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Email is sent using the `sendMail()` method of the `mailService`. This plugin also adds a shortcut `sendMail()` method to all Controllers and Services in your application that simply delegates to the `mailService`. There is no difference between the two methods, so the choice is stylistic.

[source,groovy]
----
class PersonController {

    def create() {
        // create user

        sendMail {
            from 'admin@mysystem.com'
            subject 'New user'
            text 'A new user has been created'
        }
    }
}
----

[source,groovy]
----
class PersonController {

    def mailService

    def create() {
        // create user

        mailService.sendMail {
            from 'admin@mysystem.com'
            subject 'New user'
            text 'A new user has been created'
        }
    }
}
----

The `sendMail()` method takes a single `Closure` argument that uses a DSL (Domain Specific Language) to configure the message to be sent. The following sections describe the aspects of the DSL.
