RE: GNU JavaMail CRAM-MD5 Support

Thanks=20Chris=20for=20the=20information.

So=20you=20mean,=20I=20have=20to=20set=20the=20property=20mail.smtp.auth.=
mechanisms=20as=20props.put("mail.smtp.auth.mechanisms",=20"CRAM-MD5").=
=20The=20following=20is=20my=20code=20where=20I=20set=20the=20properties.=
=20Also,=20do=20I=20have=20to=20do=20anything=20additional,=20as=20the=20=
CRAM-MD5=20authentication=20is=20different=20from=20PLAIN?=20How=20does=
=20it=20receive=20the=20challenge=20from=20the=20server=20and=20send=20th=
e=20digest=20back?

Thanks,
Jos=20Collin
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=20=20=20=20=09//Create=20a=20Properties=20object=20and=20set=20the=20pro=
perties
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Properties=20props=20=3D=20new=20Properties();
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20props.put("mail.transport.protocol",=20"smtp");
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20props.put("mail.smtp.host",=20SMTP_HOST_NAME);
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20props.put("mail.smtp.port",=20SMTP_HOST_PORT);
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20props.put("mail.smtp.auth",=20"true");=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20props.put("mail.smtp.ssl.enable",=20"true");

=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20//Authenticator=20can=20be=20used=20only=20by=20c=
reating=20a=20child=20class
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Authenticator=20auth=20=3D=20new=20SMTPAuthentica=
tor();
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20//=20Create=20a=20session=20using=20the=20authent=
icator=20object
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Session=20mailSession=20=3D=20Session.getDefaultI=
nstance(props,=20auth);
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Transport=20transport=20=3D=20mailSession.getTran=
sport();

________________________________________
From:=20Chris=20Burdess=20[[email protected]]
Sent:=20Tuesday,=20October=2005,=202010=201:17=20PM
To:[email protected]
Cc:=20Jos=20Collin-ERS,HCLTech
Subject:=20Re:=20[Classpathx-javamail]=20GNU=20JavaMail=20CRAM-MD5=20Supp=
ort

Jos=20Collin-ERS,HCLTech=20wrote:
>=20I'm=20using=20GNU=20JavaMail=20in=20my=20program.=20I'm=20using=20a=
=20PLAIN=20SMTP=20Authentication=20right=20now.=20But=20my=20SMTP=20serve=
r=20is=20configured=20to=20use=20CRAM-MD5.=20So=20I=20want=20to=20know=20=
whether=20GNU=20JavaMail=20supports=20CRAM-MD5=20authentication=20for=20S=
MTP.

Yes=20it=20does.

If=20for=20some=20reason=20it=20keeps=20falling=20back=20to=20PLAIN,=20it=
=20may=20be=20that=20the=20server=20is=20presenting=20the=20authenticatio=
n=20mechanisms=20in=20the=20"wrong"=20order.=20You=20can=20override=20the=
=20order=20in=20which=20authentication=20mechanisms=20are=20attempted=20b=
y=20the=20client=20by=20setting=20the=20mail.smtp.auth.mechanisms=20sessi=
on=20property=20(e.g.=20"mail.smtp.auth.mechanisms=3DCRAM-MD5,PLAIN,LOGIN=
"),=20see=20the=20SMTP=20provider=20package=20JavaDoc=20for=20more=20info=
rmation.
--
Chris=20Burdess


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