org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email

## Class Mailer

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.Mailer

Direct Known Subclasses:
  MimeMailer

    public abstract class Mailer
    extends java.lang.Object

Base class for the various emailing implementations.

Since:
  Ant 1.5

### Field Summary

Fields
`protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress>` `bccList`
`protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress>` `ccList`
`protected java.util.Vector<java.io.File>` `files`
`protected EmailAddress` `from`
`protected java.util.Vector<Header>` `headers`
`protected java.lang.String` `host`
`protected boolean` `includeFileNames`
`protected Message` `message`
`protected java.lang.String` `password`
`protected int` `port`
`protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress>` `replyToList`
`protected boolean` `SSL`
`protected java.lang.String` `subject`
`protected Task` `task`
`protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress>` `toList`
`protected java.lang.String` `user`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Mailer()`

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
`protected java.lang.String` `getDate()` Return the current Date in a format suitable for a SMTP date header.
`protected boolean` `isPortExplicitlySpecified()` Whether the port has been explicitly specified by the user.
`protected boolean` `isStartTLSEnabled()`
`abstract void` `send()` Send the email.
`void` `setBccList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)` Set the bcc addresses.
`void` `setCcList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)` Set the cc addresses.
`void` `setEnableStartTLS(boolean b)` Set whether to allow authentication to switch to a TLS connection via STARTTLS.
`void` `setFiles(java.util.Vector<java.io.File> files)` Set the files to attach.
`void` `setFrom(EmailAddress from)` Set the address to send from.
`void` `setHeaders(java.util.Vector<Header> v)` Set the generic headers to add to the email.
`void` `setHost(java.lang.String host)` Set the mail server.
`void` `setIgnoreInvalidRecipients(boolean b)` Whether invalid recipients should be ignored (but a warning will be logged) instead of making the task fail.
`void` `setIncludeFileNames(boolean b)` Indicate whether filenames should be listed in the body.
`void` `setMessage(Message m)` Set the message.
`void` `setPassword(java.lang.String password)` Set the password for smtp auth.
`void` `setPort(int port)` Set the smtp port.
`void` `setPortExplicitlySpecified(boolean explicit)` Whether the port has been explicitly specified by the user.
`void` `setReplyToList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)` Set the replyto addresses.
`void` `setSSL(boolean ssl)` Set whether to send the mail through SSL.
`void` `setSubject(java.lang.String subject)` Set the subject.
`void` `setTask(Task task)` Set the owning task.
`void` `setToList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)` Set the to addresses.
`void` `setUser(java.lang.String user)` Set the user for smtp auth.
`protected boolean` `shouldIgnoreInvalidRecipients()` Whether invalid recipients should be ignored.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### host

    protected java.lang.String host

#### port

    protected int port

#### user

    protected java.lang.String user

#### password

    protected java.lang.String password

#### SSL

    protected boolean SSL

#### message

    protected Message message

#### from

    protected EmailAddress from

#### replyToList

    protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> replyToList

#### toList

    protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> toList

#### ccList

    protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> ccList

#### bccList

    protected java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> bccList

#### files

    protected java.util.Vector<java.io.File> files

#### subject

    protected java.lang.String subject

#### task

    protected Task task

#### includeFileNames

    protected boolean includeFileNames

#### headers

    protected java.util.Vector<Header> headers

### Constructor Detail

#### Mailer

    public Mailer()

### Method Detail

#### setHost

    public void setHost(java.lang.String host)

Set the mail server.

Parameters:
  `host` - the mail server name.

#### setPort

    public void setPort(int port)

Set the smtp port.

Parameters:
  `port` - the SMTP port.

#### setPortExplicitlySpecified

    public void setPortExplicitlySpecified(boolean explicit)

Whether the port has been explicitly specified by the user.

Since:
  Ant 1.8.2

#### isPortExplicitlySpecified

    protected boolean isPortExplicitlySpecified()

Whether the port has been explicitly specified by the user.

Since:
  Ant 1.8.2

#### setUser

    public void setUser(java.lang.String user)

Set the user for smtp auth.

Parameters:
  `user` - the username.
Since:
  Ant 1.6

#### setPassword

    public void setPassword(java.lang.String password)

Set the password for smtp auth.

Parameters:
  `password` - the authentication password.
Since:
  Ant 1.6

#### setSSL

    public void setSSL(boolean ssl)

Set whether to send the mail through SSL.

Parameters:
  `ssl` - if true use SSL transport.
Since:
  Ant 1.6

#### setEnableStartTLS

    public void setEnableStartTLS(boolean b)

Set whether to allow authentication to switch to a TLS connection via STARTTLS.

Parameters:
  `b` - boolean; if true STARTTLS will be supported.
Since:
  Ant 1.8.0

#### isStartTLSEnabled

    protected boolean isStartTLSEnabled()

#### setMessage

    public void setMessage(Message m)

Set the message.

Parameters:
  `m` - the message content.

#### setFrom

    public void setFrom(EmailAddress from)

Set the address to send from.

Parameters:
  `from` - the sender.

#### setReplyToList

    public void setReplyToList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)

Set the replyto addresses.

Parameters:
  `list` - a vector of reployTo addresses.
Since:
  Ant 1.6

#### setToList

    public void setToList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)

Set the to addresses.

Parameters:
  `list` - a vector of recipient addresses.

#### setCcList

    public void setCcList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)

Set the cc addresses.

Parameters:
  `list` - a vector of cc addresses.

#### setBccList

    public void setBccList(java.util.Vector<EmailAddress> list)

Set the bcc addresses.

Parameters:
  `list` - a vector of the bcc addresses.

#### setFiles

    public void setFiles(java.util.Vector<java.io.File> files)

Set the files to attach.

Parameters:
  `files` - list of files to attach to the email.

#### setSubject

    public void setSubject(java.lang.String subject)

Set the subject.

Parameters:
  `subject` - the subject line.

#### setTask

    public void setTask(Task task)

Set the owning task.

Parameters:
  `task` - the owning task instance.

#### setIncludeFileNames

    public void setIncludeFileNames(boolean b)

Indicate whether filenames should be listed in the body.

Parameters:
  `b` - if true list attached file names in the body content.

#### setHeaders

    public void setHeaders(java.util.Vector<Header> v)

Set the generic headers to add to the email.

Parameters:
  `v` - a Vector presumed to contain Header objects.
Since:
  Ant 1.7

#### send

    public abstract void send()
                       throws BuildException

Send the email.

Throws:
  `BuildException` - if the email can't be sent.

#### setIgnoreInvalidRecipients

    public void setIgnoreInvalidRecipients(boolean b)

Whether invalid recipients should be ignored (but a warning will be logged) instead of making the task fail.

Even with this property set to true the task will still fail if the mail couldn't be sent to any recipient at all.

Since:
  Ant 1.8.0

#### shouldIgnoreInvalidRecipients

    protected boolean shouldIgnoreInvalidRecipients()

Whether invalid recipients should be ignored.

Since:
  Ant 1.8.0

#### getDate

    protected final java.lang.String getDate()

Return the current Date in a format suitable for a SMTP date header.

Returns:
  the current date in SMTP suitable format.
Since:
  Ant 1.5