Package org.apache.commons.net.smtp

# Class SMTP

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient
org.apache.commons.net.smtp.SMTP

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `SMTPClient`

public class SMTP extends SocketClient
SMTP provides the basic the functionality necessary to implement your own SMTP client. To derive the full benefits of the SMTP class requires some knowledge of the FTP protocol defined in RFC 821. However, there is no reason why you should have to use the SMTP class. The `SMTPClient` class, derived from SMTP, implements all the functionality required of an SMTP client. The SMTP class is made public to provide access to various SMTP constants and to make it easier for adventurous programmers (or those with special needs) to interact with the SMTP protocol and implement their own clients. A set of methods with names corresponding to the SMTP command names are provided to facilitate this interaction.

You should keep in mind that the SMTP server may choose to prematurely close a connection for various reasons. The SMTP class will detect a premature SMTP server connection closing when it receives a `SMTPReply.SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE` response to a command. When that occurs, the SMTP class method encountering that reply will throw an `SMTPConnectionClosedException` . `SMTPConnectionClosedException` is a subclass of `IOException` and therefore need not be caught separately, but if you are going to catch it separately, its catch block must appear before the more general `IOException` catch block. When you encounter an `SMTPConnectionClosedException` , you must disconnect the connection with `disconnect()` to properly clean up the system resources used by SMTP. Before disconnecting, you may check the last reply code and text with `getReplyCode` , `getReplyString` , and `getReplyStrings`.

Rather than list it separately for each method, we mention here that every method communicating with the server and throwing an IOException can also throw a `MalformedServerReplyException` , which is a subclass of IOException. A MalformedServerReplyException will be thrown when the reply received from the server deviates enough from the protocol specification that it cannot be interpreted in a useful manner despite attempts to be as lenient as possible.

See Also:
  - `SMTPClient`
  - `SMTPConnectionClosedException`
  - `MalformedServerReplyException`

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected ProtocolCommandSupport`
  `_commandSupport_`
  A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.
  `static final int`
  `DEFAULT_PORT`
  The default SMTP port (25).
  `protected final String`
  `encoding`
  The encoding to use (user-settable).

  ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient

  `_defaultPort_, _hostname_, _input_, _output_, _serverSocketFactory_, _socket_, _socketFactory_, _timeout_, connectTimeout, NETASCII_EOL, remoteInetSocketAddress`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `SMTP()`
  The default SMTP constructor.
  `SMTP(String encoding)`
  Overloaded constructor where the user may specify a default encoding.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected void`
  `_connectAction_()`
  Initiates control connections and gets initial reply.
  `int`
  `data()`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP DATA command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `void`
  `disconnect()`
  Closes the connection to the SMTP server and sets to null some internal data so that the memory may be reclaimed by the garbage collector.
  `int`
  `expn(String name)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `protected ProtocolCommandSupport`
  `getCommandSupport()`
  Provide command support to super-class
  `int`
  `getReply()`
  Fetches a reply from the SMTP server and returns the integer reply code.
  `int`
  `getReplyCode()`
  Returns the integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply.
  `String`
  `getReplyString()`
  Returns the entire text of the last SMTP server response exactly as it was received, including all end of line markers in NETASCII format.
  `String[]`
  `getReplyStrings()`
  Returns the lines of text from the last SMTP server response as an array of strings, one entry per line.
  `int`
  `helo(String hostname)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP HELO command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `help()`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `help(String command)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `mail(String reversePath)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP MAIL command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `noop()`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP NOOP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `quit()`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP QUIT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `rcpt(String forwardPath)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP RCPT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `void`
  `removeProtocolCommandistener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)`
  Removes a ProtocolCommandListener.
  `int`
  `rset()`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP RSET command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `saml(String reversePath)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP SAML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `send(String reversePath)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP SEND command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `sendCommand(int command)`
  Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
  `int`
  `sendCommand(int command, String args)`
  Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
  `int`
  `sendCommand(String command)`
  Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
  `int`
  `sendCommand(String command, String args)`
  Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code.
  `int`
  `soml(String reversePath)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP SOML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `turn()`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP TURN command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
  `int`
  `vrfy(String user)`
  A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient

  `addProtocolCommandListener, applySocketAttributes, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, connect, createCommandSupport, fireCommandSent, fireReplyReceived, getCharset, getCharsetName, getConnectTimeout, getDefaultPort, getDefaultTimeout, getKeepAlive, getLocalAddress, getLocalPort, getProxy, getReceiveBufferSize, getRemoteAddress, getRemoteInetSocketAddress, getRemotePort, getSendBufferSize, getServerSocketFactory, getSoLinger, getSoTimeout, getTcpNoDelay, isAvailable, isConnected, removeProtocolCommandListener, setCharset, setConnectTimeout, setDefaultPort, setDefaultTimeout, setKeepAlive, setProxy, setReceiveBufferSize, setSendBufferSize, setServerSocketFactory, setSocketFactory, setSoLinger, setSoTimeout, setTcpNoDelay, verifyRemote`

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Field Details

  - ### DEFAULT_PORT

    public static final int DEFAULT_PORT
    The default SMTP port (25).
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### encoding

    protected final String encoding
    The encoding to use (user-settable).
    Since:
      3.1 (changed from private to protected)

  - ### _commandSupport_

    protected ProtocolCommandSupport _commandSupport_
    A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### SMTP

    public SMTP()
    The default SMTP constructor. Sets the default port to `DEFAULT_PORT` and initializes internal data structures for saving SMTP reply information.

