From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-02-22T06:48:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Simple mail send ... CGI or ActionMailer ?


On Feb 21, 2006, at 4:43 PM, John N. Alegre wrote:

> I want to send some mail using ruby as the CGI.
>
> I have no trouble creating the parsing code.
>
> What I need is a quick easy way to send the mail.
>
> Does the overhead of using ActionMailer under Rails work here.  The  
> mail is
> a real simple form with text info, no graphics, nothing fancy.  Is  
> there
> anything in stock Ruby CGI that will send smtp mail?  Can someone  
> point me
> to some example code?
>
> Thanks
> john
>
>

You don't have to use the whole Rails stack to make use of ActionMailer.
As far as using something in stock ruby:

http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/smtp/rdoc/classes/Net/ 
SMTP.html