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1 # Net::SMTP.pm
2 #
3 # Copyright (c) 1995-2004 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>. All rights reserved.
4 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 # modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
6
7 package Net::SMTP;
8
9 require 5.001;
10
11 use strict;
12 use vars qw($VERSION @ISA);
13 use Socket 1.3;
14 use Carp;
15 use IO::Socket;
16 use Net::Cmd;
17 use Net::Config;
18
19 $VERSION = "2.29";
20
21 @ISA = qw(Net::Cmd IO::Socket::INET);
22
23 sub new
24 {
25 my $self = shift;
26 my $type = ref($self) || $self;
27 my ($host,%arg);
28 if (@_ % 2) {
29 $host = shift ;
30 %arg = @_;
31 } else {
32 %arg = @_;
33 $host=delete $arg{Host};
34 }
35 my $hosts = defined $host ? $host : $NetConfig{smtp_hosts};
36 my $obj;
37
38 my $h;
39 foreach $h (@{ref($hosts) ? $hosts : [ $hosts ]})
40 {
41 $obj = $type->SUPER::new(PeerAddr => ($host = $h),
42 PeerPort => $arg{Port} || 'smtp(25)',
43 LocalAddr => $arg{LocalAddr},
44 LocalPort => $arg{LocalPort},
45 Proto => 'tcp',
46 Timeout => defined $arg{Timeout}
47 ? $arg{Timeout}
48 : 120
49 ) and last;
50 }
51
52 return undef
53 unless defined $obj;
54
55 $obj->autoflush(1);
56
57 $obj->debug(exists $arg{Debug} ? $arg{Debug} : undef);
58
59 unless ($obj->response() == CMD_OK)
60 {
61 $obj->close();
62 return undef;
63 }
64
65 ${*$obj}{'net_smtp_exact_addr'} = $arg{ExactAddresses};
66 ${*$obj}{'net_smtp_host'} = $host;
67
68 (${*$obj}{'net_smtp_banner'}) = $obj->message;
69 (${*$obj}{'net_smtp_domain'}) = $obj->message =~ /\A\s*(\S+)/;
70
71 unless($obj->hello($arg{Hello} || ""))
72 {
73 $obj->close();
74 return undef;
75 }
76
77 $obj;
78 }
79
80 sub host {
81 my $me = shift;
82 ${*$me}{'net_smtp_host'};
83 }
84
85 ##
86 ## User interface methods
87 ##
88
89 sub banner
90 {
91 my $me = shift;
92
93 return ${*$me}{'net_smtp_banner'} || undef;
94 }
95
96 sub domain
97 {
98 my $me = shift;
99
100 return ${*$me}{'net_smtp_domain'} || undef;
101 }
102
103 sub etrn {
104 my $self = shift;
105 defined($self->supports('ETRN',500,["Command unknown: 'ETRN'"])) &&
106 $self->_ETRN(@_);
107 }
108
109 sub auth {
110 my ($self, $username, $password) = @_;
111
112 eval {
113 require MIME::Base64;
114 require Authen::SASL;
115 } or $self->set_status(500,["Need MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL todo auth"]), return 0;
116
117 my $mechanisms = $self->supports('AUTH',500,["Command unknown: 'AUTH'"]);
118 return unless defined $mechanisms;
119
120 my $sasl;
121
122 if (ref($username) and UNIVERSAL::isa($username,'Authen::SASL')) {
123 $sasl = $username;
124 $sasl->mechanism($mechanisms);
125 }
126 else {
127 die "auth(username, password)" if not length $username;
128 $sasl = Authen::SASL->new(mechanism=> $mechanisms,
129 callback => { user => $username,
130 pass => $password,
131 authname => $username,
132 });
133 }
134
135 # We should probably allow the user to pass the host, but I don't
136 # currently know and SASL mechanisms that are used by smtp that need it
137 my $client = $sasl->client_new('smtp',${*$self}{'net_smtp_host'},0);
138 my $str = $client->client_start;
139 # We dont support sasl mechanisms that encrypt the socket traffic.
