An email configuration file (to run the example, substitute valid values for the uncommented items) :

# # # #

Configuration file for javax.mail If a value for an item is not provided, then system defaults will be used. These items can also be set in code.

# Host whose mail services will be used # (Default value : localhost) mail.host=mail.blah.com # Return address to appear on emails # (Default value : username@host) mail.from=webmaster@blah.net # # # # # # # Other possible items include: mail.user= mail.store.protocol= mail.transport.protocol= mail.smtp.host= mail.smtp.user= mail.debug=

A class which uses this file to send an email :

import import import import java.util.*; java.io.*; javax.mail.*; javax.mail.internet.*;

/** * Simple demonstration of using the javax.mail API. * * Run from the command line. Please edit the implementation * to use correct email addresses and host name. */ public final class Emailer { public static void main( String... aArguments ){ Emailer emailer = new Emailer(); //the domains of these email addresses should be valid, //or the example will fail: emailer.sendEmail( "fromblah@blah.com", "toblah@blah.com", "Testing 1-2-3", "blah blah blah" ); } /** * Send a single email. */ public void sendEmail( String aFromEmailAddr, String aToEmailAddr, String aSubject, String aBody ){ //Here, no Authenticator argument is used (it is null).

//Authenticators are used to prompt the user for user //name and password. Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance( fMailServerConfig, null ); MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage( session ); try { //the "from" address may be set in code, or set in the //config file under "mail.from" ; here, the latter style is used //message.setFrom( new InternetAddress(aFromEmailAddr) ); message.addRecipient( Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress(aToEmailAddr) ); message.setSubject( aSubject ); message.setText( aBody ); Transport.send( message ); } catch (MessagingException ex){ System.err.println("Cannot send email. " + ex); } } /** * Allows the config to be refreshed at runtime, instead of * requiring a restart. */ public static void refreshConfig() { fMailServerConfig.clear(); fetchConfig(); } // PRIVATE // private static Properties fMailServerConfig = new Properties(); static { fetchConfig(); } /** * Open a specific text file containing mail server * parameters, and populate a corresponding Properties object. */ private static void fetchConfig() { InputStream input = null; try { //If possible, one should try to avoid hard-coding a path in this //manner; in a web application, one should place such a file in //WEB-INF, and access it using ServletContext.getResourceAsStream. //Another alternative is Class.getResourceAsStream. //This file contains the javax.mail config properties mentioned above. input = new FileInputStream( "C:\\Temp\\MyMailServer.txt" ); fMailServerConfig.load( input ); } catch ( IOException ex ){ System.err.println("Cannot open and load mail server properties file."); } finally { try { if ( input != null ) input.close(); } catch ( IOException ex ){

} } } }

System.err.println( "Cannot close mail server properties file." );