Question

I can receive my mails with Imap with this code sample :

URLName server = new URLName("imaps://" + username + ":"+ password + "@imap.gmail.com/INBOX");
    Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(new Properties(), null);
    Folder folder = session.getFolder(server);
if (folder == null) 
{
    System.exit(0);
}
   folder.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);
   Message[] messages = folder.getMessages();

But sometimes Imap doesn’t give any service and at those times I want to use Pop but I couldn’t use it with my code. It is different the other codes for using receive mail. But in Android only this code is working.

What should I change in this code to work with Pop?

Answer 1

First, there’s a nice URLName constructor that takes all the component pieces as separate parameters, so you don’t have to do string concatenation.

Switch from IMAP to POP3 requires changing the protocol name as well as the host name. See the JavaMail FAQ for examples. The protocol name is “pop3s” and the host name is “pop.gmail.com”.

Finally, you should use Session.getInstance instead of Session.getDefaultInstance. Compare the javadocs for the two methods to understand why.