README
1Mail/Transport/Dbx version 0.07
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4Mail::Transport::Dbx is a wrapper around libdbx to read Outlook Express
5mailboxes (more commonly known as .dbx files). It relies on a patched
6version of libdbx to make it work on big-endian machines (like Solaris).
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8INSTALLATION
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10To install this module type the following:
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12 perl Makefile.PL
13 make
14 make test
15 make install
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17In case of problems, read on.
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19DEPENDENCIES
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21This module requires these other modules and libraries:
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23 None but you need a working C compiler or
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25PROBLEMS:
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27Compilation:
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29As of v0.02, Mail::Transport::Dbx also supports suncc and MS VisualC.
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31Solaris:
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33For suncc you might need to
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35 perl Makefile.PL CCFLAGS=-Xa
36 make
37 make test
38 make install
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40instead of the ordinary 'perl Makefile.PL'. This will put suncc into ANSI
41mode.
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43Windows:
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45Tested both on ActiveState's 5.6.1 and 5.8.0beta release. Should compile out
46of the box. You'll receive a warning during compilation which you can safely
47ignore.
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49Other platforms:
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51Please let me know if you are using a platform not mentioned here and
52encounter problems (or even if not).
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54COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
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56Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Tassilo von Parseval <tassilo.von.parseval@rwth-aachen.de>
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58This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
59it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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