Connect to IMAP Servers in Java

readme.md

Read the complete article on connecting to IMAP servers using Java: https://blog.aspose.com/2021/07/08/connect-to-an-imap-server-using-java/

connect-imap-http.java

// Create an instance of HttpProxy and specisy host and port
HttpProxy proxy = new HttpProxy("18.222.124.59", 8080);

// Create IMAP client
ImapClient client = new ImapClient("imap.domain.com", "username", "password");

// Set proxy and access the mailbox
try {
    client.setProxy(proxy);
    client.selectFolder("Inbox");
} finally {
    if (client != null)
        client.dispose();
}

connect-imap-socks.java

// Connect and log in to IMAP and set SecurityOptions
ImapClient client = new ImapClient("imap.domain.com", "username", "password");
client.setSecurityOptions(SecurityOptions.Auto);

String proxyAddress = "192.168.203.142"; // proxy address
int proxyPort = 1080; // proxy port
SocksProxy proxy = new SocksProxy(proxyAddress, proxyPort, SocksVersion.SocksV5);

// Set the proxy
client.setProxy(proxy);

try {
    // Access inbox
    client.selectFolder("Inbox");
} catch (java.lang.RuntimeException ex) {
    System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
}

connect-imap-ssl.java

// Create an instance of the ImapClient class
ImapClient client = new ImapClient("imap.domain.com", 993, "user@domain.com", "pwd");

// Set the security mode to implicit
client.setSecurityOptions(SecurityOptions.SSLImplicit);

// Access inbox
try {
    client.selectFolder("Inbox");
} catch (java.lang.RuntimeException ex) {
    System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
}

connect-imap.java

// Create an imapclient with host, username and password
ImapClient client = new ImapClient("localhost", "user", "password");

// Access inbox
try {
    client.selectFolder("Inbox");
} catch (java.lang.RuntimeException ex) {
    System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
}