new

$mail = new Mail::Internet ([arg], [options])

• Creates a new Mail::Internet object. arg is optional and may be either a file descriptor (a reference to a glob) or a reference to an array. If present, the new object is initialized with headers either from the array or read from the file descriptor. options is a list of options in the form of key/value pairs. Possible options are:
  • Header
  • Mail::Internet should not attempt to read a mail header from arg, if it was specified. Value is a Mail::Header object.
  • Body
  • Mail::Internet should attempt to read the body from arg, if it was specified. Value is a reference to an array that contains the lines of the message body.
  • Modify
  • Reformats the headers if true. Mail::Header option.
  • MailFrom
  • Specifies behavior for headers in the form "From ". Mail::Header option. Possible values are:
    • IGNORE
    • Ignores and discards the headers.
    • ERROR
    • Calls die.
    • COERCE
    • Renames headers to Mail-From.
    • KEEP
    • Keeps headers as they are.
  • FoldLength
  • Value is default line length for folding headers. Mail::Header option.