Sending Email Messages
Sending an email message via a ColdFusion template is easy. Simply code a pair of opening and closing <cfmail> tags, and provide the to, from, and subject attributes as appropriate. Between the tags, type the actual message that should be sent to the recipient.
Of course, you can use ColdFusion variables and functions between the <cfmail> tags to build the message dynamically, using the # sign syntax you’re used to. You don’t need to place <cfoutput> tags within (or outside) the <cfmail> tags; your # variables and expressions will be evaluated as if there were a <cfoutput> tag in effect.
Tip
As you look through the examples in this chapter, you will find that the <cfmail> tag is basically a specially modified <cfoutput> ...
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