Test connection without sending email

[Steven Van Loon]

Hi,

At this moment, I test whether a connection to the smtp server is valid or not, by executing this code:

public void testConnection() {
	try {
		Mailer mailer = createMailer();
		Session session = mailer.getSession();
		Transport transport = session.getTransport("smtp");
		try {
			transport.connect();
		} finally {
			transport.close();
		}
	} catch (MessagingException e) {
		... handle error ...
	}
}

That's why I need access to the Session object:

"Providing access to Session instance for emergency fall-back scenario. Please let us know why you need it."

Is there another way to do this without actually sending an email and without using the Session object?

Thanks,
Best regards,
Steven.

[Benny Bottema]

Not yet, but thanks for reporting. I think it's an interesting feature!

[Benny Bottema]

Implemented for version 5.0.0. Should also work with (authenticated) proxy!

[Steven Van Loon]

Looks good!

[Benny Bottema]

Released as 5.0.0.rc1-SNAPSHOT. Add OSS' snapshots repo to find it in Maven.

[Mark R. James]

The docs should say that an error causes a MailException to be thrown.

[Benny Bottema]

@mrj Indeed, I will update the documentation and Javadoc to indicate this. Thanks!