Implementing an email server in java

Question

What all language components will have to be used for implementing an email service system using java?

Answer 1

Maybe look at Apache JAMES.

The Apache JAMES Project delivers a rich set of open source modules and libraries, written in Java, related to internet mail and news which build into an advanced enterprise mail server.

Answer 2

If you want to implement an email server (SMTP, IMAP, POP3) - there is already Apache JAMES. It's open-source, so you can look into its sources if you insist on making one.

If you want to just send emails, having an already installed SMTP server, then use commons-email. It sits ontop of JavaMail and is very developer-friendly.

Answer 3

for SMTP subethasmtp rocks