docs: def send_email(recipient,
                 subject,
                 message,
                 sender="ploneintranet@netsight.co.uk"):
      """helper function to send an email with the sender preset
  
      """
      try:
          api.portal.send_email(
              recipient=recipient,
              sender=sender,
              subject=subject,
              body=message)
      except ValueError, e:
          log.error("MailHost error: {0}".format(e))