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Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt(3pm)

NAME

Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt - lock a folder using mutt_dotlock

INHERITANCE

 Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt
   is a Mail::Box::Locker
   is a Mail::Reporter

SYNOPSIS

  See Mail::Box::Locker

DESCRIPTION

The "mutt" email reader includes a separate program which is specialized in locking folders. This locker class uses this external program. Mutt is not automatically installed.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Box::Locker.

METHODS

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Box::Locker.

Constructors

Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$class->new(%options)
Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Box::Locker 

 -Option --Defined in       --Default
  exe                         mutt_dotlock
  expires  Mail::Box::Locker  1 hour
  file     Mail::Box::Locker  undef
  folder   Mail::Box::Locker  <C<undef>>
  log      Mail::Reporter     'WARNINGS'
  method   Mail::Box::Locker  'DOTLOCK'
  timeout  Mail::Box::Locker  10
  trace    Mail::Reporter     'WARNINGS'
The name of the program. May be a relative or absolute path.

Attributes

Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->exe()
Returns the name of the external binary.
$obj->expires( [SECONDS] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->filename( [$filename] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->folder( [$folder] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->logSettings()
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->name()
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->timeout( [SECONDS] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->unlock()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker

Locking

Extends "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->hasLock()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->isLocked()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->lock()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker

Error handling

Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->AUTOLOAD()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->addReport($object)
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$any->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->errors()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$any->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$any->logPriority($level)
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->notImplemented()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->report( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->reportAll( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->trace( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->warnings()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

Cleanup

Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->DESTROY()
Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Box::Locker

DIAGNOSTICS

Cast by unlock()
Cast by lock()
Cast by lock()
Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package. Cast by notImplemented()
Cast by lock()

SEE ALSO

This module is part of Mail-Box version 3.012, built on November 27, 2025. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

LICENSE

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This software is copyright (c) 2001-2025 by Mark Overmeer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

2025-12-07 perl v5.40.1