What is Java Mail?

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What is Java Mail?

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JavaMail is an API for sending and receiving emails in Java applications, supporting various protocols like SMTP, IMAP, and POP3.

JavaMail API allows developers to send and receive emails programmatically.
It supports multiple protocols: SMTP for sending, IMAP and POP3 for receiving.
Example of sending an email using JavaMail: Properties props = new Properties(); props.put('mail.smtp.host', 'smtp.example.com'); Session session = Session.getInstance(props); MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(session); message.setFrom(new InternetAddress('from@example.com')); message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress('to@example.com')); message.setSubject('Subject'); message.setText('Email body'); Transport.send(message);
JavaMail can handle attachments, HTML content, and multipart messages.
It integrates well with Java EE applications and can be used in standalone Java applications.

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