How do I configure my web server to run the JavaMail demo servlet?
Tomcat Apache with JServ Sun Java System Web Server Q: When using JavaMail in my servlet, it is unable to find any of the JavaMail classes. I’ve added mail.jar to the server’s CLASSPATH. A: It is often necessary to completely restart the web server when changing the CLASSPATH. Q: I’m sure I’ve set my CLASSPATH correctly, but I’m still getting complaints about classes that can’t be found, such as com.sun.mail classes. A: The most common cause of problems like this is having more than one copy of mail.jar in your CLASSPATH or available to your application. In addition to checking your CLASSPATH setting, also look for copies in the jre/lib/ext directory of your JDK installation. If you’re running in a web server or application server, it may be providing its own version of mail.jar in one of its directories. You should only have one version of mail.jar available to your application. Q: My servlet can find the JavaMail classes, but JavaMail complains that it can’t find a service provider f
