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    "parameter": "MailTools",
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    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/MailTools/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T13:38:59Z",
    "synopsis": "# This is a place-holder for the distribution",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "MailTools - bundle of ancient email modules\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "# This is a place-holder for the distribution\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "MailTools is a bundle: an ancient form of combining packages into one distribution. Gladly, it\ncan be distributed as if it is a normal distribution as well.\n\nBe warned: The code you find here is very old. It works for simple emails, but when you start\nwith new code then please use more sofisticated libraries. The main reason that you still find\nthis code on CPAN, is because many books use it as example.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "Component",
                    "content": "In this distribution, you find\n\nMail::Address\nParse email address from a header line.\n\nMail::Cap\nInterpret mailcap files: mappings of file-types to applications as used by many command-line\nemail programs.\n\nMail::Field\nSimplifies access to (some) email header fields. Used by Mail::Header.\n\nMail::Filter\nProcess Mail::Internet messages.\n\nMail::Header\nCollection of Mail::Field objects, representing the header of a Mail::Internet object.\n\nMail::Internet\nRepresents a single email message, with header and body.\n\nMail::Mailer\nSend Mail::Internet emails via direct smtp or local MTA's.\n\nMail::Send\nBuild a Mail::Internet object, and then send it out using Mail::Mailer.\n\nMail::Util\n\"Smart functions\" you should not depend on.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "This module is part of the MailTools distribution, http://perl.overmeer.net/mailtools/.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "The MailTools bundle was developed by Graham Barr. Later, Mark Overmeer took over maintenance\nwithout commitment to further development.\n\nMail::Cap by Gisle Aas <aas@oslonett.no>. Mail::Field::AddrList by Peter Orbaek <poe@cit.dk>.\nMail::Mailer and Mail::Send by Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>. For other contributors see\nChangeLog.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "LICENSE": {
            "content": "Copyrights 1995-2000 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com> and 2001-2017 Mark Overmeer\n<perl@overmeer.net>.\n\nThis program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as\nPerl itself. See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html\n",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "MailTools - bundle of ancient email modules",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}