Mail::SPF::Mech::IP4 - SPF record "ip4" mechanism class

Authors

Julian Mehnle <julian@mehnle.net>, Shevek <cpan@anarres.org> perl v5.40.1 2025-05-10 Mail::SPF::Mech::IP4(3pm)

Description

An object of class Mail::SPF::Mech::IP4 represents an SPF record mechanism of type "ip4". Constructors The following constructors are provided: new(%options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::IP4 Creates a new SPF record "ip4" mechanism object. %options is a list of key/value pairs representing any of the following options: qualifierip_network See "new" in Mail::SPF::Mech. new_from_string($text,%options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::IP4; throws Mail::SPF::ENothingToParse, Mail::SPF::EInvalidMech Creates a new SPF record "ip4" mechanism object by parsing the string and any options given. Classmethods The following class methods are provided: default_qualifierdefault_ipv4_prefix_lengthqualifier_pattern See "Class methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech. name: returns string Returns 'ip4'. name_pattern: returns Regexp Returns a regular expression that matches a mechanism name of 'ip4'. See Mail::SPF::Mech for other supported class methods. Instancemethods The following instance methods are provided: textqualifierparamsstringify See "Instance methods" in Mail::SPF::Mech. ip_network: returns NetAddr::IP Returns the IP address network parameter of the mechanism. match($server,$request): returns boolean Returns true if the mechanism's "ip_network" equals or contains the given request's IP address, or false otherwise. See RFC 4408, 5.6, for details.