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:

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.

Class methods¶

The following class methods are provided:

default_qualifier

qualifier_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'.

Instance methods¶

The following instance methods are provided:

text

qualifier

params

stringify

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.