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