org.apache.commons.net.smtp

Class RelayPath

public final class RelayPath extends Object

A class used to represent forward and reverse relay paths. The SMTP MAIL command requires a reverse relay path while the SMTP RCPT command requires a forward relay path. See RFC 821 for more details. In general, you will not have to deal with relay paths.

Author: Daniel F. Savarese

Constructor Summary
	RelayPath(String emailAddress) Create a relay path with the specified email address as the ultimate destination.

Method Summary
void	addRelay(String hostname) Add a mail relay host to the relay path.

Constructor Detail

RelayPath

public RelayPath(String emailAddress)

Create a relay path with the specified email address as the ultimate destination.

Parameters: emailAddress The destination email address.

Method Detail

addRelay

public void addRelay(String hostname)

Add a mail relay host to the relay path. Hosts are added left to right. For example, the following will create the path < @bar.com,@foo.com:foobar@foo.com >

 path = new RelayPath("foobar@foo.com");
 path.addRelay("bar.com");
 path.addRelay("foo.com");

Parameters: hostname The host to add to the relay path.