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Mail::SPF::Mech::Include(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mail::SPF::Mech::Include(3pm)
 

NAME

Mail::SPF::Mech::Include - SPF record "include" mechanism class

DESCRIPTION

An object of class Mail::SPF::Mech::Include represents an SPF record mechanism of type "include".

Constructors

The following constructors are provided:
new(%options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::Include
Creates a new SPF record "include" mechanism object.
%options is a list of key/value pairs representing any of the following options:
qualifier
domain_spec
See "new" in Mail::SPF::Mech.
new_from_string($text, %options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::Include; throws Mail::SPF::ENothingToParse, Mail::SPF::EInvalidMech
Creates a new SPF record "include" mechanism object by parsing the string and any options given.

Class methods

The following class methods are provided:
default_qualifier
qualifier_pattern
See "Class methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech.
name: returns string
Returns 'include'.
name_pattern: returns Regexp
Returns a regular expression that matches a mechanism name of 'include'.

Instance methods

The following instance methods are provided:
text
qualifier
params
stringify
See "Instance methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech.
domain_spec: returns Mail::SPF::MacroString
Returns the "domain-spec" parameter of the mechanism.
match($server, $request): returns boolean
Performs a recursive SPF check using the given SPF server and request objects and substituting the mechanism's target domain name for the request's authority domain. The result of the recursive SPF check is translated as follows: 
     Recursive result | Effect
    ------------------+-----------------
     pass             | return true
     fail             | return false
     softfail         | return false
     neutral          | return false
     none             | throw PermError
     permerror        | throw PermError
     temperror        | throw TempError
See RFC 4408, 5.2, for the exact algorithm used.

SEE ALSO

Mail::SPF, Mail::SPF::Record, Mail::SPF::Term, Mail::SPF::Mech
<http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4408>
For availability, support, and license information, see the README file included with Mail::SPF.

AUTHORS

Julian Mehnle <julian@mehnle.net>, Shevek <cpan@anarres.org>
2014-06-29 perl v5.18.2