org.apache.commons.net.smtp

Class SMTP

Known Direct Subclasses:
SMTPClient

public class SMTP
extends SocketClient

SMTP provides the basic the functionality necessary to implement your own SMTP client. To derive the full benefits of the SMTP class requires some knowledge of the FTP protocol defined in RFC 821. However, there is no reason why you should have to use the SMTP class. The SMTPClient class, derived from SMTP, implements all the functionality required of an SMTP client. The SMTP class is made public to provide access to various SMTP constants and to make it easier for adventurous programmers (or those with special needs) to interact with the SMTP protocol and implement their own clients. A set of methods with names corresponding to the SMTP command names are provided to facilitate this interaction.

You should keep in mind that the SMTP server may choose to prematurely close a connection for various reasons. The SMTP class will detect a premature SMTP server connection closing when it receives a SMTPReply.SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE response to a command. When that occurs, the SMTP class method encountering that reply will throw an SMTPConnectionClosedException . SMTPConectionClosedException is a subclass of IOException and therefore need not be caught separately, but if you are going to catch it separately, its catch block must appear before the more general IOException catch block. When you encounter an SMTPConnectionClosedException , you must disconnect the connection with disconnect() to properly clean up the system resources used by SMTP. Before disconnecting, you may check the last reply code and text with getReplyCode, getReplyString, and getReplyStrings.

Rather than list it separately for each method, we mention here that every method communicating with the server and throwing an IOException can also throw a MalformedServerReplyException , which is a subclass of IOException. A MalformedServerReplyException will be thrown when the reply received from the server deviates enough from the protocol specification that it cannot be interpreted in a useful manner despite attempts to be as lenient as possible.

See Also:
SMTPClient, SMTPConnectionClosedException, MalformedServerReplyException

Field Summary

static int
DEFAULT_PORT
The default SMTP port (25).
protected ProtocolCommandSupport
_commandSupport_
A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient

NETASCII_EOL, _defaultPort_, _input_, _isConnected_, _output_, _socketFactory_, _socket_, _timeout_

Constructor Summary

SMTP()
The default SMTP constructor.

Method Summary

protected void
_connectAction_()
Initiates control connections and gets initial reply.
void
addProtocolCommandListener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)
Adds a ProtocolCommandListener.
int
data()
A convenience method to send the SMTP DATA command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
void
disconnect()
Closes the connection to the SMTP server and sets to null some internal data so that the memory may be reclaimed by the garbage collector.
int
expn(String name)
A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
getReply()
Fetches a reply from the SMTP server and returns the integer reply code.
int
getReplyCode()
Returns the integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply.
String
getReplyString()
Returns the entire text of the last SMTP server response exactly as it was received, including all end of line markers in NETASCII format.
String[]
getReplyStrings()
Returns the lines of text from the last SMTP server response as an array of strings, one entry per line.
int
helo(String hostname)
A convenience method to send the SMTP HELO command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
help()
A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
help(String command)
A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
mail(String reversePath)
A convenience method to send the SMTP MAIL command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
noop()
A convenience method to send the SMTP NOOP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
quit()
A convenience method to send the SMTP QUIT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
rcpt(String forwardPath)
A convenience method to send the SMTP RCPT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
void
removeProtocolCommandistener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)
Removes a ProtocolCommandListener.
int
rset()
A convenience method to send the SMTP RSET command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
saml(String reversePath)
A convenience method to send the SMTP SAML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
send(String reversePath)
A convenience method to send the SMTP SEND command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
sendCommand(String command)
Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
int
sendCommand(String command, String args)
Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
int
sendCommand(int command)
Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
int
sendCommand(int command, String args)
Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
int
soml(String reversePath)
A convenience method to send the SMTP SOML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
turn()
A convenience method to send the SMTP TURN command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
int
vrfy(String user)
A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient

_connectAction_, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, disconnect, getDefaultPort, getDefaultTimeout, getLocalAddress, getLocalPort, getRemoteAddress, getRemotePort, getSoLinger, getSoTimeout, getTcpNoDelay, isConnected, setDefaultPort, setDefaultTimeout, setSoLinger, setSoTimeout, setSocketFactory, setTcpNoDelay, verifyRemote

Field Details

DEFAULT_PORT

public static final int DEFAULT_PORT
The default SMTP port (25). **

Field Value:
25


_commandSupport_

protected ProtocolCommandSupport _commandSupport_
A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.

