Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException; import javax.mail.MessagingException; import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage; import javax.mail.internet.MimeUtility; public class Main { public static String getSubject(MimeMessage msg) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, MessagingException { return decodeText(msg.getSubject()); } public static String decodeText(String encodeText) throws UnsupportedEncodingException { if (encodeText == null || "".equals(encodeText)) { return ""; } else { encodeText = MimeUtility.decodeText(encodeText); return MimeUtility.decodeText(encodeText); } } }