Chapter 11. Interfacing with Internet Mail Using WebLogic Server JavaMail

In this chapter:

This chapter discusses Internet mail (email) protocols, including the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP), and the Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) and Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) mail retrieval protocols. JavaMail is the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) implementation of a mail service. This chapter includes:

  • The JavaMail API, which supports the Session, Message, and Transport classes

  • Using Java to send simple email

  • Adding email capability to the WebAuction application

Up to this point, user interactions with WebLogic Server applications have taken place either through a Web browser or through application clients. Web applications also typically ...

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