# Sending emails **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 11, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509 "2008-04-11T15:33:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/1 "2008-04-11T15:33:18Z")
Is there a gem for sending emails? I want to automate a process for sending emails containing images. I have it running in perl using Mime::Lite, and I was hoping that there was something similar in Ruby. ---
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/2 "2008-04-11T16:24:15Z")
have a look at ActionMailer: > **[ActionMailer::Base](https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html)** > > Action Mailer allows you to send email from your application using a mailer model and views. Mailer Models To use Action Mailer, you need to create a mailer model. look for attachment, this should allow to add images, i guess (didn’t try it, though) ---
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/3 "2008-04-11T16:44:32Z")
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:24:16 +0900 Thorsten M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > have a look at ActionMailer: > [ActionMailer::Base](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html) > > look for attachment, this should allow to add images, i guess (didn’t > try it, though) But surely that is a Rails solution, not a Ruby solution? ---
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/4 "2008-04-11T18:44:08Z")
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 10:43 AM, David A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:24:16 +0900 > Thorsten M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > have a look at ActionMailer: > > [ActionMailer::Base](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html) > > > > look for attachment, this should allow to add images, i guess (didn’t > > try it, though) > > But surely that is a Rails solution, not a Ruby solution? actionmailer is a separate gem like activerecord. I believe that, like activerecord, it can be used independently of Rails, although I’ve not done that personally. – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/5 "2008-04-11T20:17:38Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David A. wrote: | On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:24:16 +0900 | Thorsten M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: | |\> have a look at ActionMailer: |\> [ActionMailer::Base](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html) |\> |\> look for attachment, this should allow to add images, i guess (didn’t |\> try it, though) | | But surely that is a Rails solution, not a Ruby solution? | No reason that ActonMailer is limited to Eails alone. 😉 However, I’d cut out the middleman, and go for tmail directly. * * * Phillip G. Twitter: [twitter.com/cynicalryan](http://twitter.com/cynicalryan) Abstain from wine, women, and song; mostly song. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://enigmail.mozdev.org](http://enigmail.mozdev.org) iEYEARECAAYFAkf/quUACgkQbtAgaoJTgL8iCwCeIpyJ1KEbspFslxlhuFX4N3Zm //kAnjgyJAVKGHsAy+/SOE2Ej4jKUI7G =Vj7b -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/6 "2008-04-11T20:43:28Z")
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Phillip G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > However, I’d cut out the middleman, and go for tmail directly. You might also want to look at MailFactory [http://rubyforge.org/projects/mailfactory/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/mailfactory/) > **[Merb's Mailer is Awesome (if I do say so myself)](https://yehudakatz.com/2007/09/03/merbs-mailer-is-awesome-if-i-do-say-so-myself/)** > > A few months ago, when I first took a look at Merb, I noticed a distinct lack of > support for email. There was a simple wrapper around MailFactory (a Ruby library > that is, imho, superior to TMail, and actually documented to boot), but nothing > like... Gordon T. ---
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/7 "2008-04-11T21:18:16Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gordon T. wrote: | On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Phillip G. | [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: |\> However, I’d cut out the middleman, and go for tmail directly. |\> | | You might also want to look at MailFactory | | [http://rubyforge.org/projects/mailfactory/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/mailfactory/) | [Merb's Mailer is Awesome (if I do say so myself)](http://yehudakatz.com/2007/09/03/merbs-mailer-is-awesome-if-i-do-say-so-myself/) Oh, that looks good. Thanks for the tip. 🙂 * * * Phillip G. Twitter: [twitter.com/cynicalryan](http://twitter.com/cynicalryan) ~ “When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade.” -Susie “I say, when life gives you a lemon, wing it right back and add some lemons of your own!” -Calvin -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://enigmail.mozdev.org](http://enigmail.mozdev.org) iEYEARECAAYFAkf/uTwACgkQbtAgaoJTgL+hlwCcD6fuV9mF2063xK2e3Bkl4rdv crEAoIHjG4cwpqAY0mOM1vmeUIx4CaNX =KgNr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---
**Author:** ![mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-emails/134509/8 "2008-04-11T19:52:23Z")
On 11 Apr 2008, at 15:43, David A. wrote: > On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:24:16 +0900 > Thorsten M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > have a look at ActionMailer: > > [ActionMailer::Base](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html) > > > > look for attachment, this should allow to add images, i guess (didn’t > > try it, though) > > But surely that is a Rails solution, not a Ruby solution? How about EventMachine with it’s SmtpClient, I love it 🙂