/**
  * Connects to the SMTP server and sends the queued message.
  *
  * @access  private
  * @param   string $recipient The recipient of this message
  * @param   string $text_headers The full headers of this message
  * @param   string $body The full body of this message
  * @return  true, or a PEAR_Error object
  */
 function _sendEmail($recipient, $text_headers, $body)
 {
     $header_names = Mime_Helper::getHeaderNames($text_headers);
     $_headers = Mail_Queue::_getHeaders($text_headers, $body);
     $headers = array();
     foreach ($_headers as $lowercase_name => $value) {
         // need to remove the quotes to avoid a parsing problem
         // on senders that have extended characters in the first
         // or last words in their sender name
         if ($lowercase_name == 'from') {
             $value = Mime_Helper::removeQuotes($value);
         }
         $value = Mime_Helper::encode($value);
         // add the quotes back
         if ($lowercase_name == 'from') {
             $value = Mime_Helper::quoteSender($value);
         }
         $headers[$header_names[$lowercase_name]] = $value;
     }
     // remove any Reply-To:/Return-Path: values from outgoing messages
     unset($headers['Reply-To']);
     unset($headers['Return-Path']);
     // mutt sucks, so let's remove the broken Mime-Version header and add the proper one
     if (in_array('Mime-Version', array_keys($headers))) {
         unset($headers['Mime-Version']);
         $headers['MIME-Version'] = '1.0';
     }
     $mail =& Mail::factory('smtp', Mail_API::getSMTPSettings());
     $res = $mail->send($recipient, $headers, $body);
     if (PEAR::isError($res)) {
         // special handling of errors when the mail server is down
         if (strstr($res->getMessage(), 'unable to connect to smtp server')) {
             Error_Handler::logToFile(array($res->getMessage(), $res->getDebugInfo()), __FILE__, __LINE__);
         } else {
             Error_Handler::logError(array($res->getMessage(), $res->getDebugInfo()), __FILE__, __LINE__);
         }
         return $res;
     } else {
         return true;
     }
 }