ts.mail
Interface TransportAgent

All Superinterfaces:

SafeTerminate

All Known Implementing Classes:

SmtpAgent

public interface TransportAgent

extends SafeTerminate

This interface represent an abstract Mail Transport Agent. A MTA is used for sending mail messages. Implementors should implement the sendMail method which will be the actual protocol used for sending mail.

Version:

$Id: TransportAgent.java,v 1.5 1999/03/21 10:28:13 hauk Exp $

Author:

Jan-Henrik Haukeland <hauk@tildeslash.com>

See Also:

SmtpAgent

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getProtocol()
void	sendMail(MailModel aMail) Send the mail using a certain protocol.

Methods inherited from interface ts.biff.SafeTerminate

canTerminate

Method Detail

sendMail

public void sendMail(MailModel aMail)
              throws SendMailException

Send the mail using a certain protocol.

Throws:

SendMailException - Is thrown if the mail for some reason could not be sent

getProtocol

public java.lang.String getProtocol()

Returns:

The protocol used