Java

Example to Add Several BCC Email Recipients

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Demonstrates how to call AddBCC once per email recipient. Java

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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();

    email.put_Subject("Test email subject");
    email.put_Body("Test email body");

    email.put_From("Test <joe@example.com>");

    // Add a primary TO recipient
    email.AddTo("Elizabeth","elizabeth@example.com");

    // Add a CC recipient.
    email.AddCC("Jerry","jerry@example.com");

    // Add 2 BCC recipients.
    email.AddBcc("Mira","mira@example.com");
    email.AddBcc("Alexander","alex@example.com");

    // BCC recipients will not be present in the MIME of the email that is sent.
    // However, the BCC recipients are included in the recipients provided to the SMTP server
    // during the SMTP protocol conversation. This will be shown below.

    // First, let's look at the MIME.
    System.out.println(email.getMime());

    // MIME-Version: 1.0
    // Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:58:32 -0500
    // Message-ID: <183D5F51163BE4374B494D2ED067DE2783CC761B@SLICE>
    // Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
    // X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
    // Subject: Test email subject
    // From: Test <joe@example.com>
    // To: Elizabeth <elizabeth@example.com>
    // Cc: Jerry <jerry@example.com>
    // 
    // Test email body

    // Notice that the BCC recipients do not appear in the MIME.  But don't worry, they are still present within the email object.
    // The difference between CC and BCC recipients is that CC recipients appear in the MIME.  Thus, the recipient of the email
    // can see the CC recipients, but cannot see and is unaware of the BCC recipients.

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Let's send the above email and examine the SMTP session log to show that the BCC recipients also receive the email.

    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.example.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myUsername");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword");
    mailman.put_SmtpSsl(true);
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(465);

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.");
        }

    System.out.println("Mail Sent!");

    // Examine the SMTP session log.
    System.out.println(mailman.smtpSessionLog());

    // Here you can see the session log and the BCC email addresses included in the "RCPT TO" commands.

    // 220 smtp.example.com ESMTP Example SMTP Service
    // EHLO SLICE<CRLF>
    // 250-smtp.example.com
    // 250-8BITMIME
    // 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
    // 250 Ok
    // AUTH LOGIN<CRLF>
    // 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
    // ***<CRLF>
    // 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
    // {PasswordOrCredentials}
    // 235 Authentication successful.
    // MAIL FROM:<joe@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<elizabeth@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<jerry@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<mira@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<alex@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // DATA<CRLF>
    // 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
    // {388 bytes}
    // <CRLF>.<CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // QUIT<CRLF>
    // 221 Bye
  }
}