JavaMail from Sun Solaris

Question

Ok, I am fairly new to Java. I am trying to send a simpole mail from our Sun Solaris box. With perl or shell I use the malix program. How do I get java to envoke the same program, or is it even possible. If not, is there a default SMPT mail program that comes with Sun Solaris that I can use as the name for the following code:
props.put("mail.smtp.host", smtpServer);
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

What u can do is to envoke a class that uses props.put("mail.smtp.host", smtpServer);
here is the class file:
package com.classes.homepage;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
* Class for sending mail to given email address.
* It is a wrapper of the sun.net.smtp.SmtpClient class which is not documented.
* This way, all public methods of this and the subordinated classes are accessible.
* <p>
* <p><b>Known Bugs:</b>
* @see #startMessage()
* @version $Revision: 1.4.1.3 $ of $Date: 2000/10/06 21:10:46Z $
* @author $Author: Garry Labana
public class testSendMail extends sun.net.smtp.SmtpClient
//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
// static
     /** SMTP mailhost: Default = "mailhost" */
     protected static String MAILHOST="mailhost";
     public static void setMailHost( String _sMailHost)
          MAILHOST = _sMailHost;
//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
// public
     * Constructor:
     * To create a new mail object with a connection to the MCBS default mailhost
     * which is by default read from the application properties (DbProperties + Ini files)
     * The respective property is called 'MAILHOST' with the default value
     * "mailhost".
     * @exception IOException indicates problems when establishing connection
     *                                    to the mailhost
     public testSendMail() throws IOException
          this( MAILHOST );
     * Constructor:
     * To create a new mail object with a connection to the specified mailhost.
     * @param sMailhost     the server name of the SMTP mailhost
     * @exception IOException indicates problems when establishing connection
     *                                    to the mailhost
     public testSendMail( String sMailHost ) throws IOException
          super( sMailHost );
     * To send the mai applying the specified parameters.
     * @param sFrom          the mail address of the sender
     * @param sTo          the mail address of the addressee
     * @param sCC          optional addressee for CC
     * @param sSubject     optional mail subject (title bar, ref.)
     * @param sMessage     the actual message. It can have multiple lines
     *                          using the line feed character '\n'.
     * @exception          IOException in case of problems when sending the mail
     public static void sendMail( String sFrom, String sTo, String sCC,
                                        String sSubject, String sMessage )
          throws IOException
          testSendMail rMail = new testSendMail();
          rMail.from( sFrom );
          rMail.to( sTo );
          PrintStream rMailOut = rMail.startMessage();
          // Important: no println but + "\n", as otherwise problems with Unix mail prog.
          // and Netscape
          rMailOut.print( "From: "+ sFrom +"\n" );
          rMailOut.print( "To: " + sTo + "\n" );
          if( sCC != null ) rMailOut.print( "CC: " + sCC + "\n" );
          rMailOut.print( "Subject: "+( sSubject == null ? "Message Content" : sSubject )+"\n" );
          // Important: line feed in front of message as otherwise 'Text:' will be
          // interpreted as token
          rMailOut.print("\n" + sMessage );
          rMail.closeServer();
     * issue the QUIT command to the SMTP server and close the connection.
     public void closeServer() throws IOException {
          super.closeServer();
     public void to(String s) throws IOException     {     super.to( s );     }
     public void from(String s) throws IOException     {     super.from( s );     }
     * This class implements the SMTP client. You can send a piece of mail by
     * creating a new SmtpClient, calling the "to" method to add destinations,
     * calling "from" to name the sender, calling startMessage to return a stream
     * to which you write the message (with RFC733 headers) and then you finally
     * close the Smtp Client.
     public PrintStream startMessage() throws IOException {
          return super.startMessage();
} // class testSendMail