutt-locked with $file.
    Cast by "lock()"

Fault: folder $name will never get a mutt-lock with $file: $!
    Cast by "lock()"

Warning: removed expired mutt-lock file $file.
    Cast by "lock()"

SEE ALSO
This module is part of Mail-Box version 4.02, built on April 10, 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.