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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. JavaMail architecture is unbelievably clumsy.

843830May 4 2002 — edited May 5 2002

Oh my god what a mess!!

* Ugly use of properties
* These properties aren't listed on javamail homepage. Only a very confusing API with +30 classes
* Bad method design
* +6 classes to send a mail with SMTP!!!
* Mortifyingly stupid classnames: Transport??

Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.

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