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Part 1 Using the Messaging Access SDK

The Netscape Messaging Access software development kit (SDK) provides a set of Protocol Level APIs that the developer can use to write messaging applications and extend applications with messaging services. This chapter is an overview of the Messaging Access SDK, version 3.5.

How the Protocol APIs Work Together

The Messaging Access SDK, Java Version

Supported Platforms

SDK Sink Classes for Java

SDK Exceptions for Java

Compiling with the Java SDK

This chapter is an overview of using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) to create and send email messages.

The SMTP Protocol

Steps in an SMTP Session

SMTP Response Codes

SMTP in the Messaging Access SDK

SMTP Callback Mapping

Creating a Response Sink

Creating a Client

Connecting to a Server

Determining ESMTP Support

Pipelining Commands

Setting the Mailer

Setting the Recipient

Sending the Message

Sending Messages with Convenience APIs

Ending the Session

This chapter is an overview of using the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) API of the Messaging Access SDK to encode, decode, and parse mail messages, and handle text and non-text attachments.

The MIME Protocol

MIME Encoding Types

MIME Content Types

Structure of a MIME Message

MIME in the Messaging Access SDK

Steps in a MIME Session

Building the MIME Message

Adding Message Headers

Adding Content to the Message

Adding Body Parts to a Multipart

Creating a Message Part

Adding Parts to the Message

Deleting Parts of a Message

Encoding the Message

Encoding and Decoding Utilities

Sending Documents with the Convenience API

Parsing MIME Messages

Parsing the Entire Message

Dynamic Parsing

This chapter is an overview of using IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol 4) to retrieve and manage messages remotely.

The IMAP4 Protocol

IMAP4 Session States

Steps in an IMAP4 Session

IMAP4 in the Messaging Access SDK

IMAP4 Callback Mapping

Creating a Response Sink

Creating a Client

Connecting to a Server

Determining Server Capabilities

Logging In and Out

Checking for New Messages

Searching for Messages

Fetching Message Data

Closing a Mailbox

This chapter is an overview of using POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) to download messages to a client.

The POP3 Protocol

POP3 Session States

POP3 Response Codes

Steps in a POP3 Session

POP3 in the Messaging Access SDK

POP3 Callback Mapping

Creating a Response Sink

Creating a Client

Connecting to a Server

Logging In

Getting Message Count

Listing Messages

Retrieving Message Headers

Retrieving a Message

Ending the Session

Part 2 Messaging Access SDK Java Reference

This page contains links to the reference, in JavaDocs format, to the Java versions of the Messaging Access SDK Guide Protocol APIs.

SMTP Class Hierarchy

MIME Class Hierarchy

IMAP4 Class Hierarchy

POP3 Class Hierarchy

Java Convenience API

This chapter summarizes essential information about the Internet Protocols accessed through the Messaging Access SDK.

Supported SMTP Internet Protocol Commands

Supported IMAP4 Internet Protocol Commands

Supported POP3 Internet Protocol Commands

This appendix provides some important information for developers who want to take advantage of multithreading in their messaging applications.

Multithreading in the MIME API

Last Updated: June 3, 1998