Using the Amazon SES SMTP Interface to Send Email

To send email using the Amazon SES SMTP interface, you will need the following:

1. An AWS account. For more information, see Signing up for AWS.

2. The SMTP interface hostname and port number. The hostname is email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com.

3. The port number varies with the connection method. For more information, see Connecting to the Amazon SES SMTP Endpoint.

4. An SMTP user name and password.

import java.io.IOException;
import com.amazonaws.services.simpleemail.;
import com.amazonaws.services.simpleemail.model.;
import com.amazonaws.auth.PropertiesCredentials;


public class amazon_ses_sdk_test {

static final String FROM = "SENDER@FINDNERD.COM";  // Replace with your "From" address. This address must be verified.
static final String TO = "RECIPIENT@FINDNERD.COM"; // Replace with a "To" address. If you have not yet requested
                                                  // production access, this address must be verified.
static final String BODY = "This email was sent through Amazon SES by using the AWS SDK for Java.";
static final String SUBJECT = "Amazon SES test (AWS SDK for Java)";
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // Your AWS credentials are stored in the AwsCredentials.properties file within the project.
    // You entered these AWS credentials when you created a new AWS Java project in Eclipse.
    PropertiesCredentials credentials = new PropertiesCredentials(
            amazon_ses_sdk_test.class
                    .getResourceAsStream("AwsCredentials.properties"));
    // Retrieve the AWS Access Key ID and Secret Key from AwsCredentials.properties.
    credentials.getAWSAccessKeyId();
    credentials.getAWSSecretKey();
    // Construct an object to contain the recipient address.
    Destination destination = new Destination().withToAddresses(new String[]{TO});
    // Create the subject and body of the message.
    Content subject = new Content().withData(SUBJECT);
    Content textBody = new Content().withData(BODY); 
    Body body = new Body().withText(textBody);
    // Create a message with the specified subject and body.
    Message message = new Message().withSubject(subject).withBody(body);
    // Assemble the email.
    SendEmailRequest request = new SendEmailRequest().withSource(FROM).withDestination(destination).withMessage(message);
    try
    { 

        System.out.println("Attempting to send an email through Amazon SES by using the AWS SDK for Java...");
        // Instantiate an Amazon SES client, which will make the service call with the supplied AWS credentials.
        AmazonSimpleEmailServiceClient client = new AmazonSimpleEmailServiceClient(credentials);
        // Send the email.
        client.sendEmail(request); 

        System.out.println("Email sent!");
    }
    catch (Exception ex) 
    {
        System.out.println("The email was not sent.");
        System.out.println("Error message: " + ex.getMessage());
       ex.printStackTrace();
    }
}

}