Try using the Java Mail extension (you also need the Java Activation Framework package). The MimeMessage class has a setHeader(String name, String value) method.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeetandra Mahtani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:09 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Can't seem to write to the mail-header
>
>
> Hello,
> I have a servlet that needs to write information to the mail header,
> for example in the below code.
> I can write only the first field, ie the Date, to the header but the
> ones following it such as Subject are actually written in the body of
> the message. Any way to force it to write the information to
> the header.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> JGM
>
> public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req,HttpServletResponse res)
> throws ServletException, IOException {
> res.setContentType("text/html");
> PrintWriter out = res.getWriter();
> ParameterParser parser = new ParameterParser(req);
> String from = parser.getStringParameter("from",FROM);
> String to = parser.getStringParameter("to", TO);
> try{
> SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient("xyz");
> smtp.from(from);
> smtp.to(to);
> PrintStream msg = smtp.startMessage();
> msg.println("Date: " + new java.util.Date());
> msg.println("Subject: Sending mail in html format");
> msg.println();
> msg.println("<h3>testing html output</h3>");
> msg.println();
> smtp.closeServer();
> }
> catch(IOException e){
> out.println("Problem sending email: " + e);
> }
> }
>
>
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