140 # todo that we would really need to change the ISA hierarchy
141 # so we dont inherit from IO::Socket, but instead hold it in an attribute
142
143 my @cmd = ("AUTH", $client->mechanism);
144 my $code;
145
146 push @cmd, MIME::Base64::encode_base64($str,'')
147 if defined $str and length $str;
148
149 while (($code = $self->command(@cmd)->response()) == CMD_MORE) {
150 @cmd = (MIME::Base64::encode_base64(
151 $client->client_step(
152 MIME::Base64::decode_base64(
153 ($self->message)[0]
154 )
155 ), ''
156 ));
157 }
158
159 $code == CMD_OK;
160 }
161
162 sub hello
163 {
164 my $me = shift;
165 my $domain = shift || "localhost.localdomain";
166 my $ok = $me->_EHLO($domain);
167 my @msg = $me->message;
168
169 if($ok)
170 {
171 my $h = ${*$me}{'net_smtp_esmtp'} = {};
172 my $ln;
173 foreach $ln (@msg) {
174 $h->{uc $1} = $2
175 if $ln =~ /(\w+)\b[= \t]*([^\n]*)/;
176 }
177 }
178 elsif($me->status == CMD_ERROR)
179 {
180 @msg = $me->message
181 if $ok = $me->_HELO($domain);
182 }
183
184 return undef unless $ok;
185
186 $msg[0] =~ /\A\s*(\S+)/;
187 return ($1 || " ");
188 }
189
190 sub supports {
191 my $self = shift;
192 my $cmd = uc shift;
193 return ${*$self}{'net_smtp_esmtp'}->{$cmd}
194 if exists ${*$self}{'net_smtp_esmtp'}->{$cmd};
195 $self->set_status(@_)
196 if @_;
197 return;
198 }
199
200 sub _addr {
201 my $self = shift;
202 my $addr = shift;
203 $addr = "" unless defined $addr;
204
205 if (${*$self}{'net_smtp_exact_addr'}) {
206 return $1 if $addr =~ /^\s*(<.*>)\s*$/s;
207 }
208 else {
209 return $1 if $addr =~ /(<[^>]*>)/;
210 $addr =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//sg;
211 }
212
213 "<$addr>";
214 }
215
216 sub mail
217 {
218 my $me = shift;
219 my $addr = _addr($me, shift);
220 my $opts = "";
221
222 if(@_)
223 {
224 my %opt = @_;
225 my($k,$v);
226
227 if(exists ${*$me}{'net_smtp_esmtp'})
228 {
229 my $esmtp = ${*$me}{'net_smtp_esmtp'};
230
231 if(defined($v = delete $opt{Size}))
232 {
233 if(exists $esmtp->{SIZE})
234 {
235 $opts .= sprintf " SIZE=%d", $v + 0
236 }
237 else
238 {
239 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: SIZE option not supported by host';
240 }
241 }
242
243 if(defined($v = delete $opt{Return}))
244 {
245 if(exists $esmtp->{DSN})
246 {
247 $opts .= " RET=" . ((uc($v) eq "FULL") ? "FULL" : "HDRS");
248 }
249 else
250 {
251 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: DSN option not supported by host';
252 }
253 }
254
255 if(defined($v = delete $opt{Bits}))
256 {
257 if($v eq "8")
258 {
259 if(exists $esmtp->{'8BITMIME'})
260 {
261 $opts .= " BODY=8BITMIME";
262 }
263 else
264 {
265 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: 8BITMIME option not supported by host';
266 }
267 }
268 elsif($v eq "binary")
269 {
270 if(exists $esmtp->{'BINARYMIME'} && exists $esmtp->{'CHUNKING'})
271 {
272 $opts .= " BODY=BINARYMIME";
273 ${*$me}{'net_smtp_chunking'} = 1;
274 }
275 else
276 {
277 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: BINARYMIME option not supported by host';
278 }
279 }
280 elsif(exists $esmtp->{'8BITMIME'} or exists $esmtp->{'BINARYMIME'})
281 {
282 $opts .= " BODY=7BIT";
283 }
284 else
285 {
286 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: 8BITMIME and BINARYMIME options not supported by host';
287 }
288 }
289
290 if(defined($v = delete $opt{Transaction}))
291 {
292 if(exists $esmtp->{CHECKPOINT})
293 {
294 $opts .= " TRANSID=" . _addr($me, $v);
295 }
296 else
297 {
298 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: CHECKPOINT option not supported by host';
299 }
300 }
301
302 if(defined($v = delete $opt{Envelope}))
303 {
304 if(exists $esmtp->{DSN})
305 {
306 $v =~ s/([^\041-\176]|=|\+)/sprintf "+%02x", ord($1)/sge;
307 $opts .= " ENVID=$v"
308 }
309 else
310 {
311 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: DSN option not supported by host';
