org.apache.james.transport.mailets
Class GenericListserv

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.mailet.GenericMailet
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        +--org.apache.james.transport.mailets.GenericListserv

All Implemented Interfaces:

Mailet, MailetConfig

Direct Known Subclasses:

AvalonListserv, JDBCListserv

public abstract class GenericListserv

extends GenericMailet

An abstract implementation of a listserv. The underlying implementation must define various settings, and can vary in their individual configuration. Supports restricting to members only, allowing attachments or not, sending replies back to the list, and an optional subject prefix.

Constructor Summary

GenericListserv()

Method Summary

MailAddress	getListservAddress() The email address that this listserv processes on.
abstract Collection	getMembers() Returns a Collection of MailAddress objects of members to receive this email
abstract String	getSubjectPrefix() An optional subject prefix.
abstract boolean	isAttachmentsAllowed() Returns whether this listserv allow attachments
abstract boolean	isMembersOnly() Returns whether this list should restrict to senders only
boolean	isPrefixAutoBracketed() Should the subject prefix be automatically surrounded by [].
abstract boolean	isReplyToList() Returns whether listserv should add reply-to header
void	service(Mail mail) Processes the message.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.mailet.GenericMailet

destroy, getInitParameter, getInitParameterNames, getMailetConfig, getMailetContext, getMailetInfo, getMailetName, init, init, log, log

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GenericListserv

public GenericListserv()

Method Detail

getMembers

public abstract Collection getMembers()
                               throws MessagingException

Returns a Collection of MailAddress objects of members to receive this email

MessagingException

isMembersOnly

public abstract boolean isMembersOnly()
                               throws MessagingException

Returns whether this list should restrict to senders only

MessagingException

isAttachmentsAllowed

public abstract boolean isAttachmentsAllowed()
                                      throws MessagingException

Returns whether this listserv allow attachments

MessagingException

isReplyToList

public abstract boolean isReplyToList()
                               throws MessagingException

Returns whether listserv should add reply-to header

MessagingException

getListservAddress

public MailAddress getListservAddress()
                               throws MessagingException

The email address that this listserv processes on. If returns null, will use the recipient of the message, which hopefully will be the correct email address assuming the matcher was properly specified.

MessagingException

getSubjectPrefix

public abstract String getSubjectPrefix()
                                 throws MessagingException

An optional subject prefix.

MessagingException

isPrefixAutoBracketed

public boolean isPrefixAutoBracketed()
                              throws MessagingException

Should the subject prefix be automatically surrounded by [].

Returns:

whether the subject prefix will be surrounded by []

Throws:

MessagingException - never, for this implementation

service

public final void service(Mail mail)
                   throws MessagingException

Processes the message. Assumes it is the only recipient of this forked message.

Specified by:

service in interface Mailet

Specified by:

service in class GenericMailet

Parameters:

mail - - the Mail object that contains the MimeMessage and routing information

Throws:

MessagingException - - if an exception occurs that interferes with the mailet's normal operation occurred