# Res: \[Rails\] Re: Link in mails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/res-rails-re-link-in-mails/104639>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 21, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/res-rails-re-link-in-mails/104639 "2007-05-21T03:21:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![acras](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@acras](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acras)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/res-rails-re-link-in-mails/104639/1 "2007-05-21T03:21:52Z")

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Hi Valehru,

Didn’t work, got the following error

undefined method `url\_for’ for #Notifier:0x44b11cc

Thanks  
Ricardo

On 5/17/07, Valehru [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > I am using the activeMailer. Wich is the best way to add links to
> 
> >

–  
Ricardo A.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Acras Desenvolvimento de Sistemas  
+55+41-3232-6404  
[www.acras.net](http://www.acras.net)

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Ricardo A.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Acras Desenvolvimento de Sistemas  
+55+41-3232-6404  
[www.acras.net](http://www.acras.net)

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**Author:** ![acras](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@acras](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acras)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/res-rails-re-link-in-mails/104639/2 "2007-05-21T03:43:54Z")

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Don’t do either. Pass your url in from the controller. Only the  
controller will have the proper context for the URL helpers to  
evaluate a correct path. So, for example:

Notifier.deliver\_thank\_you(url\_for(:controller =\> ‘user’, :action =\>  
‘thanks\_for\_signing\_up’))

On May 20, 2007, at 6:13 PM, Ricardo A. wrote:

> On 5/17/07, Valehru [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > > +[55+41-3232-6404www.acras.net](http://55+41-3232-6404www.acras.net)  
> > > +55+41-3232-6404

Steve R.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[http://www.calicowebdev.com](http://www.calicowebdev.com)