Package javax.mail

Classes modeling a mail system.

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Description

Interface Summary

MessageAware	An interface optionally implemented by DataSources to supply information to a DataContentHandler about the message context in which the data content object is operating.
MultipartDataSource	MultipartDataSource is a DataSource that contains body parts.
Part	The Part interface is the common base interface for Messages and BodyParts.
UIDFolder	The UIDFolder interface is implemented by Folders that can support the "disconnected" mode of operation, by providing unique-ids for messages in the folder.

Class Summary

Address	This abstract class models the addresses in a message.
Authenticator	The class Authenticator represents an object that knows how to obtain authentication for a network connection.
BodyPart	This class models a Part that is contained within a Multipart.
FetchProfile	Clients use a FetchProfile to list the Message attributes that it wishes to prefetch from the server for a range of messages.
FetchProfile.Item	This inner class is the base class of all items that can be requested in a FetchProfile.
Flags	The Flags class represents the set of flags on a Message.
Flags.Flag	This inner class represents an individual system flag.
Folder	Folder is an abstract class that represents a folder for mail messages.
Header	The Header class stores a name/value pair to represent headers.
Message	This class models an email message.
Message.RecipientType	This inner class defines the types of recipients allowed by the Message class.
MessageContext	The context in which a piece of Message content is contained.
Multipart	Multipart is a container that holds multiple body parts.
PasswordAuthentication	The class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by Authenticator.
Provider	The Provider is a class that describes a protocol implementation.
Provider.Type	This inner class defines the Provider type.
Service	An abstract class that contains the functionality common to messaging services, such as stores and transports.
Session	The Session class represents a mail session and is not subclassed.
Store	An abstract class that models a message store and its access protocol, for storing and retrieving messages.
Transport	An abstract class that models a message transport.
UIDFolder.FetchProfileItem	A fetch profile item for fetching UIDs.
URLName	The name of a URL.

Exception Summary

AuthenticationFailedException	This exception is thrown when the connect method on a Store or Transport object fails due to an authentication failure (e.g., bad user name or password).
FolderClosedException	This exception is thrown when a method is invoked on a Messaging object and the Folder that owns that object has died due to some reason.
FolderNotFoundException	This exception is thrown by Folder methods, when those methods are invoked on a non existent folder.
IllegalWriteException	The exception thrown when a write is attempted on a read-only attribute of any Messaging object.
MessageRemovedException	The exception thrown when an invalid method is invoked on an expunged Message.
MessagingException	The base class for all exceptions thrown by the Messaging classes
MethodNotSupportedException	The exception thrown when a method is not supported by the implementation
NoSuchProviderException	This exception is thrown when Session attempts to instantiate a Provider that doesn't exist.
ReadOnlyFolderException	This exception is thrown when an attempt is made to open a folder read-write access when the folder is marked read-only.
SendFailedException	This exception is thrown when the message cannot be sent.
StoreClosedException	This exception is thrown when a method is invoked on a Messaging object and the Store that owns that object has died due to some reason.

Package javax.mail Description

Classes modeling a mail system. The javax.mail package defines classes that are common to all mail systems.