Send mail using a contactform

[kroken]

Hi i cant get this to work at all with javamail, i need a servlet that sends a mail from a request from a simple html contact form with name,subject and message, tried it out with javamail but still cant get this to work. how can i fix this? help please!

[Tolls]

Without any code at all it's going to be very difficult to say where you're going wrong.

[kroken]

followed this tutorial but cant compile at step . how to send an email from jsp/servlet? - Stack Overflow

and im new to java too so some help would be appreciated

[Tolls]

Post your code here and the compilation error and point out which line it occurs on.

[kroken]

public class TestMail {
    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
        // Create mailer.
        String hostname = "smtp.example.com";
        int port = 2525;
        String username = "nobody";
        String password = "idonttellyou";
        Mailer mailer = new Mailer(hostname, port, username, password);

        // Send mail.
        String from = "john.doe@example.com";
        String to = "jane.doe@example.com";
        String subject = "Interesting news";
        String message = "I've got JavaMail to work!";
        mailer.send(from, to, subject, message);
    }
}

TestMail.java:8: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Mailer
location: class TestMail
Mailer mailer = new Mailer(hostname, port, username, password);
^
TestMail.java:8: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Mailer
location: class TestMail
Mailer mailer = new Mailer(hostname, port, username, password);
^
2 errors

[Tolls]

The compiler cannot find the Mailer class.
Have you imported it into the TestMail class?

[kroken]

Hmm no i havent, how do i make a Testmail class?

[Tolls]

Um, you wrote that code...which is called TestMail.
It is creating a Mailer object, which is presumably a class described in that tutorial?
You need to import it.

If you don't know about importing classes then might I suggest starting with something simpler?

[kroken]

Um, you wrote that code...which is called TestMail.
It is creating a Mailer object, which is presumably a class described in that tutorial?
You need to import it.

If you don't know about importing classes then might I suggest starting with something simpler?

yes but can you tell me what to do please? i really need this contactform.

[Tolls]

Do you know Java?
Do you know what I mean by "import"?

[kroken]

Do you know Java?
Do you know what I mean by "import"?

Well im a beginner and i made my first servlet justsome weeks ago, yes i know what you mean with import, i tried with this code

   Properties props = new Properties();
    props.put("mail.smtp.host", "my-mail-server");
    props.put("mail.from", "me@example.com");
    Session session = Session.getInstance(props, null);

    try {
        MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(session);
        msg.setFrom();
        msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO,
                          "you@example.com");
        msg.setSubject("JavaMail hello world example");
        msg.setSentDate(new Date());
        msg.setText("Hello, world!\n");
        Transport.send(msg);
    } catch (MessagingException mex) {
        System.out.println("send failed, exception: " + mex);
    }

cant get it to work with the html form that i want tough

<form action="contact" method="post">
    <p>Your email address: <input name="email">
    <p>Mail subject: <input name="subject">
    <p>Mail message: <textarea name="message"></textarea>
    <p><input type="submit">
</form>

[Tolls]

So this is now a completely different question.

What do you mean by "can't get it to work"?

[kroken]

So this is now a completely different question.

What do you mean by "can't get it to work"?

well when i push the submit button nothing happens. can you help me with the right servlet code for that html form?

[Tolls]

Debug it?
Do you get an exception on the server?

These are all things you need to do...not me.

[kroken]

Debug it?
Do you get an exception on the server?

These are all things you need to do...not me.

why cant you just help me out with this?

[Tolls]

Because I don't know what's going on on your system and until I do I cannot help.

So, debug it (System.out.println() scattered around with menaingful messages would help), and ensure that any exceptions are properly logged...and you can find them.

[kroken]

Because I don't know what's going on on your system and until I do I cannot help.

So, debug it (System.out.println() scattered around with menaingful messages would help), and ensure that any exceptions are properly logged...and you can find them.

Ive got this now but i still cant send a message trough it.

 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import javax.servlet.*;
 import javax.servlet.http.*;
 import javax.mail.*;
 import javax.mail.internet.*;
 
 public class ContactServlet extends HttpServlet {
 
 	public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException, ServletException{
 		
 		String email = request.getParameter("email");
 		String subject = request.getParameter("subject");
 		String message = request.getParameter("message");
 		
 		if(!message.equals(null)){
 			Properties props = new Properties();
 			props.put("mail.smtp.host", "mail.mysmtp.com");
 			props.put("mail.smtp.port", "587");
 			
 	        	Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
 			
 		try {
 	                Message m = new MimeMessage(session);
 	                m.setFrom(new InternetAddress(email, "user"));
 	                m.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress("mymail@myhost.com", "me"));
 	                m.setSubject(subject);
 	                m.setText(message);
 	                Transport.send(m);
 
 	        } catch (AddressException e) {
 	        	e.printStackTrace();
 	        } catch (javax.mail.MessagingException e) {
 		        e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 	        
 		RequestDispatcher view = request.getRequestDispatcher("sent.jsp");
 			
 		view.forward(request, response);
 
 		}
 	}
 
 }

[Tolls]

And?
Where does it get to?
What are all those values?
I see the printStackTrace()s, but no debug printing. Unless you;re stepping through it in a debugger in which case you'll be able to say what's going on better than I can guess.

[gb.rashu]

Hello,
you are using 2 times props.put() method.
put your smtp server ip address in instead of "mail.mysmtp.com"..
try it.