Hi, after processing a 10000 mails. I found no problems with JavaMail beside Mails containing viruses which intentionally don't follow the MIME standard. The only problem I had were mails with no receipient address in the MIME header, but this won't bother JavaMail if I don't ask for them.
Cheers, Marcus > -----Original Message----- > From: Kazys [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:26 PM > To: James Users List > Subject: Re: RE: Folders for web mail > > > > Hi, > > There are more issues than that you may discover... > you will be receiving emails composed by different mail clients - > OutlookExpress, Eudora, Netscape etc... Right? > And these not necessarily follow the Email Message standart. > JavaMail API follows that standart quite strictly and does > not care if > anything is wrong with email headers or so... As a > consequence with some > emails JavaMail just throw an exception and you are on your > own to handle the > message. Helpfull isn't it? > > Cheers, > > Kazys > > > > > > On Thursday 24 January 2002 4:57 pm, you wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for comments. > > Storing mails in database and writing some classes is > certainly possible. > > The only issue is that I didnt foresee these problems and > my web mail > > client uses Java Mail for reading mails as well (it > obviously does it for > > sending mails ). I would like to leverage on that work > already done, if > > possible . Further in some extreme cases where mails have > to be picked up > > from another email server and not my custom repository, > Java Mail will be > > useful. > > > > So now I guess I have two options - > > 1. Add (and not replace :) ) a custom repository mail > storage and access > > code . So that I support Java Mail as well as my custom > implementation in > > the JSP pages. OR > > Write a Java Mail provider which reads from my custom > repository. I have no > > idea how difficult it will be , any ideas , anybody ? > > > > 2. Look a little more at some other software/ email clients > which implement > > mail storage in local folders after popping it out from a > POP server . > > Aagin any ideas / any projects on sourceforge to look at ? > > > > > > Again thanks in advance for helping out. > > > > Manjul Sahay > > > > Transversal e Networks > > > > > > --------------- Labib Iskander, Marcus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: wrote > > --------------- > > > > >Date: Thu Jan 24 22:09:31 GMT+05:30 2002 > > >From: Labib Iskander, Marcus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: Folders for web mail > > >To: 'James Users List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Hi, > > > > > >not sure what poppers can do but I think your main > problem is anyway the > > >client software. If I were you I would use a simple > database to store > > > mail in. That folder system is not difficult to write. > All you need is a > > > simple mailet which stores the mail in your database in > the appropiate > > > inbox. And a couple of servlets which access the > database. To send mail > > > you would simply use Java Mail. All you need further is > a daemon process > > > (optionally started by the servlet engine at startup or > started standing > > > alone) which again accesses the database to obey the rules. > > >Your problem is in no way the backend but the frontend. > > >I think you would go better to employ a custom repository > designed with > > > your application in mind. > > >Using a database like mysql you would ease the data > access greatly. The > > > few data accessing classes you would need to write will > suit your needs > > > better than a javamail folder implementation ever can. > not to forget the > > > performance plus and the freedom of interchanging JAMES > (not that I > > > think you would ever wish to ;) > > > > > >Hope that my comments were of any use! > > >Cheers, > > > Marcus > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:01 PM > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: Folders for web mail > > >> > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> For my project I need to implement a web-mail client which > > >> provides folders (like sent mail, Trash) support (just like > > >> IMAP). Also I need to be able to programatically add/delete > > >> users as well as implement mailing lists, rules like Outlook. > > >> Further the solution should work on all platforms :) > (Win* and Linux) > > >> The ideal solution would have been an IMAP server written in > > >> Java (or a server with binaries and APIs for Windows and > > >> Linux) - but I cant find one such ! > > >> The other way I can think of is to use JAMES . Managing users > > >> with Java , mailing list implementation is still possible but > > >> the difficulty is to provide folders support as JAMES doesnt > > >> provide IMAP support. > > >> One way I can think of is to use a JavaMail provider (e.g > > >> POPpers) which provides folders /local store support for POP > > >> servers along with JAMES ! > > >> > > >> Any suggestions/comments ? > > >> > > >> With regards > > >> manjul > > >> P.S - I am sending this mail through our web-mail client only ;) > > >> > > >> Manjul Sahay > > >> Technology Team > > >> Transversal E Networks (TEN) > > >> INDIA > > >> > > >> ************************************************************** > > >> **************** > > >> This mail has been sent through 'T-Mail', TEN's web-based > > >> advanced and Java-powered email client. > > >> Check out http://www.transversalnet.com or contact > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details about > Transversal e Networks. > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >For additional commands, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional > > > commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > ************************************************************** > ************* > >*** This mail has been sent through 'T-Mail', TEN's > web-based advanced and > > Java-powered email client. 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