Create, Preview, and Send Email From Your Rails App

Rails 4.2 includes some handy new features in Action Mailer. In this brief tutorial, we’ll walk through how to send emails step-by-step using these new features!

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For transactional email, consider using a service such as:

• Mailgun
• Mandrill by MailChimp
• SendGrid
• Amazon Simple Email Service

For newsletters, announcements, and bulk email, consider using a service such as:

• MailChimp
• Campaign Monitor
• Mad Mimi

For more details, check out Action Mailer Basics and the full mail method documentation.