old_contents: VERSION = (0, 1, 0, "alpha")
  
  def get_version():
      if VERSION[3] != "final":
          return "%s.%s.%s%s" % (VERSION[0], VERSION[1], VERSION[2], VERSION[3])
      else:
          return "%s.%s.%s" % (VERSION[0], VERSION[1], VERSION[2])
  
  __version__ = get_version()
  
  PRIORITY_MAPPING = {
      "high": "1",
      "medium": "2",
      "low": "3",
      "deferred": "4",
  }
  
  # replacement for django.core.mail.send_mail
  
  def send_mail(subject, message, from_email, recipient_list, priority="medium",
                fail_silently=False, auth_user=None, auth_password=None):
      from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
      from mailer.models import Message
      # need to do this in case subject used lazy version of ugettext
      subject = force_unicode(subject)
      priority = PRIORITY_MAPPING[priority]
      for to_address in recipient_list:
          Message(to_address=to_address,
                  from_address=from_email,
                  subject=subject,
                  message_body=message,
                  priority=priority).save()
  
  def mail_admins(subject, message, fail_silently=False, priority="medium"):
      from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
      from django.conf import settings
      from mailer.models import Message
      priority = PRIORITY_MAPPING[priority]
      for name, to_address in settings.ADMINS:
          Message(to_address=to_address,
                  from_address=settings.SERVER_EMAIL,
                  subject=settings.EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX + force_unicode(subject),
                  message_body=message,
                  priority=priority).save()
  
  def mail_managers(subject, message, fail_silently=False, priority="medium"):
      from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
      from django.conf import settings
      from mailer.models import Message
      priority = PRIORITY_MAPPING[priority]
      for name, to_address in settings.MANAGERS:
          Message(to_address=to_address,
                  from_address=settings.SERVER_EMAIL,
                  subject=settings.EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX + force_unicode(subject),
                  message_body=message,
                  priority=priority).save()
  
new_contents: VERSION = (0, 1, 0, "alpha")
  
  def get_version():
      if VERSION[3] != "final":
          return "%s.%s.%s%s" % (VERSION[0], VERSION[1], VERSION[2], VERSION[3])
      else:
          return "%s.%s.%s" % (VERSION[0], VERSION[1], VERSION[2])
  
  __version__ = get_version()
  
  PRIORITY_MAPPING = {
      "high": "1",
      "medium": "2",
      "low": "3",
      "deferred": "4",
  }
  
  # replacement for django.core.mail.send_mail
  
  def send_mail(subject, message, from_email, recipient_list, priority="medium",
                fail_silently=False, auth_user=None, auth_password=None):
      from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
      from mailer.models import Message
      
      priority = PRIORITY_MAPPING[priority]
      
      # need to do this in case subject used lazy version of ugettext
      subject = force_unicode(subject)
      if len(subject) > 100:
          subject = u"%s..." % subject[:97]
      
      for to_address in recipient_list:
          Message(to_address=to_address,
                  from_address=from_email,
                  subject=subject,
                  message_body=message,
                  priority=priority).save()
  
  def mail_admins(subject, message, fail_silently=False, priority="medium"):
      from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
      from django.conf import settings
      from mailer.models import Message
      
      priority = PRIORITY_MAPPING[priority]
      
      subject = settings.EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX + force_unicode(subject)
      if len(subject) > 100:
          subject = u"%s..." % subject[:97]
      
      for name, to_address in settings.ADMINS:
          Message(to_address=to_address,
                  from_address=settings.SERVER_EMAIL,
                  subject=subject,
                  message_body=message,
                  priority=priority).save()
  
  def mail_managers(subject, message, fail_silently=False, priority="medium"):
      from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
      from django.conf import settings
      from mailer.models import Message
      
      priority = PRIORITY_MAPPING[priority]
      
      subject = settings.EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX + force_unicode(subject)
      if len(subject) > 100:
          subject = u"%s..." % subject[:97]
      
      for name, to_address in settings.MANAGERS:
          Message(to_address=to_address,
                  from_address=settings.SERVER_EMAIL,
                  subject=subject,
                  message_body=message,
                  priority=priority).save()
  
subject: Truncate subjects to fit in 100 character limit for database