Reading mails sent from GMail

Question

I am using JavaMail to read mail in my Android app. I have tried to cover all combinations i.e Mail sent/received on/from Custom Server/Gmail ID/Live ID.

The problem

Answer 1

BodyPart 1 returns the content as javax.mail.internet.MimeMultipart@44f2e698

Try calling getBodyPart on the MimeMultiPart

That probably returns a MimeBodyPart you can call getContent() on http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/5/api/javax/mail/internet/MimeBodyPart.html#content

Answer 2

You're probably only handling the simplest case of a text message with attachments. MIME allows much more. You need to learn about the difference between multipart/mixed, multipart/alternative, multipart/related, and multipart/signed. The JavaMail FAQ has more information on handling attachments and the msgshow.java demo program included with the JavaMail download bundle shows how to process messages with nested multiparts.