The following shows how to send mail using Googlemail's TLS-enabled SMTP with Java. Attachments can be sent by passing an array of (preferably absolute) filepaths to the main mailing method. The code is reasonably straightforward but there is a series of SMTP properties hoops you need to jump through first. At the time of writing, this worked for me. The code is HERE
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.activation.DataHandler;
import javax.activation.DataSource;
import javax.activation.FileDataSource;
import javax.mail.Authenticator;
import javax.mail.BodyPart;
import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.Multipart;
import javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Transport;
import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMultipart;
public class Mail {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
// No attachments
//new Email().sendSimpleMail("Test from Java", "**This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.** ", "**This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.** ", "Testing...", null);
// One attachment
new Email().sendSimpleMail("**This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.** ",
"password", "Test from Java", "**This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.** ",
"**This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.** ", "Testing...",
new String[] { "/tmp/Auth.java" });
} catch (Throwable e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public static class Email {
public void sendSimpleMail(String username, String password,
String subject, String to, String from, String messageText,
String[] attachmentPaths)
throws AddressException, MessagingException {
Properties mailProps = new Properties();
mailProps.put("mail.transport.protocol", "smtp");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", "true");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.host", "smtp.gmail.com");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.port", "465");
//mailProps.put("mail.smtp.debug", "true");
mailProps.put("mail.mime.charset", "UTF-8");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.port", "465");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback", "false");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.class",
"javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory");
Authenticator auth = new GMailAuthenticator(username, password);
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(mailProps, auth);
Message message = new MimeMessage(session);
message.setFrom(new InternetAddress(from));
message.setRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO,
new InternetAddress(to));
message.setSubject(subject);
// Prepare the content for message + possible attachments
BodyPart messageBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
messageBodyPart.setContent(messageText, "text/html");
// Container for all parts, including at least message and possibly attachments
Multipart multipart = new MimeMultipart();
multipart.addBodyPart(messageBodyPart);
for (int i = 0;
(attachmentPaths != null) && (i < attachmentPaths.length);
i++) {
addAttachment(multipart, attachmentPaths[i]);
}
message.setContent(multipart);
Transport.send(message);
}
private void addAttachment(Multipart multipart, String attachmentPath)
throws MessagingException {
MimeBodyPart attachmentPart = new MimeBodyPart();
DataSource source = new FileDataSource(attachmentPath);
attachmentPart.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
attachmentPart.setFileName(new File(attachmentPath).getName());
multipart.addBodyPart(attachmentPart);
}
private class GMailAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
private String username;
private String password;
public GMailAuthenticator(String username, String password) {
this.username = username;
this.password = password;
}
public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
return new PasswordAuthentication(username, password);
}
}
}
}
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.activation.DataHandler;
import javax.activation.DataSource;
import javax.activation.FileDataSource;
import javax.mail.Authenticator;
import javax.mail.BodyPart;
import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.Multipart;
import javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Transport;
import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMultipart;
public class Mail {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
// No attachments
//new Email().sendSimpleMail("Test from Java", "
// One attachment
new Email().sendSimpleMail("
"password", "Test from Java", "
"
new String[] { "/tmp/Auth.java" });
} catch (Throwable e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public static class Email {
public void sendSimpleMail(String username, String password,
String subject, String to, String from, String messageText,
String[] attachmentPaths)
throws AddressException, MessagingException {
Properties mailProps = new Properties();
mailProps.put("mail.transport.protocol", "smtp");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", "true");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.host", "smtp.gmail.com");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.port", "465");
//mailProps.put("mail.smtp.debug", "true");
mailProps.put("mail.mime.charset", "UTF-8");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.port", "465");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback", "false");
mailProps.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.class",
"javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory");
Authenticator auth = new GMailAuthenticator(username, password);
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(mailProps, auth);
Message message = new MimeMessage(session);
message.setFrom(new InternetAddress(from));
message.setRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO,
new InternetAddress(to));
message.setSubject(subject);
// Prepare the content for message + possible attachments
BodyPart messageBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
messageBodyPart.setContent(messageText, "text/html");
// Container for all parts, including at least message and possibly attachments
Multipart multipart = new MimeMultipart();
multipart.addBodyPart(messageBodyPart);
for (int i = 0;
(attachmentPaths != null) && (i < attachmentPaths.length);
i++) {
addAttachment(multipart, attachmentPaths[i]);
}
message.setContent(multipart);
Transport.send(message);
}
private void addAttachment(Multipart multipart, String attachmentPath)
throws MessagingException {
MimeBodyPart attachmentPart = new MimeBodyPart();
DataSource source = new FileDataSource(attachmentPath);
attachmentPart.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
attachmentPart.setFileName(new File(attachmentPath).getName());
multipart.addBodyPart(attachmentPart);
}
private class GMailAuthenticator extends Authenticator {
private String username;
private String password;
public GMailAuthenticator(String username, String password) {
this.username = username;
this.password = password;
}
public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
return new PasswordAuthentication(username, password);
}
}
}
}