Re: [Classpathx-javamail] Re: clueless newbie -- how to open mbox?

[Chris Burdess]

Chris Burdess wrote:
> Matej Cepl wrote:
> > When (following http://tinyurl.com/ysqmfx ) I tried other
> > variant, I got back to the square one:
> >
> > address@hidden kmail2tbfolders]$ cat -b test.java
> >      1  import java.util.*;
> >      2  import javax.mail.*;
> >
> >      3  public class test {
> >      4          public static void main(String[] args) throws
> >                 MessagingException {
> >      5                  String urlStr
> >                         = ``/home/matej/.eclipse/workspace\
> >             /kmail2tbfolders/examples/``';
> >      6                  Session session = Session.getInstance(new
> >                         Properties());
> >      7                  URLName storeURL = new
> >                         URLName(``'mbox://``'+urlStr);
> >      8                  Store store
> >                         = session.getStore(storeURL);
> >      9                  Folder test
> >                         = store.getDefaultFolder();
> >     10                  test = test.getFolder(``'test``');
> >     11                  test.open(Folder.READ_WRITE);
> >     12                  try {    13
> >                         test.open(Folder.READ_WRITE);
> >     14          } catch (MessagingException ex) {
> >     15                  test.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);
> >     16          }
> >     17          }
> >     18  }
>
>
> You will need to put store.connect() and store.close(), just like  
> with any other JavaMail provider.

Note also that you are trying to open the folder twice, which will fail.

You also need to explicitly close the folder (in a finally clause or  
whatever) as otherwise the mailbox lock file will remain and you  
won't be able to open it again in another program run.