--- parser3/src/classes/mail.C	2012/03/16 09:24:07	1.118
+++ parser3/src/classes/mail.C	2013/07/31 15:13:03	1.121
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "smtp.h"
 
-volatile const char * IDENT_MAIL_C="$Id: mail.C,v 1.118 2012/03/16 09:24:07 moko Exp $";
+volatile const char * IDENT_MAIL_C="$Id: mail.C,v 1.121 2013/07/31 15:13:03 moko Exp $";
 
 // defines
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void sendmail(
 			const String* from,
 			const String* to,
 			const String* 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
+#ifndef WIN32
 			 options
 #endif
 			 ) {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void sendmail(
 		return;
 	}
 
-#if WIN32
+#ifdef WIN32
 	// win32 without SMTP server configured
 	throw Exception(PARSER_RUNTIME,
 		0,
@@ -185,17 +185,17 @@ static void sendmail(
 				file_spec->cstr(),
 				exec.err.length()?exec.err.cstr():"UNKNOWN", 
 				exec.status);
-#endif
+#endif //WIN32
 }
 
 // methods
 
 static void _send(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
-	HashStringValue* hash=params.as_no_junction(0, "message must not be code").get_hash();
-	if(!hash)
-		throw Exception(PARSER_RUNTIME,
-			0,
-			"message must be hash");
+	HashStringValue* hash=params.as_hash(0, "message");
+	if(!hash || !hash->count())
+		return;
+	// todo@ check if enough options are specified.
+	// now ^mail:send[^hash::create[]] and ^mail:send[$.print-debug(1)] "work".
 
 	const String* soptions=0;
 	if(Value* voptions=hash->get(MAIL_OPTIONS_NAME))