How can I set the SMTP message-id while sending mails with javax.mail
. My mail server is reporting something like this:
1 <= me@domain.com H=mail (host) [192.168.1.4] P=esmtp S=142014
id=2043289758.9.1322829290422.JavaMail.thor@developer.local
2 => sombodey@else R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp H=mx00.t-online.de [194.25.134.8]
3 Completed
I want to set the id=2043289758.9.1322829290422.JavaMail.thor@developer.local
before sending it. Is this possible? The email it created like this:
Properties props = System.getProperties();
props.put("mail.smtp.host", "192.168.1.4");
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
session.setDebug(false);
Message msg = createMsg();
Transport.send(msg);
I believe this section of the JavaMail FAQ answers your question:
Q: I set a particular value for the Message-ID header of my new message, but when I send this message that header is rewritten.
A: A new value for the Message-ID field is set when the saveChanges method is called (usually implicitly when a message is
sent), overwriting any value you set yourself. If you need to set your
own Message-ID and have it retained, you will have to create your own
MimeMessage subclass, override the updateMessageID method and use an
instance of this subclass.
class MyMessage extends MimeMessage {
...
protected void updateMessageID() throws MessagingException {
setHeader("Message-ID", "my-message-id");
}
...
}
According to Oracle's FAQ, when you send the message or call saveChanges, the Message-Id header set by the updateMessageID() method, which overrides any value you might have already set.
To set your own value, you will need to create a sub-class of MimeMessage and implement your own updateMessageID() function:
class MyMimeMessage extends MimeMessage {
...
protected void updateMessageID() throws MessagingException {
setHeader("Message-ID", "my-message-id");
}
...
}
I was able to use this technique to suppress or eliminate the Message-Id header like this:
@Override
protected void updateMessageID() throws MessagingException {
removeHeader("Message-Id");
}
This was useful for Mailgun, which sets the Message-Id themselves if you don't set one.
You can also save message changes and set a custom Message-ID before sending.
Steps:
- Create
MimeMessage message
and Set its data.
message.saveChanges();
message.setHeader("Message-ID", yourCustomMessageId);
- Send the message.
This is useful with Spring's JavaMailSender
or in other situations where it is difficult to override MimeMessage
.
MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(s) {
@Override
protected void updateMessageID() { } // Prevent MimeMessage from overwriting our Message-ID
};
msg.setHeader("Message-ID", "MyOwnMessageID");
this is the complete code for implementing the custom id in the message
public class SendMessage{
private String idMessage;
private void sendEmail() {
//...
// Create de session
//...
Message message = new MyMessage(session);
//...
// Prepare the body of the message, attachments, etc.
//...
// assign custom message id
this.idMessage = “My own ID”;
//send
Transport.send(message);
}
class MyMessage extends MimeMessage {
public MyMessage(Session session) {
super(session);
}
protected void updateMessageID() throws MessagingException {
setHeader("Message-ID", this.idMessage);
}
}
}