gistfile1.txt

  #Mailer's controller method
  def contact
    if request.post?
      @contact = Contact.new(params[:contact])
      if @contact.valid?
        send_mail(ContactMailer, :notify, {
          :from => @contact.email,
          :to => 'email',
          :subject => "New enquiry from website"
        }, { :contact => @contact })
        render "Thankyou, your message has been sent."
      else
        render :contact
      end
    else
      @contact = Contact.new
      render
    end
  end

  #Config enviro development.rb
Merb::BootLoader.after_app_loads do
  # This will get executed after your app's classes have been loaded.
  Merb::Mailer.config = {
    :host   => 'host',
    :port   => '25',
    :user   => 'user',
    :pass   => 'pass',
    :auth   => :plain,
    :domain => 'domain'
  }
end

#Contact mailer
class ContactMailer < Merb::MailController

  def notify
    @contact = params[:contact]
    render_mail
  end
  
end

#Contact model
class Contact
  include DataMapper::Resource
  
  property :id,       Serial
  property :name,     String, :nullable => false
  property :email,    String, :nullable => false
  property :message,  String, :nullable => false
  
  validates_format :email, :as => :email_address
  
end