312 }
313 }
314
315 if(defined($v = delete $opt{XVERP}))
316 {
317 if(exists $esmtp->{'XVERP'})
318 {
319 $opts .= " XVERP"
320 }
321 else
322 {
323 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: XVERP option not supported by host';
324 }
325 }
326
327 carp 'Net::SMTP::recipient: unknown option(s) '
328 . join(" ", keys %opt)
329 . ' - ignored'
330 if scalar keys %opt;
331 }
332 else
333 {
334 carp 'Net::SMTP::mail: ESMTP not supported by host - options discarded :-(';
335 }
336 }
337
338 $me->_MAIL("FROM:".$addr.$opts);
339 }
340
341 sub send { my $me = shift; $me->_SEND("FROM:" . _addr($me, $_[0])) }
342 sub send_or_mail { my $me = shift; $me->_SOML("FROM:" . _addr($me, $_[0])) }
343 sub send_and_mail { my $me = shift; $me->_SAML("FROM:" . _addr($me, $_[0])) }
344
345 sub reset
346 {
347 my $me = shift;
348
349 $me->dataend()
350 if(exists ${*$me}{'net_smtp_lastch'});
351
352 $me->_RSET();
353 }
354
355
356 sub recipient
357 {
358 my $smtp = shift;
359 my $opts = "";
360 my $skip_bad = 0;
361
362 if(@_ && ref($_[-1]))
363 {
364 my %opt = %{pop(@_)};
365 my $v;
366
367 $skip_bad = delete $opt{'SkipBad'};
368
369 if(exists ${*$smtp}{'net_smtp_esmtp'})
370 {
371 my $esmtp = ${*$smtp}{'net_smtp_esmtp'};
372
373 if(defined($v = delete $opt{Notify}))
374 {
375 if(exists $esmtp->{DSN})
376 {
377 $opts .= " NOTIFY=" . join(",",map { uc $_ } @$v)
378 }
379 else
380 {
381 carp 'Net::SMTP::recipient: DSN option not supported by host';
382 }
383 }
384
385 carp 'Net::SMTP::recipient: unknown option(s) '
386 . join(" ", keys %opt)
387 . ' - ignored'
388 if scalar keys %opt;
389 }
390 elsif(%opt)
391 {
392 carp 'Net::SMTP::recipient: ESMTP not supported by host - options discarded :-(';
393 }
394 }
395
396 my @ok;
397 my $addr;
398 foreach $addr (@_)
399 {
400 if($smtp->_RCPT("TO:" . _addr($smtp, $addr) . $opts)) {
401 push(@ok,$addr) if $skip_bad;
402 }
403 elsif(!$skip_bad) {
404 return 0;
405 }
406 }
407
408 return $skip_bad ? @ok : 1;
409 }
410
411 BEGIN {
412 *to = \&recipient;
413 *cc = \&recipient;
414 *bcc = \&recipient;
415 }
416
417 sub data
418 {
419 my $me = shift;
420
421 if(exists ${*$me}{'net_smtp_chunking'})
422 {
423 carp 'Net::SMTP::data: CHUNKING extension in use, must call bdat instead';
424 }
425 else
426 {
427 my $ok = $me->_DATA() && $me->datasend(@_);
428
429 $ok && @_ ? $me->dataend
430 : $ok;
431 }
432 }
433
434 sub bdat
435 {
436 my $me = shift;
437
438 if(exists ${*$me}{'net_smtp_chunking'})
439 {
440 my $data = shift;
441
442 $me->_BDAT(length $data) && $me->rawdatasend($data) &&
443 $me->response() == CMD_OK;
444 }
445 else
446 {
447 carp 'Net::SMTP::bdat: CHUNKING extension is not in use, call data instead';
448 }
449 }
450
451 sub bdatlast
452 {
453 my $me = shift;
454
455 if(exists ${*$me}{'net_smtp_chunking'})
456 {
457 my $data = shift;
458
459 $me->_BDAT(length $data, "LAST") && $me->rawdatasend($data) &&
460 $me->response() == CMD_OK;
461 }
462 else
463 {
464 carp 'Net::SMTP::bdat: CHUNKING extension is not in use, call data instead';
465 }
466 }
467
468 sub datafh {
469 my $me = shift;
470 return unless $me->_DATA();
471 return $me->tied_fh;
472 }
473
474 sub expand
475 {
476 my $me = shift;
477
478 $me->_EXPN(@_) ? ($me->message)
479 : ();
480 }
481
482
483 sub verify { shift->_VRFY(@_) }
484
485 sub help
486 {
487 my $me = shift;
488
489 $me->_HELP(@_) ? scalar $me->message
490 : undef;
491 }
492
493 sub quit
494 {
495 my $me = shift;
496
497 $me->_QUIT;
498 $me->close;
499 }
500
501 sub DESTROY
502 {
503 # ignore
504 }
505
506 ##
507 ## RFC821 commands
508 ##
509
510 sub _EHLO { shift->command("EHLO", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
511 sub _HELO { shift->command("HELO", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
512 sub _MAIL { shift->command("MAIL", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
