Need Information about sending email Please

[ghazanfar khan]

Hello,

I am developing a swing base application, i want to know that if i want ot send an confirmation email, what should i ve beside email code. Do i need any server to send an email.
I ve mention everything in my code smtp setting and user name and password but it is not sending any email. I think i need some server for this .
Please give me some suggestion, it is urgent
thanks

[ghazanfar khan]

Can anyone please help me, the message i posted above
thanks

[Gregg Bolinger]

Are you using the JavaMail API?

[ghazanfar khan]

yes Gregg, please help me, I ve found the following code as a sample, becasue i new to this below is the code whihc i found, thank you but please help me out sir!!
Do we need any kind of server also.


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



public class SendMailUsingAuthentication{

private static final String SMTP_HOST_NAME = "myserver.smtphost.com";
private static final String SMTP_AUTH_USER = "myusername";
private static final String SMTP_AUTH_PWD = "mypwd";

private static final String emailMsgTxt = "Online Order + Confirmation Message. Also include the Tracking Number.";

private static final String emailSubjectTxt = "Order Confirmation + Subject";

private static final String emailFromAddress = "[e-mail]";

// Add List of Email address to who email needs to be sent to
private static final String[] emailList = {"[e-mail]", "[e-mail]"};

public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception
{
SendMailUsingAuthentication smtpMailSender = new SendMailUsingAuthentication();
smtpMailSender.postMail( emailList, emailSubjectTxt, emailMsgTxt, emailFromAddress);
System.out.println("Sucessfully Sent mail to All Users");
}

public void postMail( String recipients[ ], String subject,
String message , String from) throws MessagingException
{
boolean debug = false;

//Set the host smtp address
Properties props = new Properties();
props.put("mail.smtp.host", SMTP_HOST_NAME);
props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");

Authenticator auth = new SMTPAuthenticator();
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, auth);

session.setDebug(debug);

// create a message
Message msg = new MimeMessage(session);

// set the from and to address
InternetAddress addressFrom = new InternetAddress(from);
msg.setFrom(addressFrom);

InternetAddress[] addressTo = new InternetAddress[recipients.length];
for (int i = 0; i < recipients.length; i++)
{
addressTo[i] = new InternetAddress(recipients[i]);
}
msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, addressTo);


// Setting the Subject and Content Type
msg.setSubject(subject);
msg.setContent(message, "text/plain");
Transport.send(msg);
}


/**
* SimpleAuthenticator is used to do simple authentication
* when the SMTP server requires it.
*/
private class SMTPAuthenticator extends javax.mail.Authenticator
{

public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()
{
String username = SMTP_AUTH_USER;
String password = SMTP_AUTH_PWD;
return new PasswordAuthentication(username, password);
}
}

}
[ May 10, 2005: Message edited by: ghazanfar khan ]