Yes, you need an SMTP server. If you've got Outlook Express running, you can use the same server it's using. -- Len
On 3/11/06, Mark Whitby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm currently getting the following error when trying to test the JavaMail > set up: javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: > localhost, port: 25; nested exception is: java.net.ConnectException: > Connection refused: connect > > I'm using Tomcat 5.5 and have installed the jar files correctly as stated > here: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/jndi-resources-howto.html > > I'm guessing that there's a problem with my SMTP settings. However, > (apologise if I sound dense here) but the only mail client I have on my PC is > Outlook Express. Am I right in saying then that as well as JavaMail that I > need an smtp server? If so where can I get one? If not where am I going > wrong? > > I have the following setups in my files: > > context.xml: > > <Context> > > <ResourceLink name="jdbc/TestDB" > type="javax.sql.DataSource" > global="jdbc/TestDB"/> > > <ResourceLink name="mail/Session" auth="Container" > type="javax.mail.Session" > mail.smtp.host="localhost"/> > > </Context> > > web.xml: > > <resource-ref> > <description>JavaMail Connection</description> > <res-ref-name>mail/Session</res-ref-name> > <res-type>javax.mail.Session</res-type> > <res-auth>Container</res-auth> > </resource-ref> > > Finally this is the code i'm testing: > > Context initCtx = new InitialContext(); > Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env"); > Session session = (Session) envCtx.lookup("mail/Session"); > > Message message = new MimeMessage(session); > message.setFrom(new InternetAddress("[EMAIL PROTECTED]")); > InternetAddress to[] = new InternetAddress[1]; > to[0] = new InternetAddress("[EMAIL PROTECTED]"); > message.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, to); > message.setSubject("Test email"); > message.setContent("Test email", "text/plain"); > Transport.send(message); > > Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong? > > Many thanks > > Mark Whitby > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
