diff --git a/calendar_interface.py b/calendar_interface.py
index 3fbbcff..417b660 100644
--- a/calendar_interface.py
+++ b/calendar_interface.py
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ def get_access_token():
 
     return result
 
+def execute_get_request(token: dict, endpoint:str):
+    return requests.get(  # Use token to call downstream service
+        endpoint,
+        headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token['access_token']},).json()
+
+def execute_post_request(token, endpoint, data):
+    return requests.post(
+        endpoint, 
+        json=data,
+        #data=data, 
+        headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token['access_token']})
+
 def execute_patch_request(token, endpoint, data):
     return requests.patch(
         endpoint, 
@@ -70,17 +82,39 @@ def execute_patch_request(token, endpoint, data):
         #data=data, 
         headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token['access_token']},).json()
 
+def send_mail(to, subject, content, user_id=USER_ID):
+        
+    token=get_access_token()
+
+    with open("templates/auth/activate.html") as f:
+        content=f.read() 
+    
+    mail = {
+    "message": {
+        "subject": subject,
+        "body": {
+        "contentType": "html",
+        "content": content
+        },
+        "toRecipients": [
+        {
+            "emailAddress": {
+                "address": to
+            }
+        }
+        ],
+    },
+        "saveToSentItems": "false"
+    }
+
+    return execute_post_request(token, "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/" + user_id + "/sendMail", mail)
+
 def update_calendar_event(event_id, data, user_id=USER_ID):
     token = get_access_token()
 
     endpoint= "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/" + user_id + f"/calendar/events/{event_id}"
     return execute_patch_request(token, endpoint, data)
 
-def execute_get_request(token: dict, endpoint:str):
-    return requests.get(  # Use token to call downstream service
-    endpoint,
-    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token['access_token']},).json()
-
 def execute_user_request(token, endpoint, user_id=USER_ID):
     return execute_get_request(token, "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/" + user_id + f"/{endpoint}")
 
@@ -155,7 +189,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument('--show_event_entries', help='Show available event fields', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--show_events', help='Show available events for selected calendar', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--update_test_event', help='Execute a patch request for testing', action='store_true')
-
+    parser.add_argument('--send_test_email', help='send a test email', action='store_true')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -204,11 +238,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         data["attendees"][0]["emailAddress"]["name"] = "Patrick S."
         data["attendees"][0]["emailAddress"]["address"] = "struebin.patrick@gmail.com"
 
-        #Test2
         event_id = "AAMkADY0MDg1MTVjLTg5ZjItNGQxYS04MGQ3LWY2NjJmYjM0YmZhOQBGAAAAAADXD7SdVoWYQI4RYXbBumMEBwAf_ngZxs71RonY3GuLL8TVAADHFw_OAAAf_ngZxs71RonY3GuLL8TVAADQqYjcAAA%3D"
         ret = get_calendar_event(event_id)
-        #ret = update_calendar_event(token, event_id, data)
+        ret = update_calendar_event(token, event_id, data)
 
         print(json.dumps(ret, indent=2))
 
+    if args.send_test_email:
+        with open("templates/auth/activate.html") as f:
+            content=f.read() 
+        
+    print(send_mail("struebin.patrick@gmail.com", "test test", content))
+
     print("Done.")
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diff --git a/email.py b/email.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e91cae..0000000
--- a/email.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-from flask.ext.mail import Message
-
-from app import app, mail
-
-
-def send_email(to, subject, template):
-    msg = Message(
-        subject,
-        recipients=[to],
-        html=template,
-        sender=app.config['MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER']
-    )
-    mail.send(msg)
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