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# File action_mailer/base.rb, line 349
def method_missing(method_symbol, *parameters)#:nodoc:
  case method_symbol.id2name
    when /^create_([_a-z]\w*)/  then new($1, *parameters).mail
    when /^deliver_([_a-z]\w*)/ then new($1, *parameters).deliver!
    when "new" then nil
    else super
  end
end