  - ### SMTP

    public SMTP(String encoding)
    Overloaded constructor where the user may specify a default encoding.
    Parameters:
      `encoding` - the encoding to use
    Since:
      2.0

- ## Method Details

  - ### _connectAction_

    protected void _connectAction_() throws IOException
    Initiates control connections and gets initial reply.
    Overrides:
      `_connectAction_` in class `SocketClient`
    Throws:
      `IOException` - (SocketException) if a problem occurs with the socket

  - ### data

    public int data() throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP DATA command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### disconnect

    public void disconnect() throws IOException
    Closes the connection to the SMTP server and sets to null some internal data so that the memory may be reclaimed by the garbage collector. The reply text and code information from the last command is voided so that the memory it used may be reclaimed.
    Overrides:
      `disconnect` in class `SocketClient`
    Throws:
      `IOException` - If an error occurs while disconnecting.

  - ### expn

    public int expn(String name) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `name` - The name to expand.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### getCommandSupport

    protected ProtocolCommandSupport getCommandSupport()
    Provide command support to super-class
    Overrides:
      `getCommandSupport` in class `SocketClient`
    Returns:
      the CommandSupport instance, may be `null`

  - ### getReply

    public int getReply() throws IOException
    Fetches a reply from the SMTP server and returns the integer reply code. After calling this method, the actual reply text can be accessed from either calling `getReplyString` or `getReplyStrings` . Only use this method if you are implementing your own SMTP client or if you need to fetch a secondary response from the SMTP server.
    Returns:
      The integer value of the reply code of the fetched SMTP reply.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while receiving the server reply.

  - ### getReplyCode

    public int getReplyCode()
    Returns the integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply. You will usually only use this method after you connect to the SMTP server to check that the connection was successful since `connect` is of type void.
    Returns:
      The integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply.

  - ### getReplyString

    public String getReplyString()
    Returns the entire text of the last SMTP server response exactly as it was received, including all end of line markers in NETASCII format.
    Returns:
      The entire text from the last SMTP response as a String.

  - ### getReplyStrings

    public String[] getReplyStrings()
    Returns the lines of text from the last SMTP server response as an array of strings, one entry per line. The end of line markers of each are stripped from each line.
    Returns:
      The lines of text from the last SMTP response as an array.

  - ### helo

    public int helo(String hostname) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP HELO command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `hostname` - The hostname of the sender.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### help

    public int help() throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### help

    public int help(String command) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `command` - The command name on which to request help.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### mail

    public int mail(String reversePath) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP MAIL command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `reversePath` - The reverse path.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### noop

    public int noop() throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP NOOP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### quit

    public int quit() throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP QUIT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### rcpt

    public int rcpt(String forwardPath) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP RCPT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `forwardPath` - The forward path.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### removeProtocolCommandistener

    public void removeProtocolCommandistener(ProtocolCommandListener listener)
    Removes a ProtocolCommandListener. Delegates this incorrectly named method - removeProtocolCommandistener (note the missing "L")- to the correct method `SocketClient.removeProtocolCommandListener(org.apache.commons.net.ProtocolCommandListener)`
    Parameters:
      `listener` - The ProtocolCommandListener to remove

  - ### rset

    public int rset() throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP RSET command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### saml

    public int saml(String reversePath) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP SAML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `reversePath` - The reverse path.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### send

    public int send(String reversePath) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP SEND command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `reversePath` - The reverse path.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### sendCommand

    public int sendCommand(int command) throws IOException
    Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by calling `getReplyString` or `getReplyStrings` .
    Parameters:
      `command` - The SMTPCommand constant corresponding to the SMTP command to send.
    Returns:
      The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### sendCommand

    public int sendCommand(int command, String args) throws IOException
    Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by calling `getReplyString` or `getReplyStrings` .
    Parameters:
      `command` - The SMTPCommand constant corresponding to the SMTP command to send.
      `args` - The arguments to the SMTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.
    Returns:
      The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### sendCommand

    public int sendCommand(String command) throws IOException
    Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by calling `getReplyString` or `getReplyStrings` .
    Parameters:
      `command` - The text representation of the SMTP command to send.
    Returns:
      The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### sendCommand

    public int sendCommand(String command, String args) throws IOException
    Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the actual reply text can be accessed by calling `getReplyString` or `getReplyStrings` .
    Parameters:
      `command` - The text representation of the SMTP command to send.
      `args` - The arguments to the SMTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.
    Returns:
      The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### soml

    public int soml(String reversePath) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP SOML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `reversePath` - The reverse path.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### turn

    public int turn() throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP TURN command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.

  - ### vrfy

    public int vrfy(String user) throws IOException
    A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
    Parameters:
      `user` - The user address to verify.
    Returns:
      The reply code received from the server.
    Throws:
      `SMTPConnectionClosedException` - If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or independently as itself.
      `IOException` - If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.