function sendMail(eZMail $mail)
 {
     $ini = eZINI::instance();
     $parameters = array();
     $parameters['host'] = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'TransportServer');
     $parameters['helo'] = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'SenderHost');
     $parameters['port'] = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'TransportPort');
     $parameters['connectionType'] = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'TransportConnectionType');
     $user = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'TransportUser');
     $password = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'TransportPassword');
     if ($user and $password) {
         $parameters['auth'] = true;
         $parameters['user'] = $user;
         $parameters['pass'] = $password;
     }
     /* If email sender hasn't been specified or is empty
      * we substitute it with either MailSettings.EmailSender or AdminEmail.
      */
     if (!$mail->senderText()) {
         $emailSender = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'EmailSender');
         if (!$emailSender) {
             $emailSender = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'AdminEmail');
         }
         eZMail::extractEmail($emailSender, $emailSenderAddress, $emailSenderName);
         if (!eZMail::validate($emailSenderAddress)) {
             $emailSender = false;
         }
         if ($emailSender) {
             $mail->setSenderText($emailSender);
         }
     }
     $excludeHeaders = $ini->variable('MailSettings', 'ExcludeHeaders');
     if (count($excludeHeaders) > 0) {
         $mail->Mail->appendExcludeHeaders($excludeHeaders);
     }
     $options = new ezcMailSmtpTransportOptions();
     if ($parameters['connectionType']) {
         $options->connectionType = $parameters['connectionType'];
     }
     $smtp = new ezcMailSmtpTransport($parameters['host'], $user, $password, $parameters['port'], $options);
     // If in debug mode, send to debug email address and nothing else
     if ($ini->variable('MailSettings', 'DebugSending') == 'enabled') {
         $mail->Mail->to = array(new ezcMailAddress($ini->variable('MailSettings', 'DebugReceiverEmail')));
         $mail->Mail->cc = array();
         $mail->Mail->bcc = array();
     }
     // send() from ezcMailSmtpTransport doesn't return anything (it uses exceptions in case
     // something goes bad)
     try {
         eZPerfLogger::accumulatorStart('mail_sent');
         $smtp->send($mail->Mail);
         eZPerfLogger::accumulatorStop('mail_sent');
     } catch (ezcMailException $e) {
         eZPerfLogger::accumulatorStop('mail_send');
         eZDebug::writeError($e->getMessage(), __METHOD__);
         return false;
     }
     // return true in case of no exceptions
     return true;
 }