title: which is better to send mail on google-app-engine
body: <p>this: <a href="http://code.google.com/intl/en/appengine/docs/python/tools/devserver.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://code.google.com/intl/en/appengine/docs/python/tools/devserver.html</a></p>
  
  <pre><code>The web server can use an SMTP server, or it can use a local installation of Sendmail.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i download the Sendmail lib,and find it is so big, and so many doc,</p>
  
  <p>i want to know which way is better,</p>
  
  <p>and  if the Sendmail way is better, how to use it simplely,</p>
  
  <p>thanks</p>
  
  <p><strong>updated:</strong></p>
  
  <p>if can't setup the sendmail lib,can't use this method (mail.send_mail) ,yes?:</p>
  
  <pre><code>from google.appengine.api import mail
  
  mail.send_mail(sender="support@example.com",
                to="Albert Johnson &lt;Albert.Johnson@example.com&gt;",
                subject="Your account has been approved",
                body="""
  Dear Albert:
  
  Your example.com account has been approved.  You can now visit
  http://www.example.com/ and sign in using your Google Account to
  access new features.
  
  Please let us know if you have any questions.
  
  The example.com Team
  """)
  </code></pre>