Can't send email using javamail and jdk 12

Question

I used to send emails with javamail and Java 8.

Now that I upgraded to Java 12 I get the java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/activation/DataHandler.

I added the javax.activation-api-1.2.0.jar and now I get java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/activation/registries/LogSupport.

This is because javax.activation-api-1.2.0.jar doesn't have the com.sun... package that previous versions had.

What jars should I put on my project to properly send and email with java 12? And where to find them?

There are a lot of confusing sources like:

Bill Shannon · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-24T20:08:05.393

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You need the implementation jar file, not the API jar file. Use this.

edited Sep 24 '19 at 20:08

answered Sep 20 '19 at 18:44

Bill Shannon

There is no attachment. Jakarta mail/activation is equivalent to java mail and java activation framework? – Gustavo Sep 24 '19 at 11:41
Sorry, editing error, fixed above. The Jakarta version is identical to the javax version, and you can find it [here](https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.sun.activation/jakarta.activation/1.2.1/jar). – Bill Shannon Sep 24 '19 at 20:09

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