Setting the Bounce Address in Apache Commons Mail

Question

Using the Apache Commons to send email there is the following code.

HtmlEmail email = new HtmlEmail();
email.setHostName(SMTP_HOST_NAME);
email.setSmtpPort(587);
email.setAuthenticator(new DefaultAuthenticator(SMTP_AUTH_USER, SMTP_AUTH_PWD));
email.setTLS(true);
email.setBounceAddress("aaa@abc.com");
email.setMsg("Hello");
email.setFrom("bbb@abc.edu");
email.addReplyTo("bbb@abc.edu");
email.addTo("i.do.not.exist@abc.gmail.com");
email.send();

But the bounce will not work. It sends the bounce to the party that authenticated the message, which in this example is SMTP_AUTH_USER. So How can I get it to bounce properly?

This appears to be a problem with using gmail as a provider. — Milhous, Aug 11 '11 at 14:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 10 '11 at 17:20

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Did you check with a packet sniffer what is actually going over the wire? I wouldn't be surprised if the MSA on SMPT_HOST_NAME ignores and overrides your bounce address.

You could try using the SMTP-port to the MTA and quickly check if this makes a difference.

answered Aug 10 '11 at 17:20

Volker Stolz

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Well, we are using google email, so I am stuck in that respect. – Milhous Aug 10 '11 at 17:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 15 '14 at 08:20

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To set the bounce address you can make use of, setBounceAddress(emailAddressString) method before sending your email.

answered Jan 15 '14 at 08:20

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Setting the Bounce Address in Apache Commons Mail

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