A simple Ruby method to send email

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require 'net/smtp'
 
def send_email(to,opts={})
  opts[:server]      ||= 'localhost'
  opts[:from]        ||= 'email@example.com'
  opts[:from_alias]  ||= 'Example Emailer'
  opts[:subject]     ||= "You need to see this"
  opts[:body]        ||= "Important stuff!"
 
  msg = <<END_OF_MESSAGE
From: #{opts[:from_alias]} <#{opts[:from]}>
To: <#{to}>
Subject: #{opts[:subject]}
 
#{opts[:body]}
END_OF_MESSAGE
 
  Net::SMTP.start(opts[:server]) do |smtp|
    smtp.send_message msg, opts[:from], to
  end
end

send_email “admnistrator@example.com”, :body => “This was easy to send”

Source – jerodsanto.net/2009/02/a-simple-ruby-method-to-send-email/

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