?? http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?MIME::Lite -> http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RJBS/MIME-Lite-3.027/lib/MIME/Lite.pm

=item last_send_successful

This method will return TRUE if the last send() or send_by_XXX() metho
+d call was
successful. It will return defined but false if it was not successful,
+ and undefined
if the object had not been used to send yet.

=cut


sub last_send_successful {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->{last_send_successful};
}
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The answer to my actual question, rather than anal retentive output given by some anonymous numbnuts, is that successful SMTP status messages are not captured.

Yup, its true, you catch more fruit flies with vinegar