Description:

Email::Abstract provides module writers with the ability to write
representation-independent mail handling code. For instance, in the
cases of Mail::Thread or Mail::ListDetector, a key part of the code
involves reading the headers from a mail object. Where previously one
would either have to specify the mail class required, or to build a
new object from scratch, Email::Abstract can be used to perform
certain simple operations on an object regardless of its underlying
representation.

Email::Abstract currently supports Mail::Internet, MIME::Entity,
Mail::Message, Email::Simple and Email::MIME. Other representations
are encouraged to create their own Email::Abstract::* class by copying
Email::Abstract::EmailSimple. All modules installed under the
Email::Abstract hierarchy will be automatically picked up and used.