Re: JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-26 Thread Jeremy Boynes
Danny Angus wrote: Jeremy, One problem I have is that the spec and API doc are not always clear about what should be done - e.g. from the JavaDoc for InternetAddress.validate(): "The current implementation checks many, but not all, syntax rules." It would be nice to know what was supposed to be

Re: JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-26 Thread Jeremy Boynes
Unfortunately, at this time Apache can't use or distribute GPL or even LGPL code; efforts are in progress to allow projects to import LGPL code but, as is usual with legal issues, this is likely to take time to resolve. For use in Geronimo, we would also need to know that the version we were di

Re: JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-26 Thread Enrique Rodriguez
I have no experience with it but thought I'd throw it out there: "Tiger JMail is a direct replacement for Sun's javamail, but with an LGPL license and fewer bugs." Tiger JMail http://tjmail.sourceforge.net/ Almost a year since the last release of a 1.0 rc3. Hope that helps, -enrique Hes Siemelink

Re: JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-26 Thread Hes Siemelink
There is also GNU JavaMail. See http://www.gnu.org/software/classpathx/javamail/javamail.html That is supposed to be 'free'... Can you use that or doesn't the GPL mix with the Apache license? Cheers, Hes. Danny Angus wrote: Jeremy, One problem I have is that the spec and API doc are not alw

Re: JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-26 Thread Danny Angus
Jeremy, > One problem I have is that the spec and API doc are not always clear > about what should be done - e.g. from the JavaDoc for > InternetAddress.validate(): > > "The current implementation checks many, but not all, syntax rules." > It would be nice to know what was supposed to be checke

Re: JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-25 Thread Jeremy Boynes
Danny Angus wrote: 1) How do we know they are compatible? Thats the nightmare for you! not only do you have to conform to the java mail spec but also to the miriad RFC's for mail. Yep - that's why I'm seeking help :-) We have a lot of knowedge about how the stds should be implemented, but not a te

Re: JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-25 Thread Danny Angus
> 1) How do we know they are compatible? Thats the nightmare for you! not only do you have to conform to the java mail spec but also to the miriad RFC's for mail. We have a lot of knowedge about how the stds should be implemented, but not a test kit of any kind. It is certainly reasonable to us

JavaMail API and SMTP transport for Geronimo

2005-01-24 Thread Jeremy Boynes
Although we continue to work with them, at this time the Apache has not been able to agree with Sun on redistribution terms for their JavaMail and Activation APIs for use in the Apache Geronimo project. As a contingency measure, I have been working on a clean-room implementation of those APIs u