NAME

       Mail::Bulkmail::DummyServer - dummy class for dummy server objects

AUTHOR

       Jim Thomason, jim@jimandkoka.com

DESCRIPTION

       Mail::Bulkmail::DummyServer is a drop in replacement for Mail::Bulkmail::Server.

       Sometimes you just want to test things on your end - make sure your list iterates
       properly, make sure your mail merge is functioning fine, make sure your logging functions
       are correct, whatever.  And in those cases, you probably don't want to worry about futzing
       around with your SMTP relay and sending junk messages through it that you don't care
       about. Not to mention the fact that those probably will need to be inspected and deleted
       later. A hassle for debugging.

       Enter DummyServer. This is a subclass of Mail::Bulkmail::Server that behaves exactly the
       same except for the fact that it doesn't actually connect to a server. Instead, it sends
       all data that would be going to the server to a file instead. This file should be
       specified in the conf file.

        #in your conf file
        define package Mail::Bulkmail::DummyServer
        dummy_file     = ./my.dummy.file

       Now, instead of sending commands to your SMTP relay, they'll get sent to ./my.dummy.file
       for easy inspection at a later date.

CLASS ATTRIBUTES

       dummy_file Stores the dummy_file that you want to output your data to.

METHODS

       connect    "connects" to your DummyServer. Actually, internally it ties a filehandle onto
                  this package.  Yes, this thing has a (minimal) implementation of a tied handle
                  class to accomplish this feat.

                  This method is known to return

                   MBDu001 - server won't say EHLO

       disconnect overloaded disconnect method. Wipes out the internal socket as usual, but
                  doesn't try to say RSET or QUIT to the server.

                  disconnect can also disconnect quietly, i.e., it won't try to issue a RSET and
                  then quit before closing the socket.

                   $server->disconnect();                         #issues RSET and quit
                   $server->disconnect('quietly');        #issues nothing

SEE ALSO

       Mail::Bulkmail::Server

COPYRIGHT (again)

       Copyright and (c) 2003 James A Thomason III (jim@jimandkoka.com). All rights reserved.
       Mail::Bulkmail::DummyServer is distributed under the terms of the Perl Artistic License.

CONTACT INFO

       So you don't have to scroll all the way back to the top, I'm Jim Thomason
       (jim@jimandkoka.com) and feedback is appreciated.  Bug reports/suggestions/questions/etc.
       Hell, drop me a line to let me know that you're using the module and that it's made your
       life easier.  :-)