You need to do this check afterwars to determine connection status: 


    unless($pop->Message =~ m/^\+OK/){
        ($pop->Message =~ m/ERR(.*)/) ? 
            show_login("$CONNECTION_FAILED: $1") :
            show_login("$CONNECTION_FAILED:" . $pop->Message);
    }

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The RE just trims the usual ERR Connection failed to 'Connection Failed' or gives the full error if it is unusual. On the note of Webmail client apps if you are writing one I have some code you may be interested in. It is a full blown webmail app with mutlilingual support, HTML mail reader, attachments etc. It also has Outlook type folders, folder tree display, address book, task list, calendar and even SMS messaging with POP3/MySQL backend.

We have been using it ourselves for some months and it is quite stable. Drop me a /msg if you want to have a look at the API or the code. It has a pretty solid config script as well which makes it easy to install. I have been meaning to package it up for a while.....

cheers

tachyon

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In reply to Re: Mail::POP3Client doesn't quit on error by tachyon
in thread Mail::POP3Client doesn't quit on error by Massyn

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