Java Connect Socket an POP3
// POP3Demo.java
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
class POP3Demo
{
public static void main (String [] args)
{
String POP3Server = "mail.gatewest.net";
int POP3Port = 110;
Socket client = null;
try
{
// Attempt to create a client socket connected to the POP3
// server program.
client = new Socket (POP3Server, POP3Port);
// Create a buffered reader for line-oriented reading from the
// standard input device.
BufferedReader stdin;
stdin = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (System.in));
// Create a buffered reader for line-oriented reading from the
// socket.
InputStream is = client.getInputStream ();
BufferedReader sockin;
sockin = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (is));
// Create a print writer for line-oriented writing to the
// socket.
OutputStream os = client.getOutputStream ();
PrintWriter sockout;
sockout = new PrintWriter (os, true); // true for auto-flush
// Display POP3 greeting from POP3 server program.
System.out.println ("S:" + sockin.readLine ());
while (true)
{
// Display a client prompt.
System.out.print ("C:");
// Read a command string from the standard input device.
String cmd = stdin.readLine ();
// Write the command string to the POP3 server program.
sockout.println (cmd);
// Read a reply string from the POP3 server program.
String reply = sockin.readLine ();
// Display the first line of this reply string.
System.out.println ("S:" + reply);
// If the RETR command was entered and it succeeded, keep
// reading all lines until a line is read that begins with
// a . character. These lines constitute an email message.
if (cmd.toLowerCase ().startsWith ("retr") &&
reply.charAt (0) == '+')
do
{
reply = sockin.readLine ();
System.out.println ("S:" + reply);
if (reply != null && reply.length () > 0)
if (reply.charAt (0) == '.')
break;
}
while (true);
// If the QUIT command was entered, quit.
if (cmd.toLowerCase ().startsWith ("quit"))
break;
}
}
catch (IOException e)
{
System.out.println (e.toString ());
}
finally
{
try
{
// Attempt to close the client socket.
if (client != null)
client.close ();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
}
}
}
}
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