class AccountMailer < ActionMailer::Base def signup_notification(account) setup_email(account) @subject += 'Please activate your new account' @body[:url] = "http://YOURSITE/activate/#{account.activation_code}" end def activation(account) setup_email(account) @subject += 'Your account has been activated!' @body[:url] = "http://YOURSITE/" end protected def setup_email(account) @recipients = "#{account.email}" @from = "ADMINEMAIL" @subject = "[YOURSITE] " @sent_on = Time.now @body[:account] = account end end