Code sample to access imap server over ssl via javamail 1.3.2

Question

I'm trying to access an imap mailbox over ssl and have downloaded the javamail 1.3.2 release. I understand this introduces the "imaps" protocol for this but has anyone got a simple code example and/or links to articles that describe the steps you need to get a working piece of code ? The release notes and samples seem a bit light on this area. I'm using Tomcat 5.5.4 and Java 5 in my environment.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,
this article should help you to get on the way: http://www.javaworld.com/javatips/jw-javatip115.html.
To access an IMAP-server via ssl, you could use the following code:
      String SSL_FACTORY = "javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory";
      Properties props = new Properties();
      props.setProperty("mail.store.protocol", "imap");
      props.setProperty("mail.imap.host", hostname);
      props.setProperty("mail.imap.port", port);
      if (mustUseSSL())
        props.setProperty( "mail.imap.socketFactory.class", SSL_FACTORY);
        props.setProperty( "mail.imap.socketFactory.fallback", "false");
        props.setProperty( "mail.imap.socketFactory.port", secureport);
        java.security.Security.setProperty( "ssl.SocketFactory.provider", SSL_FACTORY);
      Session s = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
      Store store = s.getStore(protocol);
      try
          store.connect(hostname, port, user, pwd);
      catch (AuthenticationFailedException afe)
          // no valid authentication
      catch (Exception ge)
           // different exception
      }