513 sub _RCPT { shift->command("RCPT", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
514 sub _SEND { shift->command("SEND", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
515 sub _SAML { shift->command("SAML", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
516 sub _SOML { shift->command("SOML", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
517 sub _VRFY { shift->command("VRFY", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
518 sub _EXPN { shift->command("EXPN", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
519 sub _HELP { shift->command("HELP", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
520 sub _RSET { shift->command("RSET")->response() == CMD_OK }
521 sub _NOOP { shift->command("NOOP")->response() == CMD_OK }
522 sub _QUIT { shift->command("QUIT")->response() == CMD_OK }
523 sub _DATA { shift->command("DATA")->response() == CMD_MORE }
524 sub _BDAT { shift->command("BDAT", @_) }
525 sub _TURN { shift->unsupported(@_); }
526 sub _ETRN { shift->command("ETRN", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
527 sub _AUTH { shift->command("AUTH", @_)->response() == CMD_OK }
528
529 1;
530
531 __END__
532
533 =head1 NAME
534
535 Net::SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Client
536
537 =head1 SYNOPSIS
538
539 use Net::SMTP;
540
541 # Constructors
542 $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('mailhost');
543 $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('mailhost', Timeout => 60);
544
545 =head1 DESCRIPTION
546
547 This module implements a client interface to the SMTP and ESMTP
548 protocol, enabling a perl5 application to talk to SMTP servers. This
549 documentation assumes that you are familiar with the concepts of the
550 SMTP protocol described in RFC821.
551
552 A new Net::SMTP object must be created with the I<new> method. Once
553 this has been done, all SMTP commands are accessed through this object.
554
555 The Net::SMTP class is a subclass of Net::Cmd and IO::Socket::INET.
556
557 =head1 EXAMPLES
558
559 This example prints the mail domain name of the SMTP server known as mailhost:
560
561 #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
562
563 use Net::SMTP;
564
565 $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('mailhost');
566 print $smtp->domain,"\n";
567 $smtp->quit;
568
569 This example sends a small message to the postmaster at the SMTP server
570 known as mailhost:
571
572 #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
573
574 use Net::SMTP;
575
576 $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('mailhost');
577
578 $smtp->mail($ENV{USER});
579 $smtp->to('postmaster');
580
581 $smtp->data();
582 $smtp->datasend("To: postmaster\n");
583 $smtp->datasend("\n");
584 $smtp->datasend("A simple test message\n");
585 $smtp->dataend();
586
587 $smtp->quit;
588
589 =head1 CONSTRUCTOR
590
591 =over 4
592
593 =item new ( [ HOST ] [, OPTIONS ] )
594
595 This is the constructor for a new Net::SMTP object. C<HOST> is the
596 name of the remote host to which an SMTP connection is required.
597
598 C<HOST> is optional. If C<HOST> is not given then it may instead be
599 passed as the C<Host> option described below. If neither is given then
600 the C<SMTP_Hosts> specified in C<Net::Config> will be used.
601
602 C<OPTIONS> are passed in a hash like fashion, using key and value pairs.
603 Possible options are:
604
605 B<Hello> - SMTP requires that you identify yourself. This option
606 specifies a string to pass as your mail domain. If not given localhost.localdomain
607 will be used.
608
609 B<Host> - SMTP host to connect to. It may be a single scalar, as defined for
610 the C<PeerAddr> option in L<IO::Socket::INET>, or a reference to
611 an array with hosts to try in turn. The L</host> method will return the value
612 which was used to connect to the host.
