new

 $pop = Net::POP3->new([host,] [options])

Constructor. Creates a new Net::POP3 object. host is the name of the remote host to which you want to make a POP3 connection. If host is not specified, then the POP3_Host specified in Net::Config is used.

options are passed as key/value pairs, where the option is the key. The possible options are:

Debug

Enables debugging information

Timeout

Maximum time, in seconds, to wait for a response from the POP3 server. Default is 120 seconds.