Is it possible to send an email from base using the SendMail method of the library? I can use this method successfully in user controls or in event handlers but when I try to use it directly in a base method, the mail is not sent. There seems to be no exception however.

I can get around this by using my base method to create a new node, handle the creation of that node in and event and send the email from there. But I just wondered if it is possible to send it directly instead.