diff --git a/addons/email_template/email_template_mailbox.py b/addons/email_template/email_template_mailbox.py
index ce5f4b737df..49d61bf05df 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/email_template_mailbox.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/email_template_mailbox.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import time
 import netsvc
 from tools.translate import _
 import tools
-import base64
 
 LOGGER = netsvc.Logger()
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ class email_template_mailbox(osv.osv):
         self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'state':'sending'}, context)
         self.send_this_mail(cr, uid, ids, context)
         return True
-    
+
     def send_this_mail(self, cr, uid, ids=None, context=None):
         #previous method to send email (link with email account can be found at the revision 4172 and below
         result = True
@@ -70,42 +69,22 @@ class email_template_mailbox(osv.osv):
             try:
                 account_obj = self.pool.get('email_template.account')
                 values = self.read(cr, uid, id, [], context) 
-                attach_to_send = None
-                
+                payload = {}
                 if values['attachments_ids']:
-                    attach_to_send = self.pool.get('ir.attachment').read(cr, uid, values['attachments_ids'], ['datas_fname','datas', 'name'])
-                    attach_to_send = map(lambda x: (x['datas_fname'] or x['name'], base64.decodestring(x['datas'])), attach_to_send)
-                
-                if values.get('body_html'):
-                    body = values.get('body_html')
-                    subtype = "html"
-                else :
-                    body = values.get('body_text')
-                    subtype = "plain"
-                
-                bcc = cc = False
-                if (values.get('email_bcc') or False):
-                    bcc = values.get('email_bcc') or u''
-                    bcc = bcc.split(',')
-                if (values.get('email_cc') or False):
-                    cc = values.get('email_cc') or u''
-                    cc = cc.split(',')
-                to = values.get('email_to')
-                to = to.split(',')
-                
-                result = tools.email_send(
-                    values.get('email_from') or u'',
-                    to,
-                    values['subject'] or u'', 
-                    body or u'',
-                    reply_to=values.get('reply_to') or u'',
-                    email_bcc = bcc,
-                    email_cc = cc,
-                    subtype=subtype,
-                    attach=attach_to_send,
-                    openobject_id=values['message_id']
-                )
-                
+                    for attid in values['attachments_ids']:
+                        attachment = attachment_pool.browse(cr, uid, attid, context)#,['datas_fname','datas'])
+                        payload[attachment.datas_fname] = attachment.datas
+                result = account_obj.send_mail(cr, uid,
+                              [values['account_id'][0]],
+                              {'To':values.get('email_to') or u'',
+                               'CC':values.get('email_cc') or u'',
+                               'BCC':values.get('email_bcc') or u'',
+                               'Reply-To':values.get('reply_to') or u''},
+                              values['subject'] or u'',
+                              {'text':values.get('body_text') or u'', 'html':values.get('body_html') or u''},
+                              payload=payload,
+                              message_id=values['message_id'],
+                              context=context)
                 if result == True:
                     account = account_obj.browse(cr, uid, values['account_id'][0], context=context)
                     if account.auto_delete: