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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.net.smtp;
19  
20  import java.io.BufferedReader;
21  import java.io.BufferedWriter;
22  import java.io.IOException;
23  import java.io.InputStreamReader;
24  import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
25  import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
26  import java.util.ArrayList;
27  
28  import org.apache.commons.net.MalformedServerReplyException;
29  import org.apache.commons.net.ProtocolCommandSupport;
30  import org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient;
31  import org.apache.commons.net.io.CRLFLineReader;
32  import org.apache.commons.net.util.NetConstants;
33  
34  /**
35   * SMTP provides the basic the functionality necessary to implement your own SMTP client. To derive the full benefits of the SMTP class requires some knowledge
36   * of the FTP protocol defined in RFC 821. However, there is no reason why you should have to use the SMTP class. The
37   * {@link org.apache.commons.net.smtp.SMTPClient} class, derived from SMTP, implements all the functionality required of an SMTP client. The SMTP class is made
38   * public to provide access to various SMTP constants and to make it easier for adventurous programmers (or those with special needs) to interact with the SMTP
39   * protocol and implement their own clients. A set of methods with names corresponding to the SMTP command names are provided to facilitate this interaction.
40   * <p>
41   * You should keep in mind that the SMTP server may choose to prematurely close a connection for various reasons. The SMTP class will detect a premature SMTP
42   * server connection closing when it receives a {@link org.apache.commons.net.smtp.SMTPReply#SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE SMTPReply.SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE } response to
43   * a command. When that occurs, the SMTP class method encountering that reply will throw an {@link org.apache.commons.net.smtp.SMTPConnectionClosedException} .
44   * <code>SMTPConnectionClosedException</code> is a subclass of <code>IOException</code> and therefore need not be caught separately, but if you are going to
45   * catch it separately, its catch block must appear before the more general <code>IOException</code> catch block. When you encounter an
46   * {@link org.apache.commons.net.smtp.SMTPConnectionClosedException} , you must disconnect the connection with
47   * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect() } to properly clean up the system resources used by SMTP. Before disconnecting, you may
48   * check the last reply code and text with {@link #getReplyCode getReplyCode }, {@link #getReplyString getReplyString }, and {@link #getReplyStrings
49   * getReplyStrings}.
50   * </p>
51   * <p>
52   * Rather than list it separately for each method, we mention here that every method communicating with the server and throwing an IOException can also throw a
53   * {@link org.apache.commons.net.MalformedServerReplyException} , which is a subclass of IOException. A MalformedServerReplyException will be thrown when the
54   * reply received from the server deviates enough from the protocol specification that it cannot be interpreted in a useful manner despite attempts to be as
55   * lenient as possible.
56   * </p>
57   *
58   * @see SMTPClient
59   * @see SMTPConnectionClosedException
60   * @see org.apache.commons.net.MalformedServerReplyException
61   */
62  
63  public class SMTP extends SocketClient {
64      /** The default SMTP port (25). */
65      public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 25;
66  
67      /**
68       * We have to ensure that the protocol communication is in ASCII, but we use ISO-8859-1 just in case 8-bit characters cross the wire.
69       */
70      private static final String DEFAULT_ENCODING = StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1.name();
71  
72      /**
73       * The encoding to use (user-settable).
74       *
75       * @since 3.1 (changed from private to protected)
76       */
77      protected final String encoding;
78  
79      /**
80       * A ProtocolCommandSupport object used to manage the registering of ProtocolCommandListeners and te firing of ProtocolCommandEvents.
81       */
82      protected ProtocolCommandSupport _commandSupport_;
83  
84      BufferedReader reader;
85      BufferedWriter writer;
86  
87      private int replyCode;
88      private final ArrayList<String> replyLines;
89      private boolean newReplyString;
90      private String replyString;
91  
92      /**
93       * The default SMTP constructor. Sets the default port to <code>DEFAULT_PORT</code> and initializes internal data structures for saving SMTP reply
94       * information.
95       */
96      public SMTP() {
97          this(DEFAULT_ENCODING);
98      }
99  
100     /**
101      * Overloaded constructor where the user may specify a default encoding.
