https://github.com/wikimatze/mailclient

Mailclient written in plain old Java
https://github.com/wikimatze/mailclient

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Mailclient written in plain old Java

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wikimatze/mailclient
• Owner: wikimatze
• Created: 2011-10-22T08:36:58.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-02-18T06:02:55.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-26T01:14:09.369Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Java
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• Size: 3.2 MB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
During the summer term 2007 we had the task to create a Thunderbird like **email client**

in Java. This here is the collection of my code.

## Installation for NetBeans

- get the [source from github](https://github.com/matthias-guenther/mailclient )

- extract the *javamail-1.4.zip* => this package contains a Java library for handling emails

- create a new project under NetBeans and copy all files of the *Mail Client* directory in the *src*

  directory of you NetBeans project

- then you have to insert the *mail.jar* file in your project in the following way:

  - click right on Libraries in the near of the view of your NetBeans project and chose *Add JAR*

  - navigate to *javamail-1.4* folder and select the *mail.jar*

  - when you now select the files *GUIMailsend.java* and *GUIMailsget.java* should not show any errors

- now you have to adopt the paths in the file *GUIMain.java* `(static File f, String dir, FileReader

  file)` and *GUITree* `(File driveC, File source, File ziel)` to your NetBeans project folder

  through absolute paths => I know it's cumbersome but due to this date I couldn't do any other

- set the *GuiMain.java* as the main file in your project and start the program

- the standard account is *MG kontoinfos.kondat* which contains the necessary data to access my

  spam account (you can guess how to change the data)

- the directory *Inbox MG* saves all read mails of the user MG, further accounts have to be created

  each in an own directory

- *MailApi.java* is not necessary for the mailclient, this will be used to check the

  correctness of the POP3 settings via the terminal

- main cause of error messages:

  - wrong paths to your project

  - POP3 and SMTP

  - *mail.jar* is not included correct in the project, but this will be shown in NetBeans

## Images

Some pics so you have a clue what does it look like:

- Basic surface of the program

  - ![basic surface of the program](https://github.com/matthias-guenther/mailclient/raw/master/mail_client_1.png)

- Dialog where you can add new accounts

  - ![dialog to add new accounts](https://github.com/matthias-guenther/mailclient/raw/master/mail_client_2.png)

- Receive email of an already existing account

  - ![receive email](https://github.com/matthias-guenther/mailclient/raw/master/mail_client_3.png)

- Window to write a new email

  - ![write email](https://github.com/matthias-guenther/mailclient/raw/master/mail_client_4.png)

- Drag-and-Drop window to manage emails

  - ![drag-and-drop emails](https://github.com/matthias-guenther/mailclient/raw/master/mail_client_5.png)

## Contact

Feature request, bugs, questions, etc. can be send to .

## License

This software is licensed under the [MIT license][mit].

© Matthias Günther .

[mit]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License