diff --git a/examples/client.rs b/examples/client.rs
index 9fb792b..a2186c1 100644
--- a/examples/client.rs
+++ b/examples/client.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn sendmail(source_address: &str, recipient_addresses: &[&str], message: &str, s
             (server, port),
             Some(my_hostname),
         );
-    email_client.send_email(
+    email_client.send(
         email
     )
 }
diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index c3497c0..4115ac4 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl<S: Connecter + ClientStream + Clone = TcpStream> Client<S> {
     /// Sends an email
     ///
     /// This methods logs all steps of the message sending.
-    pub fn send_email<T: SendableEmail>(&mut self, email: T) -> SmtpResult {
+    pub fn send<T: SendableEmail>(&mut self, email: T) -> SmtpResult {
 
         let from_address = email.from_address();
         let to_addresses = email.to_addresses();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ab8d159..24113fb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 //! email.date_now();
 //!
 //! let mut client = Client::localhost();
-//! let result = client.send_email(email);
+//! let result = client.send(email);
 //! assert!(result.is_ok());
 //! ```
 //!
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 //!     ("server.tld", 10025),   // remote server and custom port
 //!     Some("my.hostname.tld"), // my hostname
 //! );
-//! let result = client.send_email(email);
+//! let result = client.send(email);
 //! assert!(result.is_ok());
 //! ```
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 //!     "localhost",             // server socket
 //!     Some("my.hostname.tld"), // my hostname (default is localhost)
 //! );
-//! let result = client.send_email(email);
+//! let result = client.send(email);
 //! assert!(result.is_ok());
 //! ```
 //!