How to receive in java mail

Receiving emails in Java involves several steps:

  1. Setting up a mail server: You need to set up a mail server that can receive emails. You can use a local mail server like Postfix or a cloud-based service like Gmail.
  2. Creating a Java Mail API: You need to use a Java Mail API to connect to the mail server and receive emails. The most popular Java Mail API is JavaMail.
  3. Configuring the mail server: You need to configure the mail server to allow incoming connections and set up a mailbox to receive emails.
  4. Writing a Java program: You need to write a Java program that uses the Java Mail API to connect to the mail server, retrieve emails, and process them.

Here is an example of how to receive emails in Java using JavaMail:

import javax.mail.*;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
import java.util.Properties;

public class ReceiveEmail {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Set up mail server properties
        Properties props = new Properties();
        props.put("mail.store.protocol", "pop3");
        props.put("mail.pop3.host", "pop.gmail.com");
        props.put("mail.pop3.port", "995");
        props.put("mail.pop3.starttls.enable", "true");

        // Create a session
        Session session = Session.getInstance(props, new Authenticator() {
            @Override
            protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
                return new PasswordAuthentication("[email protected]", "your-password");
            }
        });

        // Create a store
        Store store = session.getStore();

        // Connect to the store
        store.connect();

        // Get the inbox
        Folder inbox = store.getFolder("INBOX");

        // Open the inbox
        inbox.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);

        // Get the messages
        Message[] messages = inbox.getMessages();

        // Process the messages
        for (Message message : messages) {
            System.out.println("Subject: " + message.getSubject());
            System.out.println("From: " + message.getFrom()[0]);
            System.out.println("Text: " + message.getContent());
        }

        // Close the inbox
        inbox.close();
        store.close();
    }
}

This program connects to a Gmail account using POP3, retrieves the inbox messages, and prints the subject, from, and text of each message.

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