JavaBeans(tm)Activation Framework 1.0.2 Release Notes

Welcome to the JavaBeans(tm) Activation Framework! A great deal of time
and effort was put into making this package functional and
usable.  We are however, realistic in anticipating that there exist
scenarios and applications where this implementation could be improved
upon.  We welcome your feedback in this area to the email address
listed below.

System Requirements:
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The JavaBeans(tm) Activation Framework (JAF) was developed and tested
against Sun's JDK 1.1.6 on the Solaris SPARC platform, and Windows 32
(both Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0). This version of the JAF is
written in Java (with no native code). It will run on any JDK(tm) 1.1
(or newer) compatible virtual machine so don't hesitate to try it and
please report failures.

Installation:
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There is effectively *no* installation of the JAF. The classes that
make up the JAF are contained in the included Java(tm) Archive (JAR) file,
"activation.jar". This file can be placed anywhere accessible to the
Java virtual machine running on your system. The only requirement is
that the activation.jar be included in your system's class path so
Java can find the JAF classes.

Related Web Sites:
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There are a number of web sites you might find useful if you haven't
already run across them:

http://java.sun.com  -- This is Sun's Java Software External Web Site.

http://java.sun.com/beans -- This is the JavaBeans web site which is
                             full of the latest beans information. The
                             JAF spec is available in the 'Glasgow' area.

http://java.sun.com/products/javamail -- The JavaMail(tm) API provides a set
                             of abstract classes that model a mail system.
                             It's implementation is dependent on the JAF.

Bugs fixed in this Release:
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4367571	Installing JAF as extension breaks mailcap and MIME type resolution
4410032	JAF DataHandler.getTransferData() incorrect behavior when no
	DataContentHandler
4505282	URLDataSource should call setDoOutput(true) before returning
	OutputStream
4373837	activation.jar manifest should contain specification/implementation
	fields
4243713	JAF should find META-INF/mailcap files everywhere in CLASSPATH on
	JDK 1.2
<no id>	tolerate trailing semicolon in MIME type

How to contact us:
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We have created an email alias that will send all your questions and
comments to the JAF 'team'. We cannot guarantee that we will respond
to all of your email, but we do promise to read them. 

activation-comments@sun.com