Sams Teach Yourself EJB in 21 Days

Q&A

Q1:	What are the main differences among SMTP, POP, and IMAP?
A1:	SMTP is a protocol used to send outgoing messages, whereas POP and IMAP are used to retrieve and read incoming messages.
Q2:	What are the steps involved in sending an e-mail message through the JavaMail API?
A2:	The main steps involved in sending an e-mail message are as follows: 1. Create a Session object, usually by looking it up in JNDI services. 2. Create a MimeMessage from the session, as a container to your contents. 3. Set the to, subject, and content using the addRecipient(), setSubject(), and setContent() methods respectively. 4. Send the message using Transport.send().