Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt(3)

Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt - lock a folder using mutt_dotlock

Mail::Box::Locker::Mutt
  is a Mail::Box::Locker
  is a Mail::Reporter

See Mail::Box::Locker

The "mutt" email reader includes a separate program which is specialized in locking folders. This locker class uses this external program. Mutt is not automatically installed.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Box::Locker.

Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Box::Locker.

Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$class->new(%options)
Inherited, see "METHODS" in Mail::Box::Locker
-Option --Defined in       --Default
 exe                         mutt_dotlock
 expires  Mail::Box::Locker  1 hour
 file     Mail::Box::Locker  undef
 folder   Mail::Box::Locker  <C<undef>>
 method   Mail::Box::Locker  'DOTLOCK'
 timeout  Mail::Box::Locker  10

Extends "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->exe()
Returns the name of the external binary.
$obj->expires( [SECONDS] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->filename( [$filename] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->folder( [$folder] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->name()
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->timeout( [SECONDS] )
Inherited, see "Attributes" in Mail::Box::Locker

Extends "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->hasLock()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->isLocked()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->lock()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker
$obj->unlock()
Inherited, see "Locking" in Mail::Box::Locker

Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->AUTOLOAD()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->notImplemented()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter

Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Box::Locker.

$obj->DESTROY()
Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Box::Locker

Fatal error: the specific $package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the package. Cast by notImplemented()
Cast by unlock()
Cast by lock()
Cast by lock()
Cast by lock()
Cast by lock()

This module is part of Mail-Box version 4.02, built on April 10, 2026. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This software is copyright (c) 2001-2026 by Mark Overmeer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

2026-04-11 perl v5.42.2