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NAME

       Mail::Box::Maildir - handle Maildir folders

INHERITANCE

        Mail::Box::Maildir
          is a Mail::Box::Dir
          is a Mail::Box
          is a Mail::Reporter

SYNOPSIS

        use Mail::Box::Maildir;
        my $folder = new Mail::Box::Maildir folder => $ENV{MAIL}, ...;

DESCRIPTION

       This documentation describes how Maildir mailboxes work, and what you can do with the
       Maildir folder object "Mail::Box::Maildir".

       Maildir is not supported for Windows, because it create filenames which are not accepted
       by the Windows system.

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

OVERLOADED

       Extends "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Box::Dir.

       overload: ""
           Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Box

       overload: @{}
           Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Box

       overload: cmp
           Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Box

METHODS

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

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

       Mail::Box::Maildir->new(%options)
            -Option           --Defined in     --Default
             accept_new                          <false>
             access             Mail::Box        'r'
             body_delayed_type  Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Body::Delayed
             body_type          Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Body::Lines
             coerce_options     Mail::Box        []
             create             Mail::Box        <false>
             directory          Mail::Box::Dir   <derived from folder name>
             extract            Mail::Box        10240
             field_type         Mail::Box        undef
             fix_headers        Mail::Box        <false>
             folder             Mail::Box        $ENV{MAIL}
             folderdir          Mail::Box        $ENV{HOME}/.maildir
             head_delayed_type  Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Head::Delayed
             head_type          Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Head::Complete
             keep_dups          Mail::Box        <false>
             lock_file          Mail::Box        <not used>
             lock_timeout       Mail::Box        <not used>
             lock_type          Mail::Box        'NONE' (constant)
             lock_wait          Mail::Box        <not used>
             locker             Mail::Box        undef
             log                Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
             manager            Mail::Box        undef
             message_type       Mail::Box        <folder-class>::Message
             multipart_type     Mail::Box        Mail::Message::Body::Multipart
             remove_when_empty  Mail::Box        <true>
             save_on_exit       Mail::Box        <true>
             trace              Mail::Reporter   'WARNINGS'
             trusted            Mail::Box        <depends on folder location>

           accept_new => BOOLEAN
             When the folder is open, some messages may be stored in the "new" sub-directory.  By
             default, these messages are immediately moved to the "cur" directory when the folder
             is opened.  Otherwise, you have to call acceptMessages() or
             Mail::Box::Maildir::Message::accept().

           access => MODE
           body_delayed_type => CLASS
           body_type => CLASS|CODE
           coerce_options => ARRAY
           create => BOOLEAN
           directory => DIRECTORY
           extract => INTEGER | CODE | METHOD | 'LAZY'|'ALWAYS'
           field_type => CLASS
           fix_headers => BOOLEAN
           folder => FOLDERNAME
           folderdir => DIRECTORY
           head_delayed_type => CLASS
           head_type => CLASS
           keep_dups => BOOLEAN
           lock_file => FILENAME
           lock_timeout => SECONDS
           lock_type => CLASS|STRING|ARRAY
           lock_wait => SECONDS
           locker => OBJECT
           log => LEVEL
           manager => MANAGER
           message_type => CLASS
           multipart_type => CLASS
           remove_when_empty => BOOLEAN
           save_on_exit => BOOLEAN
           trace => LEVEL
           trusted => BOOLEAN

   The folder
       Extends "The folder" in Mail::Box::Dir.

       $obj->addMessage($message, %options)
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->addMessages(@messages)
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       Mail::Box::Maildir->appendMessages(%options)
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->close(%options)
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->copyTo($folder, %options)
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->delete(%options)
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->directory()
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box::Dir

       $obj->folderdir( [$directory] )
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->name()
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->organization()
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->size()
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->type()
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->update(%options)
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

       $obj->url()
           Inherited, see "The folder" in Mail::Box

   Folder flags
       Extends "Folder flags" in Mail::Box::Dir.