102      *
103      * @param encoding the encoding to use
104      * @since 2.0
105      */
106     public SMTP(final String encoding) {
107         setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);
108         replyLines = new ArrayList<>();
109         newReplyString = false;
110         replyString = null;
111         _commandSupport_ = new ProtocolCommandSupport(this);
112         this.encoding = encoding;
113     }
114 
115     /** Initiates control connections and gets initial reply. */
116     @Override
117     protected void _connectAction_() throws IOException {
118         super._connectAction_();
119         reader = new CRLFLineReader(new InputStreamReader(_input_, encoding));
120         writer = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(_output_, encoding));
121         getReply();
122     }
123 
124     /**
125      * A convenience method to send the SMTP DATA command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
126      *
127      * @return The reply code received from the server.
128      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
129      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
130      *                                       independently as itself.
131      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
132      */
133     public int data() throws IOException {
134         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.DATA);
135     }
136 
137     /**
138      * Closes the connection to the SMTP server and sets to null some internal data so that the memory may be reclaimed by the garbage collector. The reply text
139      * and code information from the last command is voided so that the memory it used may be reclaimed.
140      *
141      * @throws IOException If an error occurs while disconnecting.
142      */
143     @Override
144     public void disconnect() throws IOException {
145         super.disconnect();
146         reader = null;
147         writer = null;
148         replyString = null;
149         replyLines.clear();
150         newReplyString = false;
151     }
152 
153     /**
154      * A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
155      *
156      * @param name The name to expand.
157      * @return The reply code received from the server.
158      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
159      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
160      *                                       independently as itself.
161      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
162      */
163     public int expn(final String name) throws IOException {
164         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.EXPN, name);
165     }
166 
167     /**
168      * Provide command support to super-class
169      */
170     @Override
171     protected ProtocolCommandSupport getCommandSupport() {
172         return _commandSupport_;
173     }
174 
175     /**
176      * Fetches a reply from the SMTP server and returns the integer reply code. After calling this method, the actual reply text can be accessed from either
177      * calling {@link #getReplyString getReplyString } or {@link #getReplyStrings getReplyStrings }. Only use this method if you are implementing your own SMTP
178      * client or if you need to fetch a secondary response from the SMTP server.
179      *
180      * @return The integer value of the reply code of the fetched SMTP reply.
181      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
182      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
183      *                                       independently as itself.
184      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while receiving the server reply.
185      */
186     public int getReply() throws IOException {
187         final int length;
188 
189         newReplyString = true;
190         replyLines.clear();
191 
192         String line = reader.readLine();
193 
194         if (line == null) {
195             throw new SMTPConnectionClosedException("Connection closed without indication.");
196         }
197 
198         // In case we run into an anomaly we don't want fatal index exceptions
199         // to be thrown.
200         length = line.length();
201         if (length < 3) {
202             throw new MalformedServerReplyException("Truncated server reply: " + line);
203         }
204 
205         try {
206             final String code = line.substring(0, 3);
207             replyCode = Integer.parseInt(code);
208         } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
209             throw new MalformedServerReplyException("Could not parse response code.\nServer Reply: " + line);
210         }
211 
212         replyLines.add(line);
213 
214         // Get extra lines if message continues.
215         if (length > 3 && line.charAt(3) == '-') {
216             do {
217                 line = reader.readLine();
218 
219                 if (line == null) {
220                     throw new SMTPConnectionClosedException("Connection closed without indication.");
221                 }
222 
223                 replyLines.add(line);
224 
225                 // The length() check handles problems that could arise from readLine()
226                 // returning too soon after encountering a naked CR or some other
227                 // anomaly.
228             } while (!(line.length() >= 4 && line.charAt(3) != '-' && Character.isDigit(line.charAt(0))));
229             // This is too strong a condition because a non-conforming server
230             // could screw things up like ftp.funet.fi does for FTP
231             // line.startsWith(code)));
232         }
233 
234         fireReplyReceived(replyCode, getReplyString());
235 
236         if (replyCode == SMTPReply.SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE) {
237             throw new SMTPConnectionClosedException("SMTP response 421 received.  Server closed connection.");
238         }
239         return replyCode;
240     }
241 
242     /**
243      * Returns the integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply. You will usually only use this method after you connect to the SMTP server to check
244      * that the connection was successful since <code>connect</code> is of type void.
245      *
246      * @return The integer value of the reply code of the last SMTP reply.
247      */
248     public int getReplyCode() {
249         return replyCode;
250     }
251 
252     /**
253      * Returns the entire text of the last SMTP server response exactly as it was received, including all end of line markers in NETASCII format.
254      *
255      * @return The entire text from the last SMTP response as a String.
