send_mail

def send_mail(to_address, subject, body, extra_images=None, attachments=[], use_celery=USE_CELERY_FOR_EMAIL):
    """
    TODO: Document this
    """
    images = [('signature-translucent.png', 'signature'), ]
    # redirect emails if necessary
    if USER_EMAIL_REDIRECT:
        subject = '%s (redirected from %s )' % (subject, to_address)
        to_address = USER_EMAIL_REDIRECT
    if extra_images:
        images += extra_images
    try:
        if use_celery:
            send_email_task.delay(to_address, subject, body, images, attachments=attachments, APP_ROOT=APP_ROOT)
        else:
            send_email_thread = Thread(target=send_email, args=[to_address, subject, body, images],
                                       kwargs={'attachments': attachments, 'APP_ROOT': APP_ROOT})
            send_email_thread.start()
    except Exception as e:
        logger.exception("Fatal exception while sending email.\n" + str(e))
        return False
    return True