Please bottom post.... > > Thanks for this. I'm not completely new but haven't found any sort of > comprehensive docs, only cryptic ones. Where might I find it? >
Documentation for modules available on CPAN are always available online in a quite readable format, for example, http://search.cpan.org/~sdowd/Mail-POP3Client-2.16/POP3Client.pm Also you can access most modules documentation after installation by issuing, perldoc <module name> perldoc Mail::POP3Client > By debug switch do you mean the optional debug_flag ? No I haven't but > about to. Well yes, but it is 'DEBUG', and is passed to the constructor. > > No idea what AUTH_MODE means, and my two oreilly perl books don't tell > me either but I'll try and Google for it. > AUTH_MODE sets the mode that the POP client will use to send the password. The POP3 server on the other end may or may not support "encrypted" (actually hashed but that's another topic) passwords in which case the AUTH_MODE may need to be set to tell the client to send the password in clear text. Setting AUTH_MODE to BEST seems to allow the most flexibility. > Thanks, have moved on a little! > > Jim > No problem. http://danconia.org > >Did you turn on the DEBUG switch? There is a section in the docs that > >state that it will give an indication of errors. I copied your script, > >turned it on, saw that the connection was successful by login was not. I > >then attempted switching the AUTH_MODE for my connection to PASS (yes I > >know what this means, do you? If not, learn before doing so.) and > >everything then worked. > > > > > > > >>It runs, but I get "You have -1 messages" > >> > >> > >> > > > >The docs state that currently the only way to check for successful > >connection is to ask for the number of messages, with -1 indicating > >connection failure. I suspect 0 is success but empty, and >1 meaning > >success and with messages. > > > >Granted this is fairly annoying and I would think getting that switched > >is high on their list. > > > > > > > >>I suspect the -1 means the variable has not been initialized or for some > >>reason it will not connect to the server. > >> > >> > >> > > > >-1 is initialization of the variable, just not a connection. > > > > > > > >>TIA > >> > >>Jim > >> > >> > >> > > > ><snip code> > > > >http://danconia.org > > > > > > > > -- > > > ============================================== > Jim Maas Ph.D. > 29 Amber Close > Earley, Reading, UK > RG6 7ED > > 0118-935-3283 > 0771-985-8698 > jamaas at btinternet dot com > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
