Java

Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

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Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Email;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.MailMan;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Mht;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        MailMan mailman = new MailMan();

        // The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
        // from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
        // with embedded images and style sheets.
        Mht mht = new Mht();

        Email email = new Email();

        // There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
        // and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
        // urls that begin with "cid:" and the corresponding image
        // embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
        // When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
        // path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
        // the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

        // When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
        // be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
        // the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
        // the images are automatically displayed.

        // When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express,
        // embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

        // When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
        // However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
        // images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still
        // display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
        // It's because when viewing the email there is no external
        // HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer
        // cannot get an indication that you've read the email.
        // However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by
        // any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
        // even though the images are embedded.

        // I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
        // Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
        // GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
        // used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

        // I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
        // does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
        // to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
        mht.setUseCids(true);

        String emlStr;
        try {
            emlStr = mht.getEML("http://www.bonairefishing.com/");

            email.setFromMimeText(emlStr);

            email.setSubject("Test HTML email");

            // This example is tested in:
            // Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
            email.addTo("Chilkat Support", "support@chilkatsoft.com");

            // Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
            // email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
            email.addTo("Chilkat on Yahoo", "chilkat_software@yahoo.com");
            email.addTo("Chilkat on GMail", "chilkat.support@gmail.com");

            email.setFrom("chilkat@live.com");

            // Send email using smtp.live.com
            mailman.setSmtpHost("smtp.live.com");
            mailman.setSmtpUsername("chilkat@live.com");
            mailman.setSmtpPassword("myPassword");
            mailman.setSmtpPort(587);
            mailman.setStartTLS(true);

            mailman.sendEmail(email);

            mailman.closeSmtpConnection();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("HTML Email Sent!");
    }
}