       $obj->access()
           Inherited, see "Folder flags" in Mail::Box

       $obj->isModified()
           Inherited, see "Folder flags" in Mail::Box

       $obj->modified( [BOOLEAN] )
           Inherited, see "Folder flags" in Mail::Box

       $obj->writable()
           Inherited, see "Folder flags" in Mail::Box

   The messages
       Extends "The messages" in Mail::Box::Dir.

       $obj->current( [$number|$message|$message_id] )
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->find($message_id)
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->findFirstLabeled( $label, [BOOLEAN, [$msgs]] )
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->message( $index, [$message] )
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->messageId( $message_id, [$message] )
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->messageIds()
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->messages( <'ALL'|$range|'ACTIVE'|'DELETED'|$label| !$label|$filter> )
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->nrMessages(%options)
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

       $obj->scanForMessages($message, $message_ids, $timespan, $window)
           Inherited, see "The messages" in Mail::Box

   Sub-folders
       Extends "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box::Dir.

       $obj->listSubFolders(%options)
       Mail::Box::Maildir->listSubFolders(%options)
           Inherited, see "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box

       $obj->nameOfSubFolder( $subname, [$parentname] )
       Mail::Box::Maildir->nameOfSubFolder( $subname, [$parentname] )
           Inherited, see "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box

       $obj->openRelatedFolder(%options)
           Inherited, see "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box

       $obj->openSubFolder($subname, %options)
           Inherited, see "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box

       $obj->topFolderWithMessages()
       Mail::Box::Maildir->topFolderWithMessages()
           Inherited, see "Sub-folders" in Mail::Box

   Internals
       Extends "Internals" in Mail::Box::Dir.

       $obj->acceptMessages()
           Accept all messages which are waiting in the "new" directory to be moved to the "cur"
           directory.  This will not rescan the directory for newly arrived messages, because
           that's a task for update().

       Mail::Box::Maildir->appendMessage(%options)
       $obj->coerce($message, %options)
       $obj->create($foldername, %options)
       Mail::Box::Maildir->create($foldername, %options)
            -Option   --Defined in--Default
             folderdir  Mail::Box   undef

           folderdir => DIRECTORY
       $obj->createDirs($folderdir)
       Mail::Box::Maildir->createDirs($folderdir)
           The $folderdir contains the absolute path of the location where the messages are kept.
           Maildir folders contain a "tmp", "new", and "cur" sub-directory within that folder
           directory as well.  This method will ensure that all directories exist.  Returns false
           on failure.

       $obj->determineBodyType($message, $head)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->folderIsEmpty($folderdir)
       Mail::Box::Maildir->folderIsEmpty($folderdir)
           Checks whether the folder whose directory is specified as absolute $folderdir is empty
           or not.  A folder is empty when the "tmp", "new", and "cur" subdirectories are empty
           and some files which are left there by application programs.  The maildir spec
           explicitly states: ".qmail", "bulletintime", "bulletinlock" and "seriallock".  If any
           other files are found, the directory is considered not-empty.

       $obj->folderToDirectory($foldername, $folderdir)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box::Dir

       Mail::Box::Maildir->foundIn( [$foldername], %options )
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->lineSeparator( [<STRING|'CR'|'LF'|'CRLF'>] )
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->locker()
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->messageInFile($filename)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box::Dir

       $obj->read(%options)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->readMessageFilenames($directory)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box::Dir

       $obj->readMessages(%options)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->storeMessage($message)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->toBeThreaded($messages)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->toBeUnthreaded($messages)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->updateMessages(%options)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->write(%options)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

       $obj->writeMessages(%options)
           Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Box

   Other methods
       Extends "Other methods" in Mail::Box::Dir.

       $obj->timespan2seconds($time)
       Mail::Box::Maildir->timespan2seconds($time)
           Inherited, see "Other methods" in Mail::Box

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

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

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

       $obj->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
       Mail::Box::Maildir->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

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

       $obj->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
       Mail::Box::Maildir->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

       $obj->logPriority($level)
       Mail::Box::Maildir->logPriority($level)
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

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

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

       $obj->report( [$level] )
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

       $obj->reportAll( [$level] )
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

       $obj->trace( [$level] )
           Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

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

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

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

DETAILS

       The explanation is complicated, but for normal use you should bother yourself with all
       details.