256      */
257     public String getReplyString() {
258         final StringBuilder buffer;
259 
260         if (!newReplyString) {
261             return replyString;
262         }
263 
264         buffer = new StringBuilder();
265 
266         for (final String line : replyLines) {
267             buffer.append(line);
268             buffer.append(SocketClient.NETASCII_EOL);
269         }
270 
271         newReplyString = false;
272 
273         replyString = buffer.toString();
274         return replyString;
275     }
276 
277     /**
278      * Returns the lines of text from the last SMTP server response as an array of strings, one entry per line. The end of line markers of each are stripped
279      * from each line.
280      *
281      * @return The lines of text from the last SMTP response as an array.
282      */
283     public String[] getReplyStrings() {
284         return replyLines.toArray(NetConstants.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
285     }
286 
287     /**
288      * A convenience method to send the SMTP HELO command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
289      *
290      * @param hostname The hostname of the sender.
291      * @return The reply code received from the server.
292      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
293      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
294      *                                       independently as itself.
295      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
296      */
297     public int helo(final String hostname) throws IOException {
298         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.HELO, hostname);
299     }
300 
301     /**
302      * A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
303      *
304      * @return The reply code received from the server.
305      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
306      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
307      *                                       independently as itself.
308      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
309      */
310     public int help() throws IOException {
311         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.HELP);
312     }
313 
314     /**
315      * A convenience method to send the SMTP HELP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
316      *
317      * @param command The command name on which to request help.
318      * @return The reply code received from the server.
319      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
320      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
321      *                                       independently as itself.
322      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
323      */
324     public int help(final String command) throws IOException {
325         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.HELP, command);
326     }
327 
328     /**
329      * A convenience method to send the SMTP MAIL command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
330      *
331      * @param reversePath The reverse path.
332      * @return The reply code received from the server.
333      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
334      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
335      *                                       independently as itself.
336      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
337      */
338     public int mail(final String reversePath) throws IOException {
339         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.MAIL, reversePath, false);
340     }
341 
342     /**
343      * A convenience method to send the SMTP NOOP command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
344      *
345      * @return The reply code received from the server.
346      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
347      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
348      *                                       independently as itself.
349      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
350      */
351     public int noop() throws IOException {
352         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.NOOP);
353     }
354 
355     /**
356      * A convenience method to send the SMTP QUIT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
357      *
358      * @return The reply code received from the server.
359      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
360      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
361      *                                       independently as itself.
362      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
363      */
364     public int quit() throws IOException {
365         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.QUIT);
366     }
367 
368     /**
369      * A convenience method to send the SMTP RCPT command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
370      *
371      * @param forwardPath The forward path.
372      * @return The reply code received from the server.
373      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
374      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
375      *                                       independently as itself.
376      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
377      */
378     public int rcpt(final String forwardPath) throws IOException {
379         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.RCPT, forwardPath, false);
380     }
381 
382     /**
383      * Removes a ProtocolCommandListener.
384      *
385      * Delegates this incorrectly named method - removeProtocolCommandistener (note the missing "L")- to the correct method
386      * {@link SocketClient#removeProtocolCommandListener}
387      *
388      * @param listener The ProtocolCommandListener to remove
389      */
390     public void removeProtocolCommandistener(final org.apache.commons.net.ProtocolCommandListener listener) {
391         removeProtocolCommandListener(listener);
392     }
393 
394     /**
395      * A convenience method to send the SMTP RSET command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
396      *
397      * @return The reply code received from the server.
398      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
399      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
400      *                                       independently as itself.
401      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
402      */
403     public int rset() throws IOException {
404         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.RSET);
405     }
406 
407     /**
408      * A convenience method to send the SMTP SAML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
409      *
410      * @param reversePath The reverse path.
411      * @return The reply code received from the server.
412      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
413      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
414      *                                       independently as itself.
415      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
416      */
417     public int saml(final String reversePath) throws IOException {
418         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.SAML, reversePath);
419     }
420 
421     /**
422      * A convenience method to send the SMTP SEND command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
423      *
424      * @param reversePath The reverse path.
425      * @return The reply code received from the server.
426      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
427      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
428      *                                       independently as itself.
429      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
430      */
431     public int send(final String reversePath) throws IOException {
432         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.SEND, reversePath);
433     }
434 
435     /**
436      * Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed
437      * information, the actual reply text can be accessed by calling {@link #getReplyString getReplyString } or {@link #getReplyStrings getReplyStrings }.
438      *
439      * @param command The SMTPCommand constant corresponding to the SMTP command to send.
440      * @return The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
441      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
442      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
443      *                                       independently as itself.