Constructor Details

SMTP

public SMTP()
The default SMTP constructor. Sets the default port to DEFAULT_PORT and initializes internal data structures for saving SMTP reply information.

Method Details

_connectAction_

protected void _connectAction_()
            throws IOException
Initiates control connections and gets initial reply. **
Overrides:
_connectAction_ in interface SocketClient


addProtocolCommandListener

public void addProtocolCommandListener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)
Adds a ProtocolCommandListener. Delegates this task to _commandSupport_.

Parameters:
listener - The ProtocolCommandListener to add.


data

public int data()
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP DATA command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


disconnect

public void disconnect()
            throws IOException
Closes the connection to the SMTP server and sets to null some internal data so that the memory may be reclaimed by the garbage collector. The reply text and code information from the last command is voided so that the memory it used may be reclaimed.

Overrides:
disconnect in interface SocketClient


expn

public int expn(String name)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
name - The name to expand.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


getReply

public int getReply()
            throws IOException
Fetches a reply from the SMTP server and returns the integer reply code. After calling this method, the actual reply text can be accessed from either calling getReplyString or getReplyStrings. Only use this method if you are implementing your own SMTP client or if you need to fetch a secondary response from the SMTP server.

Returns:
The integer value of the reply code of the fetched SMTP reply.


getReplyCode

public int getReplyCode()
Returns the integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply. You will usually only use this method after you connect to the SMTP server to check that the connection was successful since connect is of type void.

Returns:
The integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply.


getReplyString

public String getReplyString()
Returns the entire text of the last SMTP server response exactly as it was received, including all end of line markers in NETASCII format.

Returns:
The entire text from the last SMTP response as a String.


getReplyStrings

public String[] getReplyStrings()
Returns the lines of text from the last SMTP server response as an array of strings, one entry per line. The end of line markers of each are stripped from each line.

Returns:
The lines of text from the last SMTP response as an array.


helo

public int helo(String hostname)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP HELO command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
hostname - The hostname of the sender.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


help

public int help()
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


help

public int help(String command)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
command - The command name on which to request help.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


mail

public int mail(String reversePath)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP MAIL command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
reversePath - The reverese path.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


noop

public int noop()
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP NOOP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


quit

public int quit()
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP QUIT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


rcpt

public int rcpt(String forwardPath)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP RCPT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
forwardPath - The forward path.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


removeProtocolCommandistener

public void removeProtocolCommandistener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)
Removes a ProtocolCommandListener. Delegates this task to _commandSupport_.

Parameters:
listener - The ProtocolCommandListener to remove.


rset

public int rset()
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP RSET command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


saml

public int saml(String reversePath)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP SAML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
reversePath - The reverese path.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


send

public int send(String reversePath)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP SEND command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
reversePath - The reverese path.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


sendCommand

public int sendCommand(String command)
            throws IOException

Parameters:
command - The text representation of the SMTP command to send.

Returns:
The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.


sendCommand

public int sendCommand(String command,
                       String args)
            throws IOException

Parameters:
command - The text representation of the SMTP command to send.
args - The arguments to the SMTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.

Returns:
The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.


sendCommand

public int sendCommand(int command)
            throws IOException

Parameters:
command - The SMTPCommand constant corresponding to the SMTP command to send.

Returns:
The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.


sendCommand

public int sendCommand(int command,
                       String args)
            throws IOException

Parameters:
command - The SMTPCommand constant corresponding to the SMTP command to send.
args - The arguments to the SMTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.

Returns:
The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.


soml

public int soml(String reversePath)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP SOML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
reversePath - The reverese path.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


turn

public int turn()
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP TURN command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.


vrfy

public int vrfy(String user)
            throws IOException
A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

Parameters:
user - The user address to verify.

Returns:
The reply code received from the server.