email.rb

# Set up email server using Gmail

ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp
ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
    :enable_starttls_auto => :true,
    :address => "smtp.gmail.com",
    :port => 587,
    :domain => "yourdomain.com" ,
    :authentication => :plain,
    :user_name => "your_username" ,
    :password => "your_password",
    :tls => :true
  }

environment.rb

# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file

# Specifies gem version of Rails to use when vendor/rails is not present
RAILS_GEM_VERSION = '2.3.5' unless defined? RAILS_GEM_VERSION

# Bootstrap the Rails environment, frameworks, and default configuration
require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'boot')

Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
  
  %w(observers sweepers mailers).each do |dir|
    config.load_paths << "#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/#{dir}"
  end

  config.time_zone = 'UTC'
  
  config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries = :true
  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = :true
  config.action_mailer.default_charset = "utf-8"

end