(Android™) SMTP NTLM Authentication

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Demonstrates how to specify NTLM authentication for sending email via SMTP.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    // Specify your particular mail server's SMTP settings.
    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.my_mail_server.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    // This assumes you know your SMTP server supports NTLM authentication.
    // To explicitly request NTLM authentication, set the SmtpAuthMethod property = "ntlm".
    mailman.put_SmtpAuthMethod("ntlm");

    // Note: Normally you should avoid setting the SmtpAuthMethod.
    // SMTP servers tell the connecting client the authentication methods it will accept when the initial connection is made.
    // Chilkat will automatically use this information to select and use the most secure auth method supported by the server.

    boolean useCurrentWindowsUser = true;

    if (useCurrentWindowsUser == true) {
        // If you are running on Windows, and you wish for the NTLM credentials of the current logged-on Windows user to be used,
        // set the username and password to the string "default"
        mailman.put_SmtpUsername("default");
        mailman.put_SmtpPassword("default");
        }
    else {
        // Explicitly specify the SMTP username/password
        // The SMTP username is your email account username, which is often your email address.
        mailman.put_SmtpUsername("your_smtp_username_or_email_address");
        mailman.put_SmtpPassword("your_password");
        }

    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();

    email.put_Subject("This is a test");
    email.put_Body("This is a test");
    // Don't forget to change this to use your email addresses..
    email.put_From("Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>");
    boolean success = email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    // To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.");
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Mail Sent!");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}