Mail::SPF::Mech::IP6(3) SPF record ip6 mechanism class

DESCRIPTION

An object of class Mail::SPF::Mech::IP6 represents an SPF record mechanism of type "ip6".

Constructors

The following constructors are provided:
new(%options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::IP6
Creates a new SPF record "ip6" mechanism object.

%options is a list of key/value pairs representing any of the following options:

qualifier
ip_network
See ``new'' in Mail::SPF::Mech.
new_from_string($text, %options): returns Mail::SPF::Mech::IP6; throws Mail::SPF::ENothingToParse, Mail::SPF::EInvalidMech
Creates a new SPF record "ip6" mechanism object by parsing the string and any options given.

Class methods

The following class methods are provided:
default_qualifier
default_ipv6_prefix_length
qualifier_pattern
See ``Class methods'' in Mail::SPF::Mech.
name: returns string
Returns 'ip6'.
name_pattern: returns Regexp
Returns a regular expression that matches a mechanism name of 'ip6'.

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.

AUTHORS

Julian Mehnle <[email protected]>, Shevek <[email protected]>