org.biomoby.registry.rdfagent.util
Class Mailer

java.lang.Object
  org.biomoby.registry.rdfagent.util.Mailer

public class Mailer
extends Object

This class is a mailer for the RDF agent. In it are methods to perform SMTP mailing as well as mailing via 'mail' on unix machines.

Author:

Eddie created Feb 1, 2006

Constructor Summary

Mailer()
Constructor

Method Summary

boolean	sendMail(String recipient, String subject, String body)
boolean	sendSMTPMail(String server, String login, String pass, String recipient, String subject, String body, String from)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Mailer

public Mailer()

Constructor

Method Detail

sendSMTPMail

public boolean sendSMTPMail(String server,
                            String login,
                            String pass,
                            String recipient,
                            String subject,
                            String body,
                            String from)

Parameters:

server - the SMTP mail server

login - the SMTP login

pass - the SMTP password used with login

recipient - the mail recipient

subject - the subject of the message

body - the body of the message

from - who the message is from

Returns:

true if the message was sent (doesn't imply that the message was received), false otherwise

sendMail

public boolean sendMail(String recipient,
                        String subject,
                        String body)

Parameters:

recipient - the recipients email address

subject - the subject of the message

body - the message to send to the mail recipient

Returns:

true if the message was sent, false otherwise.

Note: there are some instances where an exception is caught during mailing of the message and the message may have been sent, yet sendMail reports it as failing.