444      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
445      */
446     public int sendCommand(final int command) throws IOException {
447         return sendCommand(command, null);
448     }
449 
450     /**
451      * Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the
452      * actual reply text can be accessed by calling {@link #getReplyString getReplyString } or {@link #getReplyStrings getReplyStrings }.
453      *
454      * @param command The SMTPCommand constant corresponding to the SMTP command to send.
455      * @param args    The arguments to the SMTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.
456      * @return The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
457      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
458      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
459      *                                       independently as itself.
460      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
461      */
462     public int sendCommand(final int command, final String args) throws IOException {
463         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.getCommand(command), args);
464     }
465 
466     /**
467      *
468      * @param command      the command to send (as an int defined in {@link SMTPCommand})
469      * @param args         the command arguments, may be {@code null}
470      * @param includeSpace if {@code true}, add a space between the command and its arguments
471      * @return the reply code
472      * @throws IOException
473      */
474     private int sendCommand(final int command, final String args, final boolean includeSpace) throws IOException {
475         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.getCommand(command), args, includeSpace);
476     }
477 
478     /**
479      * Sends an SMTP command with no arguments to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed
480      * information, the actual reply text can be accessed by calling {@link #getReplyString getReplyString } or {@link #getReplyStrings getReplyStrings }.
481      *
482      * @param command The text representation of the SMTP command to send.
483      * @return The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
484      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
485      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
486      *                                       independently as itself.
487      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
488      */
489     public int sendCommand(final String command) throws IOException {
490         return sendCommand(command, null);
491     }
492 
493     /**
494      * Sends an SMTP command to the server, waits for a reply and returns the numerical response code. After invocation, for more detailed information, the
495      * actual reply text can be accessed by calling {@link #getReplyString getReplyString } or {@link #getReplyStrings getReplyStrings }.
496      *
497      * @param command The text representation of the SMTP command to send.
498      * @param args    The arguments to the SMTP command. If this parameter is set to null, then the command is sent with no argument.
499      * @return The integer value of the SMTP reply code returned by the server in response to the command.
500      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
501      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
502      *                                       independently as itself.
503      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
504      */
505     public int sendCommand(final String command, final String args) throws IOException {
506         return sendCommand(command, args, true);
507     }
508 
509     /**
510      * Send a command to the server. May also be used to send text data.
511      *
512      * @param command      the command to send (as a plain String)
513      * @param args         the command arguments, may be {@code null}
514      * @param includeSpace if {@code true}, add a space between the command and its arguments
515      * @return the reply code
516      * @throws IOException
517      */
518     private int sendCommand(final String command, final String args, final boolean includeSpace) throws IOException {
519         final StringBuilder __commandBuffer = new StringBuilder();
520         __commandBuffer.append(command);
521 
522         if (args != null) {
523             if (includeSpace) {
524                 __commandBuffer.append(' ');
525             }
526             __commandBuffer.append(args);
527         }
528 
529         __commandBuffer.append(SocketClient.NETASCII_EOL);
530 
531         final String message = __commandBuffer.toString();
532         writer.write(message);
533         writer.flush();
534 
535         fireCommandSent(command, message);
536 
537         return getReply();
538     }
539 
540     /**
541      * A convenience method to send the SMTP SOML command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
542      *
543      * @param reversePath The reverse path.
544      * @return The reply code received from the server.
545      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
546      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
547      *                                       independently as itself.
548      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
549      */
550     public int soml(final String reversePath) throws IOException {
551         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.SOML, reversePath);
552     }
553 
554     /**
555      * A convenience method to send the SMTP TURN command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
556      *
557      * @return The reply code received from the server.
558      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
559      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
560      *                                       independently as itself.
561      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
562      */
563     public int turn() throws IOException {
564         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.TURN);
565     }
566 
567     /**
568      * A convenience method to send the SMTP VRFY command to the server, receive the reply, and return the reply code.
569      *
570      * @param user The user address to verify.
571      * @return The reply code received from the server.
572      * @throws SMTPConnectionClosedException If the SMTP server prematurely closes the connection as a result of the client being idle or some other reason
573      *                                       causing the server to send SMTP reply code 421. This exception may be caught either as an IOException or
574      *                                       independently as itself.
575      * @throws IOException                   If an I/O error occurs while either sending the command or receiving the server reply.
576      */
577     public int vrfy(final String user) throws IOException {
578         return sendCommand(SMTPCommand.VRFY, user);
579     }
580 }