sending an email in java: (help a Beginner !)

[jackbauer]

hi,
i am new to java mail and trying to send a test mail and here's my code
Properties props = new Properties();
props.put("mail.host"," smtp ");

Session mail = Session.getInstance(props,null);
mail.setDebug(true);
final Message msg = new MimeMessage(mail);

Address to = new InternetAddress("to");
Address from = new InternetAddress("from");


msg.setFrom(from);
msg.setRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO,to);
msg.setSubject("Java TEST ");
Transport.send(msg);

(with the assumption that i have correct details of the server and to and from addresses)
but i get the following exception :

javax.mail.SendFailedException: Sending failed;
nested exception is:
class javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.host, port: 25;
nested exception is:
java.net.NoRouteToHostException: No route to host: connect


(oh, and i also have the try and catch thing for the code)
can u help?
thx

[yawmark]

You have to use the name of an actual SMTP server as your mail host. Replace "smtp" with the name of an available SMTP server.

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[jackbauer]

as i said, i do have the actual names, i just didn't want to post it.
besides, the exception refers to something else not "server not found"

[jackbauer]

the smtp server is :smtp.tiscali.co.uk

[yawmark]

Are you able to "see" that server from where you're running your app? Have you tried telnetting to port 25 on smtp.tiscali.co.uk?