       Extends "DETAILS" in Mail::Box::Dir.

   Different kinds of folders
       Extends "Different kinds of folders" in Mail::Box::Dir.

   Available folder types
       Extends "Available folder types" in Mail::Box::Dir.

   Folder class implementation
       Extends "Folder class implementation" in Mail::Box::Dir.

   How MAILDIR folders work
       Maildir-type folders use a directory to store the messages of one folder.  Each message is
       stored in a separate file.  This seems useful, because changes in a folder change only a
       few of these small files, in contrast with file-based folders where changes in a folder
       cause rewrites of huge folder-files.

       However, Maildir based folders perform very bad if you need header information of all
       messages.  For instance, if you want to have full knowledge about all message-threads (see
       Mail::Box::Thread::Manager) in the folder, it requires to read all header lines in all
       message files.  And usually, reading your messages as threads is desired.  Maildir
       maintains a tiny amount of info visible in the filename, which may make it perform just a
       little bit faster than MH.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Error: Cannot append Maildir message in $new to folder $self.
           The message (or messages) could not be stored in the right directories for the Maildir
           folder.

       Error: Cannot create Maildir directory $dir: $!
           A Maildir folder is represented by a directory, with some sub-directories.  The top
           folder directory could not be created for the reason indicated.

       Error: Cannot create Maildir folder $name.
           One or more of the directories required to administer a Maildir folder could not be
           created.

       Error: Cannot create Maildir message file $new.
           A message is converted from some other message format into a Maildir format by writing
           it to a file with a name which contains the status flags of the message.  Apparently,
           creating this file failed.

       Error: Cannot create Maildir subdir $dir: $!
           Each Maildir folder has three sub-directories for administration: "new", "tmp", and
           "cur".  The mentioned directory could not be created for the indicated reason.

       Warning: Changes not written to read-only folder $self.
           You have opened the folder read-only --which is the default set by new(access)--, made
           modifications, and now want to close it.  Set close(force) if you want to overrule the
           access mode, or close the folder with close(write) set to "NEVER".

       Error: Copying failed for one message.
           For some reason, for instance disc full, removed by external process, or read-
           protection, it is impossible to copy one of the messages.  Copying will proceed for
           the other messages.

       Error: Destination folder $name is not writable.
           The folder where the messages are copied to is not opened with write access (see
           new(access)).  This has no relation with write permission to the folder which is
           controlled by your operating system.

       Warning: Different messages with id $msgid
           The message id is discovered more than once within the same folder, but the content of
           the message seems to be different.  This should not be possible: each message must be
           unique.

       Error: Folder $name is opened read-only
           You can not write to this folder unless you have opened the folder to write or append
           with new(access), or the "force" option is set true.

       Error: Folder $name not deleted: not writable.
           The folder must be opened with write access via new(access), otherwise removing it
           will be refused.  So, you may have write-access according to the operating system, but
           that will not automatically mean that this "delete" method permits you to.  The
           reverse remark is valid as well.

       Error: Invalid timespan '$timespan' specified.
           The string does not follow the strict rules of the time span syntax which is permitted
           as parameter.

       Warning: Message-id '$msgid' does not contain a domain.
           According to the RFCs, message-ids need to contain a unique random part, then an "@",
           and then a domain name.  This is made to avoid the creation of two messages with the
           same id.  The warning emerges when the "@" is missing from the string.

       Error: Package $package does not implement $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.

       Error: Unable to create subfolder $name of $folder.
           The copy includes the subfolders, but for some reason it was not possible to copy one
           of these.  Copying will proceed for all other sub-folders.

       Error: Writing folder $name failed
           For some reason (you probably got more error messages about this problem) it is
           impossible to write the folder, although you should because there were changes made.

SEE ALSO

       This module is part of Mail-Box distribution version 3.010, built on July 18, 2023.
       Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

LICENSE

       Copyrights 2001-2023 by [Mark Overmeer]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself.  See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/