Mail::SPF::Mech::ExistUser Contributed Perl DocumentMail::SPF::Mech::Exists(3)
NAME
Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists - SPF record "exists" mechanism class
DESCRIPTION
An object of class Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists represents an SPF record
mechanism of type "exists".
Constructors
The following constructors are provided:
new(%options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists
Creates a new SPF record "exists" 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($text, %options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists;
throws Mail::SPF::ENothingToParse, Mail::SPF::EInvalidMech
Creates a new SPF record "exists" mechanism object by parsing the
string and any options given.
Class methods
The following class methods are provided:
default_qualifier
qualifier_pattern
See "Class methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech.
name: returns string
Returns 'exists'.
name_pattern: returns Regexp
Returns a regular expression that matches a mechanism name of
'exists'.
Instance methods
The following instance methods are provided:
text
qualifier
params
stringify
See "Instance methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech.
domain_spec: returns Mail::SPF::MacroString
Returns the "domain-spec" parameter of the mechanism.
match($server, $request): returns boolean
Checks whether a DNS "A" record exists for the mechanism's target
domain name, and returns true if one does, or false otherwise. See
RFC 4408, 5.7, for details.
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 AT mehnle.net>, Shevek <cpan AT anarres.org>
perl v5.26.3 2020-06-03 Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists(3)