AWS SES - with display from

aws-ses.rb

gem install aws-ses

# in irb:

require 'aws/ses'
ses = AWS::SES::Base.new :access_key_id     => "your-key", 
                         :secret_access_key => "your-secret-key"

ses.addresses.list.result

=> []

ses.addresses.verify 'test@example.com'

# check your email & confirm

ses.addresses.list.result

=> ["test@example.com"]

ses.send_email :to        => 'someone@example.com', 
               :source    => 'test@example.com', 
               :subject   => 'from SES', 
               :text_body => 'this is a test'

# now let's use a nice from address

ses.send_email :to        => 'someone@example.com', 
               :source    => '"John Smith" <test@example.com>', 
               :subject   => 'from SES', 
               :text_body => 'this is a test'

# it works! check your email from "John Smith" 
=> #<AWS::SES::SendEmailResponse:0x2155502760 200 OK>