New terminology in Mail technology includes...
- Protocol Provider, a concept equivalent to Service Provider in the JavaMail specification
- Mail Provider, a holder of Protocol Providers
New features in Mail technology include...
- JavaMail specification level changed from 1.1 to 1.2, while JavaBeans Activation Framework (JAF) specification level remains at 1.0
- JavaMail implementation level changed from 1.1.3 to 1.2, and JAF implementation level moved up from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2.
- It is now easier to install and configure custom protocol providers
- You now can define your own custom mail providers, in addition to the built-in mail provider, to easily mix and match various custom and default protocol providers
- There is equal support for mail store protocols as for transport protocols, and equal support for POP3 as for IMAP
- Store-related APIs have been more thoroughly tested. You can define store-only mail sessions if you would like.