finished release-4.2.2

Author: bbottema

NOTICE.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   =========================================================================
 
   Simple Java Mail
-  Copyright 2009-2017 Benny Bottema
+  Copyright 2009-2018 Benny Bottema
   http://www.simplejavamail.org
 
   This product uses no commercial products.

README.md

@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ Simple Java Mail is available in Maven Central:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.simplejavamail</groupId>
     <artifactId>simple-java-mail</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version>
-    <!--version>4.2.1-java6-release</version-->
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ### Latest Progress ###
 
+[v4.2.2](http://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails%7Corg.simplejavamail%7Csimple-java-mail%7C4.2.2%7Cjar) (10-May-2017)
+
+- [#73](https://github.com/bbottema/simple-java-mail/issues/73): Patch: fix for sending emails in async mode, which makes sure the connection pool is 
+always closed when the last *known* email has been sent. Without this fix, the connection pool keeps any parent process running (main thread or 
+Tomcat for example) until a hard kill
+
+
 [v4.2.1](http://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails%7Corg.simplejavamail%7Csimple-java-mail%7C4.2.1%7Cjar) (12-Feb-2017)
 
 Patch: streamlined convenience methods for adding recipients.

RELEASE.txt

@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ http://www.simplejavamail.org
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.simplejavamail</groupId>
     <artifactId>simple-java-mail</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version> or: 4.2.1-java6-release
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
 </dependency>
 
+v4.2.2 (10-May-2017)
+
+- #73: Patch: fix for sending emails in async mode, which makes sure the connection pool is always closed when the last *known* email has been sent. Without
+this fix, the connection pool keeps any parent process running (main thread or Tomcat for example) until a hard kill.
+
+
 v4.2.1 (12-Feb-2017)
 
 Patch: streamlined convenience methods for adding recipients.

how to release.txt

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ If you have an existing key, simply import it:
 
 gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import <keyring>.gpg
 
+That, or you can install one of the binaries to import the key, from here: https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html
+
 To release:
 
  1. update release notes and github readme page (don't commit)
@@ -26,15 +28,15 @@ maven's settings.xml:
 
 To have a global gpg password so that it will use that automatically:
 
-	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>gpg</id>
-			<properties>
-				<gpg.executable>gpg</gpg.executable>
-				<gpg.passphrase>letmein</gpg.passphrase>
-			</properties>
-		</profile>
-	</profiles>
-	<activeProfiles>
-		<activeProfile>gpg</activeProfile>
-	</activeProfiles>
+        <profiles>
+            <profile>
+                <id>gpg</id>
+                <properties>
+                    <gpg.executable>gpg</gpg.executable>
+                    <gpg.passphrase>letmein</gpg.passphrase>
+                </properties>
+            </profile>
+        </profiles>
+        <activeProfiles>
+            <activeProfile>gpg</activeProfile>
+        </activeProfiles>

pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <artifactId>simple-java-mail</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Simple Java Mail</name>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <description>Simple API, Complex Emails. A light weight wrapper for the JavaMail SMTP API</description>
     <url>http://http://www.simplejavamail.org/</url>
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     </issueManagement>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.7</java.version>
+        <java.version>1.6</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <compiler.encoding>UTF-8</compiler.encoding>
     </properties>