The 1.6.0 release contains API improvements, bug fixes, and enhancements,
including the following significant changes:
- Use of Java generics in most APIs
- Support for internationalized email addresses (RFC 6530/6531/6532)
- Support for SMTP CHUNKING (RFC 3030)
- Support for connecting through web proxy servers
The API changes are described here:
https://javaee.github.io/javamail/docs/JavaMail-1.6-changes.txt
The full list of changes is here:
https://javaee.github.io/javamail/docs/CHANGES.txt
Please note the potential compatibility issues in this release:
https://javaee.github.io/javamail/docs/COMPAT.txt
Please send feedback to javamail_ww@oracle.com.
Enjoy!
The JavaMail Team