def METHOD_NAME(self, email_message):
    message = email_message.message()
    try:
        response = self.mailer.send_message_bytes(
            message.as_bytes(linesep='\r\n'),
            email_message.from_email,
            email_message.to)
        self._log_message(email_message, response)
        return response
    except Exception:
        self._log_message_failure(email_message,
                                  traceback.format_exc())
        if not self.fail_silently:
            raise