org.apache.commons.net.smtp
Class RelayPath

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.net.smtp.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

See Also:

SMTPClient

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.
String	toString() Return the properly formatted string representation of the relay path.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

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.

toString

public String toString()

Return the properly formatted string representation of the relay path.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The properly formatted string representation of the relay path.