Two things you need to suceed with mailets, First is a sound knowedge of email. Sounds daft but you will get on much better if you have a sound knowledge of the construction of messages, what the headers are and what they mean, when they are created during the life of a message, how content is transmitted, what the restrictions are, how MIME messages are formatted and what all the main MIME types are (or how to find the definitive list). You also ought to understand the difference between the SMTP "envelope" information used to route a message and the email headers, which are (perversely) normally ignored for routing.
The second thing is how to write mailets. This will be very much easier if you know enough about how mail works to understand the code in james own mailets, and how james achieves standard functionality. Message changes (as opposed to routing/delivery) are done through the java mail API which is way more complex and perverse than the Mailet API. So take your understanding of MIME and learn how to use "javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage" to create and alter messages. You might also find Claude Duguay's article useful: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-james1.html d. > I am going to be working on a project to create mailets to be used with James. My first mailet will be to strip attachments from emails with destination addresses that match certain criteria. - any suggestions on where to look for some good tutorials, introduction, etc?? *************************************************************************** The information in this e-mail is confidential and for use by the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient (or responsible for delivery of the message to the intended recipient) please notify us immediately on 0141 306 2050 and delete the message from your computer. You may not copy or forward it or use or disclose its contents to any other person. As Internet communications are capable of data corruption Student Loans Company Limited does not accept any responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. For this reason it may be inappropriate to rely on advice or opinions contained in an e-mail without obtaining written confirmation of it. Neither Student Loans Company Limited or the sender accepts any liability or responsibility for viruses as it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Opinions and views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender and may not reflect the opinions and views of The Student Loans Company Limited. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. ************************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
