Question

I am trying to send an email with attachments and found the java mail api to be irritatingly insufficient.

There are only two implementations of javax.activation.DataHandler which mandates me to create a local file to send an attachment. May be I have to write my own implementation of DataHandler but I dont want to do that at this point.

thanks in advance !

Addy

EDIT : I meant javax.activation.DataSource not javax.activation.DataHandler

Answer 1

Spring provides a partial wrapper around the JavaMail API, making it a bit easier to swallow.

For example, the MimeMessageHelper class allows you to add attachments using various interfaces, including from a general InputStream source.

The underlying mechanics of JavaMail are very comprehensive and robust, it’s just the API that’s rubbish. This addresses that concern, to a large degree.