Rails Console Actionmailer test.rb

# Copy and paste this to the rails console to test your email settings

class MyMailer < ActionMailer::Base
  def test_email
    @recipients = "[email protected]"
    @from = "[email protected]"
    @subject = "test from the Rails Console"
    @body = "This is a test email"
  end
end

MyMailer::deliver_test_email

# if all goes well you should see a lot text scrolling by
# Copied with love from http://lists.radiantcms.org/pipermail/radiant/2007-February/003394.html
# btw for info on how to get rails working with Gmail SMTP go to http://robertbousquet.com/articles/using-gmail-smtp-with-actionmailer