Date: 2004-10-03T13:48:59 Editor: DanielSavarese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wiki: Jakarta Commons Wiki Page: Net/FrequentlyAskedQuestions URL: http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-commons/Net/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
no comment Change Log: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -137,3 +137,15 @@ http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/net/properties.html </pre> +---- +'''Q: What's the point of the SMTP and POP3 packages when !JavaMail provides more functionality?''' + +'''A:''' !NetComponents, now Commons Net, was written '''before''' !JavaMail. +!NetComponents had different goals than !JavaMail. !NetComponents was and Commons Net is +a low level API. !JavaMail is a high level API. The !NetComponents +POP3 API is something one would have used to implement a !JavaMail POP3 +provider if !JavaMail didn't ship with one already. People who have to +deal with large messages, such as those containing attachments, like the +low-level API which allows you to deal directly with the data stream +unlike !JavaMail which used to, and may still, buffer messages entirely +in RAM. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]