This Example shows you how to use Authenticator using javamail api. Authenticator class object that knows how to obtain authentication for a network connection.

Java Mail Mail Authenticator Example

     

This Example shows you how to use Authenticator using javamail api. Authenticator class object that knows how to obtain authentication for a network connection. getPasswordAuthentication method return PasswordAuthentication class object. The class PasswordAuthentication is information about username and password.

In the code given below we have extended Authenticator class that represents an object that knows how to authenticate network connection.

Method description that are used in this program...
getPasswordAuthentication() method is called when password authorization is needed.


MailAuthenticator.java

import java.util.*;
import javax.mail.*;

public class MailAuthenticator extends Authenticator {

  private String username,  password;

  MailAuthenticator(String username, String password) {
  this.username = username;
  this.password = password;
  }

  public void readMail() throws Exception {

  // Get system properties
  Properties properties = System.getProperties();

  // Get the default Session object.
  Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(properties, this);
  URLName url = new URLName("pop3://test@192.168.10.205");

  // Get a Store object for the given URLName.
  Store store = session.getStore(url);
  store.connect();

  //Create a Folder object corresponding to the given name.
  Folder folder = store.getFolder("inbox");

  // Open the Folder.
  folder.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);

  Message[] message = folder.getMessages();

  // Display message.
  for (int i = 0; i < message.length; i++) {
  System.out.println("------------ Message " + (i + 1) + " ------------");
  System.out.println("SentDate : " + message[i].getSentDate());
  System.out.println("From : " + message[i].getFrom()[0]);
  System.out.println("Subject : " + message[i].getSubject());
  System.out.println("Content : " + message[i].getContent());
  }
  folder.close(true);
  store.close();
  }

  protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
  return new PasswordAuthentication(username, password);
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
  new MailAuthenticator("test", "test").readMail();
  }
} 

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