ActionMailer

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I'm trying to use ActionMailer without rails. Perhaps I'm tired, but I am
quite confused by the following:

irb(main):001:0> require 'action_mailer'
=> true
irb(main):002:0>
irb(main):003:0* class Emailer < ActionMailer::Base
irb(main):004:1> def initialize
irb(main):005:2> super()
irb(main):006:2> end
irb(main):007:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):008:0> email = Emailer.new
=> nil

Why am I getting nil out of that statement (it's not just irb, I checked)?

I've found the documentation at:
http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html#M000291
http://am.rubyonrails.org/

But I'm still at a loss.

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You'll get the fastest, best answers on the Rails mailing list:

http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails

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On Nov 19, 2005, at 11:20 PM, Kevin Brown wrote:

I'm trying to use ActionMailer without rails. Perhaps I'm tired, but I am
quite confused by the following:

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Follow the example code at the top of
   http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html

A condensed example:
   require 'action_mailer'

   class Emailer < ActionMailer::Base
     def test_email(user_email)
       subject "Free C1Alis"
       from "system@example.com"
       recipients user_email
       body "Get large, #{user_email}!@"
     end
   end

   Emailer.deliver_test_email('testuser@gmail.com')

Delivery is via SMTP @ localhost by default.

Kindly take further Rails-specific discussion to the Rails list.
The Ruby list is mighty busy and Rails chatter decreases its S/N.

Best,
jeremy

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On Nov 19, 2005, at 11:20 PM, Kevin Brown wrote:

I'm trying to use ActionMailer without rails. Perhaps I'm tired, but I am
quite confused by the following: