Introducing the JavaMail API
As you have seen, e-mail systems have relatively complex architectures and use a selection of transport protocols. In the past, a developer wanting to send or retrieve e-mail messages would have to use TCP sockets and, using an appropriate protocol, talk directly to an e-mail server. As you can imagine, coding such applications was typically involved and intensive. Alternatively, a developer would have to use a vendor-specific API to access e-mail functionality, locking their code into one platform or technology. The JavaMail API changes all of this.
The API provides a generic model of an e-mail system, which allows you to send and retrieve messages in a platform independent and protocol independent way. In addition, ...
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