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
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Creates a new SPF record "ip4" mechanism object.
%options is a list of key/value pairs representing any of the following options:
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- qualifier
- ip_network
- See ``new'' in Mail::SPF::Mech.
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- new_from_string($text, %options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::IP4; throws Mail::SPF::ENothingToParse, Mail::SPF::EInvalidMech
- Creates a new SPF record "ip4" mechanism object by parsing the string and any options given.
Class methods
The following class methods are provided:- default_qualifier
- default_ipv4_prefix_length
- qualifier_pattern
- See ``Class methods'' in Mail::SPF::Mech.
- name: returns string
- Returns 'ip4'.
- name_pattern: returns Regexp
- Returns a regular expression that matches a mechanism name of 'ip4'.
See Mail::SPF::Mech for other supported class methods.
Instance methods
The following instance methods are provided:- text
- qualifier
- params
- stringify
- See ``Instance methods'' in Mail::SPF::Mech.
- ip_network: returns NetAddr::IP
- Returns the IP address network parameter of the mechanism.
- match($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.