apache pop3 bufferedreader lines end with = (equals) - jakarta-mail

Question

I try to receive some messages from a POP3 mail server using the apache POP3 mail client.
I use a BufferedReader to get messages from my POP3 mail server (retreiveMessage(id)). I have some mails with long lines and I read them with a loop like below. My lines are truncated into several lines ending with the equal sign (=), each line with 76 chars plus the =.
import org.apache.commons.net.pop3.POP3Client;
import org.apache.commons.net.pop3.POP3MessageInfo;
...
POP3Client pop = new POP3Client();
pop.setSocketFactory(SSLSocketFactory.getDefault());
pop.setDefaultTimeout(60000);
pop.connect(MAIL_SEREVR, PORT);
String username = USERNAME;
String password = PASSWORD;
isVerified = pop.login(username, password);
POP3MessageInfo[] messages = pop.listMessages();
for (POP3MessageInfo msginfo : messages) {
Date timestamp = new Date();
BufferedReader reader = (BufferedReader) pop
.retrieveMessage(msginfo.number);
if (reader == null) {
System.err.println("Could not retrieve message header.");
pop.disconnect();
System.exit(1);
}
try {
printMessageInfo(reader, msginfo.number, timestamp);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
pop.deleteMessage(msginfo.number);
}
pop.logout();
pop.disconnect();
So, I print the messages and since a word is too long, it is truncated like this:
this is a short line, it is OK
andThisIsALongLineWithMoreThan76CharactersButThisIsEmpiricalIJustSeeThatThe=
LineIsTruncatedAtThe76thCHAR
is this a normal behavior? can someone help me?
thanks

Answer 1

It doesn't sound like you're using JavaMail. It you aren't, use it, it will make life easier for you. If you are, explain in more detail what you're doing.