How do I send an html email with JavaMail?

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I've already tried the charset suggestion at this link

But the email shows up with the exact value of messageText... not rendering any of the HTML.

Here is my current code

import java.util.Properties;
import javax.mail.Address;
import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Transport;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

String messageText = "<br/>THIS IS A TEST...<br/>!!!";

Properties props = new Properties();
props.setProperty("mail.transport.protocol", "smtp");
props.setProperty("mail.smtp.auth", "true"); 
props.setProperty("mail.smtp.ssl.enable", "true");

Session mailSession = Session.getInstance(props, null);
mailSession.setDebug(true);
Transport transport = mailSession.getTransport();

MimeMessage message = new MimeMessage(mailSession);
message.setSubject(messageSubject);
message.setContent(messageText, "text/html; charset=utf-8");

Address[] fromAddress = InternetAddress.parse ( "pleasedonotreplymessage@[removed]" ) ; 
message.addFrom( fromAddress );

message.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress(toAddress));

transport.connect("[removed]", "", "");
transport.sendMessage(message, message.getRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO));
transport.close();

I would prefer not to have to install other parties tools.. which would require a complete rework of my current code.

It is best to use tested and credible frameworks if they are available. Unless you want to learn how to write such a framework by yourself :-) — Maciej Ziarko, Nov 08 '12 at 23:08
But the JavaMail API is pretty core to Java its-self... and extensively used. Also doesn't require extra installations, configuration and/or setup of a different tool. Right? — adam, Nov 09 '12 at 17:17

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '14 at 19:25

This is tested and confirmed to work.

There are more elegant structures to use for an HTML email that are supported by a wider array of email clients, but for a quick solution this works in the readers I've tested (Outlook, Android mail client connected to Exchange, and Gmail).

public static void sendHtmlEmail(String server, String from, String to, String cc, String subject, String htmlBody) throws MessagingException {
    Properties props = new Properties();
    props.setProperty("mail.smtp.host", server);
    Session session = Session.getInstance(props);

    MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(session);
    msg.setFrom(from);
    msg.setRecipients(RecipientType.TO, to);
    msg.setRecipients(RecipientType.CC, cc);
    msg.setSubject(subject);
    msg.setSentDate(new Date());

    MimeMultipart mp = new MimeMultipart();
    MimeBodyPart part = new MimeBodyPart();
    part.setText(htmlBody);
    mp.addBodyPart(part);
    msg.setContent(mp);

    // Content type has to be set after the message is put together
    // Then saveChanges() must be called for it to take effect
    part.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/html");
    msg.saveChanges();

    Transport.send(msg);
}

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 28 '16 at 17:00

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You can use Thymeleaf to render rich HTML email and send it with Spring Mail utilities.

Tutorial: http://www.thymeleaf.org/doc/articles/springmail.html

Tutorial source code: https://github.com/thymeleaf/thymeleafexamples-springmail

edited Jun 28 '16 at 17:00

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answered Nov 08 '12 at 22:51

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 08 '12 at 22:51

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use Javamail API

Here is an Example

answered Nov 08 '12 at 22:51

Aren't I already using this? The link you provided uses "Message msg = new MimeMessage(mailSession);" which is exactly what I have. It also uses "Transport transport = mailSession.getTransport();" and I have exactly that...? – adam Nov 08 '12 at 22:59

How do I send an html email with JavaMail?

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