Problem: getting ???? when send an email in hebrew

yace · 01-29-2006, 01:24 PM

Hi Guys,

I have a site that developed by java, jsp's on linux server (fedora core 4)
In my site there is an option to send e-mails ("contact me" ) to my e-mail box.
In every time that I'm sending / getting an email in Hebrew language from site - I'm getting
???????

The charset in my jsp's are correct.
If I'm loading the site on windows XP (localhost) - getting the e-mail in Hebrew.

Please help ?

Thanks,

Yace.

foo_bar_foo · 01-29-2006, 07:44 PM

we can't really know exactly how the mail is being transmitted with what you said.
java has a way to send mail as diffeent encodings as part of the Sun Java extension package JavaMail and
JavaBeanActivationFrameWork
i will look up the code if you need how to do it cause i did it once but will have to look for the code.

when you say it displays ??? it sounds a like whatever you are using to read the mail is not configured correctly.

you say you get the mail correctly using windows ?
are you using UTF-8 and did you set your Linux browser to UTF-8 or whatever charset you are using ?

yace · 01-30-2006, 02:27 AM

Hi foo_bar_foo,
thanks alot for your replay.
I'm using IE browser to insert the text msg,
Then using Outlook express to read the mail.

The Flow:
1. Insert text (by IE browser), Press on submit.
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2. In the Jsp:
==============
request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF8");
String YOUR_NAME = "";
String YOUR_EMAIL = "myEmail";
String RECIPIENT_NAME = "";
String RECIPIENT_EMAIL = "something";
String EMAIL_SUBJECT = "contact me";
String EMAIL_TEXT = request.getParameter("text");
String SMTP_HOST = "SMTP_HOST";
int SMTP_PORT = 25;

email.Message msg = new email.Message();
email.Transport tr = new email.Transport( SMTP_HOST, SMTP_PORT );
msg.setFrom( new email.Address( YOUR_NAME, YOUR_EMAIL ) );
msg.setRecipient( email.RecipientType.TO, new email.Address( RECIPIENT_NAME, RECIPIENT_EMAIL ) );
msg.setSubject( EMAIL_SUBJECT );
msg.setText( EMAIL_TEXT );

try {
tr.send( msg );
....

3. In Java:
===========
public void send( Message msg ) throws TransportException {
PrintWriter out = null;
BufferedReader in = null;

try {
Socket s = new Socket( this.smtpHost, this.smtpPort );
out = new PrintWriter( s.getOutputStream(), true );
in = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( s.getInputStream() ) );

sendMessage( msg, in, out );
}
private void sendMessage( Message msg, BufferedReader in, PrintWriter out ) throws TransportException {

Address[] from = msg.getFrom();

Address[] to = msg.getRecipients( RecipientType.TO );
for( int i=0; i<to.length; i++ ) {
out.println( "RCPT TO: <"+ to[i].getAddress() +">" );

Address[] cc = msg.getRecipients( RecipientType.CC );
for( int i=0; i<cc.length; i++ ) {
out.println( "RCPT TO: <"+ cc[i].getAddress() +">" );
if( smtpErrorExists( in,"250" ) ) {
throw new TransportException( "SMTP error: adding a CC recipient failed. Error with this address: " + cc[i].getAddress() + "\t" + smtpResponse );
}
}
Address[] bcc = msg.getRecipients( RecipientType.BCC );
for( int i=0; i<bcc.length; i++ ) {
out.println( "RCPT TO: <"+ bcc[i].getAddress() +">" );
if( smtpErrorExists( in,"250" ) ) {
throw new TransportException( "SMTP error: adding a BCC recipient failed. Error with this address: " + bcc[i].getAddress() + "\t" + smtpResponse );
}
}

// From:
if( from != null ) {
out.println( "From: "+ ( (from[0].getPersonal() != null) ? from[0].getPersonal()+" " : "" ) + "<"+ from[0].getAddress() +">" );
}
// To:
if( to != null && to.length > 0 ) {
StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
buf.append( "To: " );
for( int i=0; i<to.length; i++ ) {
buf.append( (to[i].getPersonal()!=null)
? ( to[i].getPersonal() + " <" + to[i].getAddress() + ">" )
: ( to[i].getAddress() ) );
if( i < to.length-1 ) { // add commas between emails
buf.append( ", " );
}
}
out.println( buf.toString() );

// CC:
if( cc != null && cc.length > 0 ) {
StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
buf.append( "CC: " );
for( int i=0; i<cc.length; i++ ) {
buf.append( (cc[i].getPersonal()!=null)
? ( cc[i].getPersonal() + " <" + cc[i].getAddress() + ">" )
: ( cc[i].getAddress() ) );
if( i < cc.length-1 ) // add commas between emails
buf.append( ", " );
}
out.println( buf.toString() );
}
// Reply-To: (there should only be one reply-to address)
Address replyTo = msg.getReplyTo();
if( replyTo != null ) {
String rt = replyTo.getAddress();
if( rt != null && rt.length() > 0 ) {
StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
buf.append( "Reply-To: " );
buf.append( (replyTo.getPersonal()!=null)
? ( replyTo.getPersonal() + " <" + replyTo.getAddress() + ">" )
: ( replyTo.getAddress() ) );
out.println( buf.toString() );
}
}
// Subject:
if( msg.getSubject() != null ) {
out.println( "Subject: "+ msg.getSubject() );
}
// Email body:
if( msg.getText() != null ) {
out.println( msg.getText() );
}
// End:
// Signal that we're done with the email by printing the DATA section with
// a dot on a line by itself.
out.println( "." );

// Check to see if the message was successfully queued for delievery:
if( smtpErrorExists( in,"250" ) ) {
throw new TransportException( "Error: Message failed to be sent.\t" + smtpResponse );
}

// Exit the SMTP port
out.println( "QUIT" );
} // else

out.close();

}

4. Mybe I have a problem with the charsets in the linux OS ?

If read the mail is not configured correctly why in windows xp i saw the hebrew correctly ?

Thanks.

yace · 01-31-2006, 11:39 AM

any news guys ???

foo_bar_foo · 01-31-2006, 03:35 PM

this works for encoding in java using
import javax.mail.*;
import javax.mail.internet.*;
import java.util.*;
http://www.javacommerce.com/displayp...l.sql&id=18274
and look at my code
sorry don't know about jsp
my encodings are just stored in a static variable of class JEditPad
what you want is "UTF8" but you can use any encoding java supports
client needs JavaMail

Code:

try {
	    Properties props = System.getProperties();
	    props.put("mail.smtp.host", host);
	    Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props, null);
	    session.setDebug(true);

	    Message msg = new MimeMessage(session);
	    msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress(from));
	    InternetAddress[] address = {new InternetAddress(replyTo)};
	    msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, InternetAddress.parse(to, false));
	    ((MimeMessage)msg).setSubject(subjectSend, JEditPad.encoding);
	    msg.setSentDate(new Date());
	    ((MimeMessage)msg).setText(body, JEditPad.encoding);
	    msg.setHeader("X-Mailer", "JEditPad");
	    Transport.send(msg);
	    System.out.println("\nMail was sent successfully.");
	    int res = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Mail was sent successfully.","JEditPad",JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );

	}
	catch (Exception e) {
	    e.printStackTrace();
	    int ress = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Mail was not sent successfully \n there was an error","JEditPad",JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );
	}
    }

yace · 02-02-2006, 09:24 AM

Hi foo_bar_foo,
You are right, The code that I used before is not include Encoding.
I added the encoding and it's working good.
Thanks alot alot ...