Configuring Mail Resources (Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Administrator's Guide)

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Administrator's Guide

Configuring Mail Resources

JMS destinations are Java EE resources that can be created and managed through the Sun Java System Web Server.

Many internet applications require the ability to send email notifications. The Java EE platform includes the JavaMail API along with a JavaMail service provider that enables an application component to send internet mail.

To Add a Mail Resource

Click the Configuration tab to view the list of configurations and select the configuration you need.

Click Java > Resources tab.

Under Mail Resource, click New.

Properties for Mail Resource

The following table describes the properties available while adding a new mail resource.

Table 11–5 Mail Resource Properties


Property	Description
JNDI Name	Provides a unique name for the new mail resource.
Enabled	Determines if this mail resource is enabled at runtime.
User	Valid user name registered in the mail server.
From	Email address from which the server sends mail.
Host	Host name/IP address of the mail server.
Store Protocol	Protocol used to retrieve messages.
Store Protocol Class	Storage service provider implementation for store-protocol. Fully qualified class name of a class that implements store-protocol. The default class is `com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPStore`.
Transport Protocol	Protocol used to send messages.
Transport Protocol Class	Transport service provider implementation for transport-protocol. Fully qualified class name of a class that implements transport-protocol. The default class is `com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport`.

Note –

Using CLI

To create a mail resource, execute the following command:

wadm> create-mail-resource --config=test --server-host=localhost 
--mail-user=nobody --from=xyz@foo.com mail/Session

See CLI Reference, create-mail-resource(1).