MessagingExceptionIOException while sending message in java?

Question

I use the following code to send mail.Text message sending is working fine but Mail with attachment is not working it gives the Exception.How to solve this

Answer 1

This may stem from class loading issues (duplicat versions of activation.jar). See for example http://forum.springsource.org/archive/index.php/t-69180.html

or google some more

Answer 2

Firstly, you could make your code a little more concise by using MimeBodyPart.attachFile() instead of wrangling the DataSource/DataHandler code yourself.

Secondly, try setting the Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers on your attachment part with appropriate values. (attachFile will set the Content-Disposition for you by default.) For instance,

messageBodyPart = new MimeBodyPart();
messageBodyPart.attachFile(new File("mail.txt"));
messageBodyPart.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"; name=\"mail.txt\"");

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EDIT:

After thinking a bit, this has to be something amiss with class loading. Please check this other SO thread to see if it remedies your situation. (General issue: Probably an extra activation.jar in your classpath; a few other possibilities also thought to cause it.)