Java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.getSocket

Question

I am recieving the above error in a FileNet Content Manager environment. The full stack trace is:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.getSocket(Ljava/lang/String;ILjava/util/Properties;Ljava/lang/String;Z)Ljava/net/Socket;
at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1195)
at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport.java:322)
at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:233)
at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:134)
at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:86)
at javax.mail.Transport.send0(Transport.java:162)
at javax.mail.Transport.send(Transport.java:80)
at com.bearingpoint.utilities.EMail.send(EMail.java:171)
at com.bearingpoint.utilities.EMail.send(EMail.java:31)
at email.main(email.java:11)
I have spent many hours, fiddling with classpaths, ensuring that the mail.jar, mailapi.jar, smtp.jar, activation.jar are all from the same generation of JavaMail. With my classpath set correctly I can run a simple program constructed to just test whether the box can send out email from the command line.
The code for the program is:
public class email {
     public email() {
     public static void main (String args[]) {
          try {
          EMail.send("10.132.147.62", "[email protected]", "[email protected]", "test", "test");
          catch (Exception e) {
               System.err.println(e.toString());
Where EMail.send() is:
public static void send(
String mail_server_host,
String email_from,
String email_to,
String subject,
String message) throws AddressException, MessagingException, IOException {
send(mail_server_host,
(Authenticator)null,
new InternetAddress[] {new InternetAddress(email_from)},
new InternetAddress[] {new InternetAddress(email_to)},
(InternetAddress[])null,
(InternetAddress[])null,
subject,
message,
null,
null);
which calls:
public static void send(
String mail_server_host,
Authenticator authenticator,
InternetAddress[] addresses_from,
InternetAddress[] addresses_to,
InternetAddress[] addresses_cc,
InternetAddress[] addresses_bcc,
String subject,
String message,
InputStream[] attachments,
MimeType[] attachmentTypes) throws MessagingException,IOException {
Properties properties = new Properties();
properties.put("mail.smtp.host", mail_server_host);
MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(
Session.getInstance(properties, authenticator));
msg.addFrom(addresses_from);
msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, addresses_to);
msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.CC, addresses_cc);
msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.BCC, addresses_bcc);
msg.setSubject(subject);
BodyPart bpBody = new MimeBodyPart();
bpBody.setText(message);
Multipart mpMessageBody = new MimeMultipart();
if (attachments == null && attachmentTypes == null) {
mpMessageBody.addBodyPart(bpBody);
msg.setContent(mpMessageBody);
else if (attachments == null) {
bpBody.setContent(message, attachmentTypes[0].toString());
mpMessageBody.addBodyPart(bpBody);
msg.setContent(mpMessageBody);
else {
mpMessageBody.addBodyPart(bpBody);
for (int i=0; i<attachments.length;i++) {
bpBody = new MimeBodyPart();
DataSource dsAttachment = new ByteArrayDataSource(attachments, attachmentTypes[i].toString());
bpBody.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(dsAttachment));
bpBody.setFileName("attachment." + new MimeFileExtensions(attachmentTypes[i].getValue()).toString());
mpMessageBody.addBodyPart(bpBody);
msg.setContent(mpMessageBody);
Transport.send(msg);
As said before all .jar files are of the same generation, yet when I run FileNet and the underlying content engine, and try to send an email, I recieve this exception. I have run out of ideas, and any help would be appreciated.
Things I've tried (multiple times):
- Removing any old versions of the jar files and replace them with JavaMail 1.3.3_01
- Have the content engine specifically import the JavaMail jar files.
While I realize some of you may not know what FileNet is, perhaps you have come across this exception before. Any new ideas would be more then appreciated.
Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

I haven't seen this error before so I need more detail to reproduce it.
It looks like you daisy chained calls to various static send() methods from various classes. Could you write a static main() for the class with the send() method actually doing the work? In the main() write the test case and compile it, test it and if it still doesnt work post it. Please include the import statements as it is germain to the solution.
Its much easier for me to help you if I don't have to recreate "FileNet" to reproduce your error.
As an alternative....
The following code I got from: http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.mail/SendApp.html?l=new
its simpler than you're code but gets the job done (without attachments).
I've tested it and it works with:
javac -classpath .;c:\sun\appserver\lib\j2ee.jar;c:\sun\appserver\lib\mail.jar SendApp.java
java -classpath .;c:\sun\appserver\lib\j2ee.jar;c:\sun\appserver\lib\mail.jar SendApp
Ran on Windows XP, Sun J2EE 1.4/Appserver Bundle
    import java.io.*;
    import javax.mail.*;
    import javax.mail.internet.*;
    import javax.activation.*;
    public class SendApp {
        public static void send(String smtpHost, int smtpPort,
                                String from, String to,
                                String subject, String content)
                throws AddressException, MessagingException {
            // Create a mail session
            java.util.Properties props = new java.util.Properties();
            props.put("mail.smtp.host", smtpHost);
            props.put("mail.smtp.port", ""+smtpPort);
            Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
            // Construct the message
            Message msg = new MimeMessage(session);
            msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress(from));
            msg.setRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress(to));
            msg.setSubject(subject);
            msg.setText(content);
            // Send the message
            Transport.send(msg);
        public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
            // Send a test message
            send("10.1.4.105", 25, "[email protected]", "[email protected]",
                 "test", "test message.");
    }