API Specifications

The JavaMail API specification is included in the JavaMail API release download, and is also available here for separate download and viewing.

    Browse JavaMail API Documentation

Note that this specification refers to the "JavaBeans Activation Framework" (javax.activation) specification, which is located at:
    http://java.sun.com/products/javabeans/glasgow/jaf.html

This Specification is available for viewing on-line or by downloading the document. Any use or implementation of this Specification is subject to this License agreement.

• Download at the JSR-000919 Javamail download page


• Online viewing of the JavaMail Specification.

The Adobe Acrobat Reader software is required to view the PDF format of this specification. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and available from the Adobe Systems website.

The following documents describe changes in each release of the JavaMail API specification.

• API changes in 1.4 (38322 bytes)
  
• API changes in 1.3 (12193 bytes)
  
• API changes in 1.2 (41785 bytes)