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diff --git a/forum/utils/email.py b/forum/utils/email.py
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+from django.core.mail import send_mail, EmailMultiAlternatives
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.template import loader, Context
+from django.utils.html import strip_tags
+from threading import Thread
+
+def send_email(subject, recipients, template, context={}, sender=settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL, txt_template=None):
+    context['settings'] = settings
+    html_body = loader.get_template(template).render(Context(context))
+
+    if txt_template is None:
+        txt_body = strip_tags(html_body)
+    else:
+        txt_body = loader.get_template(txt_template).render(Context(context))
+
+    msg = EmailMultiAlternatives(subject, txt_body, sender, recipients)
+    msg.attach_alternative(html_body, "text/html")
+
+    thread = Thread(target=EmailMultiAlternatives.send,  args=[msg])
+    thread.setDaemon(True)
+    thread.start()