Regexp::Common::URI::pop -- Returns a pattern for POP URIs.



NAME

Regexp::Common::URI::pop -- Returns a pattern for POP URIs.


SYNOPSIS

    use Regexp::Common qw /URI/;
    while (<>) {
        /$RE{URI}{POP}/       and  print "Contains a POP URI.\n";
    }


DESCRIPTION

$RE{URI}{POP}

Returns a pattern that matches POP URIs, as defined by RFC 2384. POP URIs have the form:

    "pop:" "//" [ user [ ";AUTH" ( "*" | auth_type ) ] "@" ]
                  host [ ":" port ]

Under {-keep}, the following are returned:

$1
The complete URI.

$2
The scheme.

$3
The user, if given.

$4
The authentication type, if given (could be a *).

$5
The host.

$6
The port, if given.


REFERENCES

[RFC 2384]
Gellens, R.: POP URL Scheme. August 1998.


HISTORY

 $Log: pop.pm,v $
 Revision 2.100  2003/03/25 23:10:23  abigail
 POP URIs


SEE ALSO

the Regexp::Common::URI manpage for other supported URIs.


AUTHOR

Abigail. (regexp-common@abigail.nl).


BUGS AND IRRITATIONS

Bound to be plenty.


COPYRIGHT

   Copyright (c) 2003, Damian Conway and Abigail. All Rights Reserved.
       This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed
      and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License
            (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html)

 Regexp::Common::URI::pop -- Returns a pattern for POP URIs.