diff -r 9f0b95aafaa3 -r ed84c8bdd87b src/org/sonews/mlgw/MailPoller.java
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+++ b/src/org/sonews/mlgw/MailPoller.java	Sun Aug 29 17:28:58 2010 +0200
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+/*
+ *   SONEWS News Server
+ *   see AUTHORS for the list of contributors
+ *
+ *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.sonews.mlgw;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+import javax.mail.AuthenticationFailedException;
+import javax.mail.Authenticator;
+import javax.mail.Flags.Flag;
+import javax.mail.Folder;
+import javax.mail.Message;
+import javax.mail.MessagingException;
+import javax.mail.NoSuchProviderException;
+import javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication;
+import javax.mail.Session;
+import javax.mail.Store;
+import org.sonews.config.Config;
+import org.sonews.daemon.AbstractDaemon;
+import org.sonews.util.Log;
+import org.sonews.util.Stats;
+
+/**
+ * Daemon polling for new mails in a POP3 account to be delivered to newsgroups.
+ * @author Christian Lins
+ * @since sonews/0.5.0
+ */
+public class MailPoller extends AbstractDaemon
+{
+
+  static class PasswordAuthenticator extends Authenticator
+  {
+    
+    @Override
+    public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()
+    {
+      final String username = 
+        Config.inst().get(Config.MLPOLL_USER, "user");
+      final String password = 
+        Config.inst().get(Config.MLPOLL_PASSWORD, "mysecret");
+
+      return new PasswordAuthentication(username, password);
+    }
+    
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public void run()
+  {
+    Log.get().info("Starting Mailinglist Poller...");
+    int errors = 0;
+    while(isRunning())
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        // Wait some time between runs. At the beginning has advantages,
+        // because the wait is not skipped if an exception occurs.
+        Thread.sleep(60000 * (errors + 1)); // one minute * errors
+        
+        final String host     = 
+          Config.inst().get(Config.MLPOLL_HOST, "samplehost");
+        final String username = 
+          Config.inst().get(Config.MLPOLL_USER, "user");
+        final String password = 
+          Config.inst().get(Config.MLPOLL_PASSWORD, "mysecret");
+        
+        Stats.getInstance().mlgwRunStart();
+        
+        // Create empty properties
+        Properties props = System.getProperties();
+        props.put("mail.pop3.host", host);
+        props.put("mail.mime.address.strict", "false");
+
+        // Get session
+        Session session = Session.getInstance(props);
+
+        // Get the store
+        Store store = session.getStore("pop3");
+        store.connect(host, 110, username, password);
+
+        // Get folder
+        Folder folder = store.getFolder("INBOX");
+        folder.open(Folder.READ_WRITE);
+
+        // Get directory
+        Message[] messages = folder.getMessages();
+
+        // Dispatch messages and delete it afterwards on the inbox
+        for(Message message : messages)
+        {
+          if(Dispatcher.toGroup(message)
+            || Config.inst().get(Config.MLPOLL_DELETEUNKNOWN, false))
+          {
+            // Delete the message
+            message.setFlag(Flag.DELETED, true);
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Close connection 
+        folder.close(true); // true to expunge deleted messages
+        store.close();
+        errors = 0;
+        
+        Stats.getInstance().mlgwRunEnd();
+      }
+      catch(NoSuchProviderException ex)
+      {
+        Log.get().severe(ex.toString());
+        shutdown();
+      }
+      catch(AuthenticationFailedException ex)
+      {
+        // AuthentificationFailedException may be thrown if credentials are
+        // bad or if the Mailbox is in use (locked).
+        ex.printStackTrace();
+        errors = errors < 5 ? errors + 1 : errors;
+      }
+      catch(InterruptedException ex)
+      {
+        System.out.println("sonews: " + this + " returns: " + ex);
+        return;
+      }
+      catch(MessagingException ex)
+      {
+        ex.printStackTrace();
+        errors = errors < 5 ? errors + 1 : errors;
+      }
+      catch(Exception ex)
+      {
+        ex.printStackTrace();
+        errors = errors < 5 ? errors + 1 : errors;
+      }
+    }
+    Log.get().severe("MailPoller exited.");
+  }
+  
+}