A simple email sender class, used to test if the host server can send email using GMail's SMTP server. Partially followed steps on this page: http://www.mkyong.com/java/javamail-api-sending-email-via-gmail-smtp-example/ "Gmail to SSL" section and other websites. Config settings (ie username,password,toEmailAddress,etc) must be stored in src/main/resources/mail.properties. Usage You will need maven and git. 1. Check out the project using git. 2. Copy src/main/resources/sample_mail.properties to src/main/resources/mail.properties and edit the file. Option 1 1. Run mvn test. This will in effect run the JUnit tests in src/main/test/SendmailTest.java Option 2 1. Import this project in Eclipse (in Eclipse, "File"->"Import..."->"Existing Projects into Workspace") 2. Run Sendmail.java as Java Application. (Right click on Sendmail.java->"Run As"->"Java Application"