//From: http://www.codejava.net/java-ee/jsp/sending-e-mail-with-jsp-servlet-and-javamail package tools; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Properties; import javax.mail.Authenticator; import javax.mail.Message; import javax.mail.MessagingException; import javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication; import javax.mail.Session; import javax.mail.Transport; import javax.mail.internet.AddressException; import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress; import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage; /** * A utility class for sending e-mail messages * @author www.codejava.net * */ public class EmailUtility { public static void sendEmail(String host, String port, final String userName, final String password, String toAddress, String subject, String message) throws AddressException, MessagingException { // sets SMTP server properties Properties properties = new Properties(); properties.put("mail.smtp.host", host); properties.put("mail.smtp.port", port); properties.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true"); //properties.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable","true"); STARTTLS requested but already using SSL properties.put("mail.smtp.EnableSSL.enable","true"); properties.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.port", port); properties.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.class","javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory"); //properties.put("mail.debug", "true"); // creates a new session with an authenticator Authenticator auth = new Authenticator() { public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() { return new PasswordAuthentication(userName, password); } }; Session session = Session.getInstance(properties, auth); //creates a new e-mail message Message msg = new MimeMessage(session); msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress(userName)); InternetAddress[] toAddresses = { new InternetAddress(toAddress) }; msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, toAddresses); msg.setSubject(subject); msg.setSentDate(new Date()); //msg.setText(message); msg.setContent(message, "text/html; charset=utf-8"); // sends the e-mail Transport.send(msg); } }