diff --git a/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Output/Generic/Email.pm b/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Output/Generic/Email.pm
index c7f0fb3498a..69415559a44 100644
--- a/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Output/Generic/Email.pm
+++ b/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Output/Generic/Email.pm
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ sub provides {
     my($service) = @_;
     return ($service eq 'output.generic.email' or
             $service eq 'protocol.smtp' or
+            $service eq 'setup.configure' or
+            $service eq 'dataSource.configuration.client' or
             $class->SUPER::provides($service));
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +48,31 @@ sub init {
     my $self = shift;
     my($app) = @_;
     $self->SUPER::init(@_);
-    $self->handle(Net::SMTP->new('localhost')); # XXX
+    eval {
+        $app->getService('dataSource.configuration')->getSettings($app, $self, 'protocol.smtp');
+    };
+    if ($@) {
+        $self->dump(9, "failed to get the SMTP configuration, not going to bother to connect: $@");
+        $self->handle(undef);
+    } else {
+        $self->open();
+    }
+}
+
+sub open {
+    my $self = shift;
+    { local $^W = 0; # XXX shut up warnings in Net::SMTP
+    $self->handle(Net::SMTP->new($self->host)); }
+    if (not defined($self->handle)) {
+        $self->warn(4, 'Could not create the SMTP handle');
+    }
+}
+
+sub close {
+    my $self = shift;
+    if (defined($self->handle)) {
+        $self->handle->quit();
+    }
 }
 
 # output.generic.email
@@ -54,7 +80,7 @@ sub output {
     my $self = shift;
     my($app, $session, $string) = @_;
     $self->assert(defined($self->handle), 1, 'No SMTP handle, can\'t send mail');
-    $self->handle->mail('XXX@spam.hixie.ch');
+    $self->handle->mail($self->from);
     $self->handle->to($session->getAddress('email'));
     $self->handle->data($string);
 }
@@ -70,8 +96,49 @@ sub checkAddress {
 
 sub DESTROY {
     my $self = shift;
-    if (defined($self->handle)) {
-        $self->handle->quit();
-    }
     $self->SUPER::DESTROY(@_);
 }
+
+# dataSource.configuration.client
+sub settings {
+    return qw(host from);
+}
+
+# setup.configure
+sub setupConfigure {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my($app) = @_;
+    $self->dump(9, 'about to protocol.smtp...');
+    $app->output->setupProgress('protocol.smtp');
+    $self->close();
+
+    my $value;
+
+    $value = $self->host;
+    if (not defined($value)) {
+        $value = 'localhost';
+    }
+    $value = $app->input->getArgument("protocol.smtp.host", $value);
+    if (not defined($value)) {
+        return 'protocol.smtp.host';
+    }
+    $self->host($value);
+
+    $value = $self->from;
+    if (defined($value)) {
+        # default to original value
+        $value = $app->input->getArgument("protocol.smtp.from", $value);
+    } else {
+        # no default for 'from' (don't use $USER@`hostname` because it's rarely correct)
+        $value = $app->input->getArgument("protocol.smtp.from");
+    }
+    if (not defined($value)) {
+        return 'protocol.smtp.from';
+    }
+    $self->from($value);
+
+    $self->open();
+    $app->getService('dataSource.configuration')->setSettings($app, $self, 'protocol.smtp');
+    $self->dump(9, 'done configuring protocol.smtp');
+    return;
+}