# Configure ActionMailer SMTP settings ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = { :address => 'localhost', :port => 25, :domain => 'localhost', :enable_starttls_auto => false } # Monkey patch to allow sending of messages in specific locales module ActionMailer class Base def mail_with_locale(*args) old_locale = I18n.locale begin I18n.locale = @locale message = mail_without_locale(*args) ensure I18n.locale = old_locale end message end alias_method_chain :mail, :locale end end