Error when I try to access my yahoo mailbox

Question

I am using JavaMail for accesing my yahoo mailbox.
I get the following error when I try to access my mailbox
Exception :: javax.mail.AuthenticationFailedException: Error logging in.
Session session = Session.getInstance(properties,new Authenticator()
                              public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()
                                   String username = getUser();
                                   String password = getPassword();
                                   return new PasswordAuthentication(username,password);
Store store = session.getStore("pop3");
store.connect(getPopHost(),user,password);
please any one help me.
i thinked error problem in
Store store = session.getStore("pop3");
store.connect(getPopHost(),user,password);
any of this lines.
please tell ur sugestions.
thanks in advance.

Answer 1

try it.
public class SendMailUsingAuthentication
  private static final String SMTP_HOST_NAME = "myserver.smtphost.com";
  private static final String SMTP_AUTH_USER = "myusername";
  private static final String SMTP_AUTH_PWD  = "mypwd";
  private static final String emailMsgTxt      = "a message.";
  private static final String emailSubjectTxt  = "a subject";
  private static final String emailFromAddress = "[email protected]";
  // Add List of Email address to who email needs to be sent to
  private static final String[] emailList = {"[email protected]", "[email protected]"};
  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception
    SendMailUsingAuthentication smtpMailSender = new SendMailUsingAuthentication();
    smtpMailSender.postMail( emailList, emailSubjectTxt, emailMsgTxt, emailFromAddress);
    System.out.println("Sucessfully Sent mail to All Users");
  public void postMail( String recipients[ ], String subject,
                            String message , String from) throws MessagingException
    boolean debug = false;
     //Set the host smtp address
     Properties props = new Properties();
     props.put("mail.smtp.host", SMTP_HOST_NAME);
     props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
    Authenticator auth = new SMTPAuthenticator();
    Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, auth);
    session.setDebug(debug);
    // create a message
    Message msg = new MimeMessage(session);
    // set the from and to address
    InternetAddress addressFrom = new InternetAddress(from);
    msg.setFrom(addressFrom);
    InternetAddress[] addressTo = new InternetAddress[recipients.length];
    for (int i = 0; i < recipients.length; i++)
        addressTo[i] = new InternetAddress(recipients);
msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, addressTo);
// Setting the Subject and Content Type
msg.setSubject(subject);
msg.setContent(message, "text/plain");
Transport.send(msg);
* SimpleAuthenticator is used to do simple authentication
* when the SMTP server requires it.
private class SMTPAuthenticator extends javax.mail.Authenticator
public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()
String username = SMTP_AUTH_USER;
String password = SMTP_AUTH_PWD;
return new PasswordAuthentication(username, password);