Send Identical Email to Distribution List

Sends an identical email to a distribution list.

Download Chilkat Java Library

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    //  The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    //  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    boolean success;
    success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("Component unlock failed");
        return;
    }

    //  Set the SMTP server.
    mailman.put_SmtpHost("mail.chilkatsoft.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword("****");

    //  Create a new email object
    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();

    email.put_Subject("This is a test");
    email.put_Body("This is a test");
    email.put_From("Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>");

    //  Load a text file containing email addresses, one per line,
    //  into a StringArray object. (In some programming languages,
    //  this is a CkStringArray.)
    CkStringArray sa = new CkStringArray();
    success = sa.LoadFromFile("distributionList.txt");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("Failed to load distributionList.txt");
        return;
    }

    //  Note: the distributionList.txt file contains one email
    //  address per line.  For example:
    // 
    //  matt@chilkatsoft.com
    //  "Chilkat Admin" <admin@chilkatsoft.com>
    //  <support@chilkatsoft.com>
    // 
    //  An email address may contain both the friendly name (in quote)
    //  and the email address (in angled brackets).  The friendly
    //  name is optional.  When the friendly name is missing,
    //  angled brackets are optional.

    //  If the SendIndividual property is true, then the email
    //  is sent individually to each recipient in the list using
    //  the "To" header field.

    //  If the SendIndividual property is false, then emails
    //  are sent in batches of 100 BCC's.  Your program should
    //  provide a single "To" address, such as:
    email.AddTo("My List","listAdmin@chilkatsoft.com");

    //  This example will send emails individually, so we'll clear
    //  the "To" list.
    email.ClearTo();

    //  Set the mailman's SendIndividual property = true
    mailman.put_SendIndividual(true);

    success = mailman.SendToDistributionList(email,sa);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
    }
    else {
        System.out.println("Mail Sent!");
    }

  }
}