JavaMail

Protocal

protocal	full name	meaning
SMTP	simple mail transfer protocal	send messages
POP3	post office protocal	receive messages
IMAP	Internet message access protocal	receive messages(more advanced)
MIME	multipurpose Internet mail extension	define the format of message’content,attachment and so on

Main Object

• Properties：new Properties object,put some properties，like port ，protocal and so on
• Session：initialize Javamail environment and receive properties by Properties object
  • Store ：the object of Store is created by Session
    • Folder ：the object of Folder is created by Store
      • Message：open the folder then get messages
  • Transfer ：the object of Transfer is created by Session
    • MimeMessage ：define message(set message’s properties)

Transfer message code

String host = ...;

String from = ...;

String to = ...;

 
// Get system properties

Properties props = System.getProperties();

// Setup mail server

props.put("mail.smtp.host", host);

// Get session

Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);

 
MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(session);
Address toAddress = new InternetAddress("vice.president@whitehouse.gov");
Address ccAddress = new InternetAddress("first.lady@whitehouse.gov");
message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, toAddress);
message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.CC, ccAddress);

message.setFrom(new InternetAddress(from));

message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress(to));

message.setSubject("Hello JavaMail");

message.setText("Welcome to JavaMail");

 
  // Send message

  Transport.send(message);

Receive message code

  String host = ...;

  String username = ...;

  String password = ...;

  // Create empty properties

  Properties props = new Properties();

  // Get session

  Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);

 
  // Get the store

  Store store = session.getStore("pop3");

  store.connect(host, username, password);

 
  // Get folder

  Folder folder = store.getFolder("INBOX");

  folder.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);


  // Get directory
  Message message[] = folder.getMessages();

 
  for (int i=0, n=message.length; i<n; i++) {

     System.out.println(i + ": " + message[i].getFrom()[0]+ "/t" +message[i].getSubject());

  }


  // Close connection
  folder.close(false);
  store.close();