613
614 B<LocalAddr> and B<LocalPort> - These parameters are passed directly
615 to IO::Socket to allow binding the socket to a local port.
616
617 B<Timeout> - Maximum time, in seconds, to wait for a response from the
618 SMTP server (default: 120)
619
620 B<ExactAddresses> - If true the all ADDRESS arguments must be as
621 defined by C<addr-spec> in RFC2822. If not given, or false, then
622 Net::SMTP will attempt to extract the address from the value passed.
623
624 B<Debug> - Enable debugging information
625
626
627 Example:
628
629
630 $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('mailhost',
631 Hello => 'my.mail.domain'
632 Timeout => 30,
633 Debug => 1,
634 );
635
636 # the same
637 $smtp = Net::SMTP->new(
638 Host => 'mailhost',
639 Hello => 'my.mail.domain'
640 Timeout => 30,
641 Debug => 1,
642 );
643
644 # Connect to the default server from Net::config
645 $smtp = Net::SMTP->new(
646 Hello => 'my.mail.domain'
647 Timeout => 30,
648 );
649
650 =back
651
652 =head1 METHODS
653
654 Unless otherwise stated all methods return either a I<true> or I<false>
655 value, with I<true> meaning that the operation was a success. When a method
656 states that it returns a value, failure will be returned as I<undef> or an
657 empty list.
658
659 =over 4
660
661 =item banner ()
662
663 Returns the banner message which the server replied with when the
664 initial connection was made.
665
666 =item domain ()
667
668 Returns the domain that the remote SMTP server identified itself as during
669 connection.
670
671 =item hello ( DOMAIN )
672
673 Tell the remote server the mail domain which you are in using the EHLO
674 command (or HELO if EHLO fails). Since this method is invoked
675 automatically when the Net::SMTP object is constructed the user should
676 normally not have to call it manually.
677
678 =item host ()
679
680 Returns the value used by the constructor, and passed to IO::Socket::INET,
681 to connect to the host.
682
683 =item etrn ( DOMAIN )
684
685 Request a queue run for the DOMAIN given.
686
687 =item auth ( USERNAME, PASSWORD )
688
689 Attempt SASL authentication.
690
691 =item mail ( ADDRESS [, OPTIONS] )
692
693 =item send ( ADDRESS )
694
695 =item send_or_mail ( ADDRESS )
696
697 =item send_and_mail ( ADDRESS )
698
699 Send the appropriate command to the server MAIL, SEND, SOML or SAML. C<ADDRESS>
700 is the address of the sender. This initiates the sending of a message. The
701 method C<recipient> should be called for each address that the message is to
702 be sent to.
703
704 The C<mail> method can some additional ESMTP OPTIONS which is passed
705 in hash like fashion, using key and value pairs. Possible options are:
706
707 Size => <bytes>
708 Return => "FULL" | "HDRS"
709 Bits => "7" | "8" | "binary"
710 Transaction => <ADDRESS>
711 Envelope => <ENVID>
712 XVERP => 1
713
714 The C<Return> and C<Envelope> parameters are used for DSN (Delivery
715 Status Notification).
716
717 =item reset ()
718
719 Reset the status of the server. This may be called after a message has been
720 initiated, but before any data has been sent, to cancel the sending of the
721 message.
722
723 =item recipient ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS, [...]] [, OPTIONS ] )
724
725 Notify the server that the current message should be sent to all of the
726 addresses given. Each address is sent as a separate command to the server.
727 Should the sending of any address result in a failure then the process is
728 aborted and a I<false> value is returned. It is up to the user to call
729 C<reset> if they so desire.
730
731 The C<recipient> method can also pass additional case-sensitive OPTIONS as an
732 anonymous hash using key and value pairs. Possible options are:
733
734 Notify => ['NEVER'] or ['SUCCESS','FAILURE','DELAY'] (see below)
735 SkipBad => 1 (to ignore bad addresses)
736
737 If C<SkipBad> is true the C<recipient> will not return an error when a bad
738 address is encountered and it will return an array of addresses that did
739 succeed.
