if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['util-soc'] = {
    version   = 1.001,
    comment   = "support for sockets / protocols",
    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
    license   = "see context related readme files"
}

local format = string.format

local smtp  = require("socket.smtp")
local ltn12 = require("ltn12")
local mime  = require("mime")

local mail     = utilities.mail or { }
utilities.mail = mail

local report_mail = logs.reporter("mail")

function mail.send(specification)
    local presets = specification.presets
    if presets then
        table.setmetatableindex(specification,presets)
    end
    local server = specification.server or ""
    if not server then
        report_mail("no server specified")
        return false, "invalid server"
    end
    local to = specification.to or specification.recepient or ""
    if to == "" then
        report_mail("no recipient specified")
        return false, "invalid recipient"
    end
    local from = specification.from or specification.sender or ""
    if from == "" then
        report_mail("no sender specified")
        return false, "invalid sender"
    end
    local message = { }
    local body = specification.body
    if body then
        message[#message+1] = {
            body = body
        }
    end
    local files = specification.files
    if files then
        for i=1,#files do
            local filename = files[i]
            local handle = io.open(filename, "rb")
            if handle then
                report_mail("attaching file %a",filename)
                message[#message+1] = {
                    headers = {
                        ["content-type"]              = format('application/pdf; name="%s"',filename),
                        ["content-disposition"]       = format('attachment; filename="%s"',filename),
                        ["content-description"]       = format('file: %s',filename),
                        ["content-transfer-encoding"] = "BASE64"
                    },
                    body = ltn12.source.chain(
                        ltn12.source.file(handle),
                        ltn12.filter.chain(mime.encode("base64"),mime.wrap())
                    )
                }
            else
                report_mail("file %a not found",filename)
            end
        end
    end
    local user     = specification.user
    local password = specification.password
    local result, detail = smtp.send {
        server   = specification.server,
        port     = specification.port,
        user     = user ~= "" and user or nil,
        password = password ~= "" and password or nil,
        from     = from,
        rcpt     = to,
        source   = smtp.message {
            headers = {
                to      = to,
                from    = from,
                cc      = specification.cc,
                subject = specification.subject or "no subject",
            },
            body = message
        },
    }
    if detail then
        report_mail("error: %s",detail)
        return false, detail
    else
        report_mail("message sent")
        return true
    end
end