new()¶

Call "new()" to create a new Log::Handler::Output::Sendmail object.

The following options are possible:

from

The sender address (From).

to

The receipient address (To).

cc

Carbon Copy (Cc).

bcc

Blind Carbon Copy (Bcc)

subject

The subject of the mail.

sender

This option is identical with "sendmail -f".

header

With this options it's possible to set your own header.

    my $email = Log::Handler::Output::Sendmail->new(
        from   => 'bar@foo.example',
        to     => 'foo@bar.example',
        header => 'Content-Type: text/plain; charset= UTF-8',
    );
    

Or

    my $email = Log::Handler::Output::Sendmail->new(
        header => {
            From    => 'bar@foo.example',
            To      => 'foo@bar.example',
            Subject => 'my subject',
            'Content-Type' => text/plain; charset= UTF-8',
        }
    );
    

Or

    my $email = Log::Handler::Output::Sendmail->new(
        header => [
            'From: bar@foo.example',
            'To: foo@bar.example',
            'Subject: my subject',
            'Content-Type: text/plain; charset= UTF-8',
        ]
    );
    

sendmail

The default is set to "/usr/sbin/sendmail".

params

Parameters for "sendmail".

The default is set to "-t".

maxsize

Set the maximum size of the buffer in bytes.

All messages will be buffered and if "maxsize" is exceeded the buffer is flushed and the messages will be send as email.

The default is set to 1048576 bytes.

Set 0 if you want no buffering and send a mail for each log message.

debug

Set 1 if you want to enable debugging.

The messages can be fetched with $SIG{__WARN__}.

log()¶

Call "log()" if you want to log a message as email.

    $email->log(message => "this message will be mailed");

If you pass the level then its placed into the subject:

    $email->log(message => "foo", level => "INFO");
    $email->log(message => "bar", level => "ERROR");
    $email->log(message => "baz", level => "DEBUG");

The lowest level is used:

    Subject: ERROR ...

You can pass the level with "Log::Handler" by setting

    message_pattern => '%L'

flush()¶

Call "flush()" if you want to flush the buffered messages.

validate()¶

Validate a configuration.

reload()¶

Reload with a new configuration.

errstr()¶

This function returns the last error message.