740
741 $smtp->recipient($recipient1,$recipient2); # Good
742 $smtp->recipient($recipient1,$recipient2, { SkipBad => 1 }); # Good
743 $smtp->recipient($recipient1,$recipient2, { Notify => ['FAILURE','DELAY'], SkipBad => 1 }); # Good
744 @goodrecips=$smtp->recipient(@recipients, { Notify => ['FAILURE'], SkipBad => 1 }); # Good
745 $smtp->recipient("$recipient,$recipient2"); # BAD
746
747 Notify is used to request Delivery Status Notifications (DSNs), but your
748 SMTP/ESMTP service may not respect this request depending upon its version and
749 your site's SMTP configuration.
750
751 Leaving out the Notify option usually defaults an SMTP service to its default
752 behavior equivalent to ['FAILURE'] notifications only, but again this may be
753 dependent upon your site's SMTP configuration.
754
755 The NEVER keyword must appear by itself if used within the Notify option and "requests
756 that a DSN not be returned to the sender under any conditions."
757
758 {Notify => ['NEVER']}
759
760 $smtp->recipient(@recipients, { Notify => ['NEVER'], SkipBad => 1 }); # Good
761
762 You may use any combination of these three values 'SUCCESS','FAILURE','DELAY' in
763 the anonymous array reference as defined by RFC3461 (see http://rfc.net/rfc3461.html
764 for more information. Note: quotations in this topic from same.).
765
766 A Notify parameter of 'SUCCESS' or 'FAILURE' "requests that a DSN be issued on
767 successful delivery or delivery failure, respectively."
768
769 A Notify parameter of 'DELAY' "indicates the sender's willingness to receive
770 delayed DSNs. Delayed DSNs may be issued if delivery of a message has been
771 delayed for an unusual amount of time (as determined by the Message Transfer
772 Agent (MTA) at which the message is delayed), but the final delivery status
773 (whether successful or failure) cannot be determined. The absence of the DELAY
774 keyword in a NOTIFY parameter requests that a "delayed" DSN NOT be issued under
775 any conditions."
776
777 {Notify => ['SUCCESS','FAILURE','DELAY']}
778
779 $smtp->recipient(@recipients, { Notify => ['FAILURE','DELAY'], SkipBad => 1 }); # Good
780
781 =item to ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] )
782
783 =item cc ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] )
784
785 =item bcc ( ADDRESS [, ADDRESS [...]] )
786
787 Synonyms for C<recipient>.
788
789 =item data ( [ DATA ] )
790
791 Initiate the sending of the data from the current message.
792
793 C<DATA> may be a reference to a list or a list. If specified the contents
794 of C<DATA> and a termination string C<".\r\n"> is sent to the server. And the
795 result will be true if the data was accepted.
796
797 If C<DATA> is not specified then the result will indicate that the server
798 wishes the data to be sent. The data must then be sent using the C<datasend>
799 and C<dataend> methods described in L<Net::Cmd>.
800
801 =item expand ( ADDRESS )
802
803 Request the server to expand the given address Returns an array
804 which contains the text read from the server.
805
806 =item verify ( ADDRESS )
807
808 Verify that C<ADDRESS> is a legitimate mailing address.
809
810 Most sites usually disable this feature in their SMTP service configuration.
811 Use "Debug => 1" option under new() to see if disabled.
812
813 =item help ( [ $subject ] )
814
815 Request help text from the server. Returns the text or undef upon failure
816
817 =item quit ()
818
819 Send the QUIT command to the remote SMTP server and close the socket connection.
820
821 =back
822
823 =head1 ADDRESSES
824
825 Net::SMTP attempts to DWIM with addresses that are passed. For
826 example an application might extract The From: line from an email
827 and pass that to mail(). While this may work, it is not reccomended.
828 The application should really use a module like L<Mail::Address>
829 to extract the mail address and pass that.
830
831 If C<ExactAddresses> is passed to the contructor, then addresses
832 should be a valid rfc2821-quoted address, although Net::SMTP will
833 accept accept the address surrounded by angle brackets.
834
835 funny user@domain WRONG
836 "funny user"@domain RIGHT, recommended
837 <"funny user"@domain> OK
838
839 =head1 SEE ALSO
840
841 L<Net::Cmd>
842
843 =head1 AUTHOR
844
845 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>
846
847 =head1 COPYRIGHT
848
849 Copyright (c) 1995-2004 Graham Barr. All rights reserved.
850 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
851 it under the same terms as Perl itself.
852
853 =cut