Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists - SPF record "exists" mechanism class

Authors

Julian Mehnle <julian@mehnle.net>, Shevek <cpan@anarres.org> perl v5.40.1 2025-05-10 Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists(3pm)

Description

An object of class Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists represents an SPF record mechanism of type "exists". Constructors The following constructors are provided: new(%options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists Creates a new SPF record "exists" mechanism object. %options is a list of key/value pairs representing any of the following options: qualifierdomain_spec See "new" in Mail::SPF::Mech. new_from_string($text,%options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::Exists; throws Mail::SPF::ENothingToParse, Mail::SPF::EInvalidMech Creates a new SPF record "exists" mechanism object by parsing the string and any options given. Classmethods The following class methods are provided: default_qualifierqualifier_pattern See "Class methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech. name: returns string Returns 'exists'. name_pattern: returns Regexp Returns a regular expression that matches a mechanism name of 'exists'. Instancemethods The following instance methods are provided: textqualifierparamsstringify See "Instance methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech. domain_spec: returns Mail::SPF::MacroString Returns the "domain-spec" parameter of the mechanism. match($server,$request): returns boolean Checks whether a DNS "A" record exists for the mechanism's target domain name, and returns true if one does, or false otherwise. See RFC 4408, 5.7, for details.