Mail::SpamAssassin::ClUser(Contributed Perl DocumMail::SpamAssassin::Client(3)NAMEMail::SpamAssassin::Client - Client for spamd Protocol
SYNOPSIS
my $client = new Mail::SpamAssassin::Client({
port => 783,
host => 'localhost',
username => 'someuser'});
or
my $client = new Mail::SpamAssassin::Client({
socketpath => '/path/to/socket',
username => 'someuser'});
Optionally takes timeout, which is applied to IO::Socket for the
initial connection. If not supplied, it defaults to 30 seconds.
if ($client->ping()) {
print "Ping is ok\n";
}
my $result = $client->process($testmsg);
if ($result->{isspam} eq 'True') {
do something with spam message here
}
DESCRIPTIONMail::SpamAssassin::Client is a module which provides a perl
implementation of the spamd protocol.
PUBLIC METHODS
new
public class (Mail::SpamAssassin::Client) new (\% $args)
Description: This method creates a new Mail::SpamAssassin::Client
object.
process
public instance (\%) process (String $msg)
Description: This method calls the spamd server with the PROCESS
command.
The return value is a hash reference containing several pieces of
information, if available:
content_length
isspam
score
threshold
message
check
public instance (\%) check (String $msg)
Description: The method implements the check call.
See the process method for the return value.
headers
public instance (\%) headers (String $msg)
Description: This method implements the headers call.
See the process method for the return value.
learn
public instance (Boolean) learn (String $msg, Integer $learntype)
Description: This method implements the learn call. $learntype should
be an integer, 0 for spam, 1 for ham and 2 for forget. The return
value is a boolean indicating if the message was learned or not.
An undef return value indicates that there was an error and you should
check the resp_code/resp_msg values to determine what the error was.
report
public instance (Boolean) report (String $msg)
Description: This method provides the report interface to spamd.
revoke
public instance (Boolean) revoke (String $msg)
Description: This method provides the revoke interface to spamd.
ping
public instance (Boolean) ping ()
Description: This method performs a server ping and returns 0 or 1
depending on if the server responded correctly.
PRIVATE METHODS
_create_connection
private instance (IO::Socket) _create_connection ()
Description: This method sets up a proper IO::Socket connection based
on the arguments used when creating the client object.
On failure, it sets an internal error code and returns undef.
_parse_response_line
private instance (@) _parse_response_line (String $line)
Description: This method parses the initial response line/header from
the server and returns its parts.
We have this as a separate method in case we ever decide to get fancy
with the response line.
_clear_errors
private instance () _clear_errors ()
Description: This method clears out any current errors.
_filter
private instance (\%) _filter (String $msg, String $command)
Description: Makes the actual call to the spamd server for the various
filter method (ie PROCESS, CHECK, HEADERS, etc). The command that is
passed in is sent to the spamd server.
The return value is a hash reference containing several pieces of
information, if available:
content_length
isspam
score
threshold
message (if available)
perl v5.18.1 2011-06-06 Mail::SpamAssassin::Client(3)
