Java Tutorials

How to Send an Email Using JAVA?

Pre-requisities required to send an Email  using Java program
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1)  Internet  Connection is required to connect the Mail Host
2 )  mail.jar file  (Need to add this jar file for buildpath)
3)   Mail Host
4)   From Mail address
5)   To mail address
6)   Authentication of mail sender details(like username & password).

Program
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package com.mail;

import java.util.Properties;

import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
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.MimeMessage;

public class SendingMail {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws AddressException, MessagingException {
Properties props = new Properties();
props.setProperty("mail.smtp.host", "smtp.gmail.com"); // Here GMAIL Mail host has been used
                props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
Session session = Session.getInstance(props,new javax.mail.Authenticator() {
protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
return new PasswordAuthentication("sendermailid", "senderpassword");  // Here                                
                                                               //validating the sender details like username,password)
}
 });
MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(session); //Passing the session details
message.setFrom(new InternetAddress("sendermailid")); //From address
message.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO,InternetAddress.parse("receivermailid")); // To
                                                                //address
message.setSubject("Tesing the Mail Functionality");  //Mail Subject
message.setText("Welcome to Mail Inbox...Thanking for using this code!!"); //Mail Content
message.saveChanges();
Transport.send(message); //Sending the mail using MIME
System.out.println("Mail has been sent successfullly to your Mail box. Kindly check.....!");
}
}

Console Output
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Mail has been sent successfullly to your Mail box. Kindly check.....!



Note :  Kindly Let me know if anybody doesn't understand (or) if facing issues while running this program.