diff --git a/world/net/library.i b/world/net/library.i
index a82aab0..89bfe40 100644
--- a/world/net/library.i
+++ b/world/net/library.i
@@ -621,6 +621,21 @@ int greater_user(object a, object b) { return file_name(a) > file_name(b); }
 object* sorted_users() { return sort_array(users(), #'greater_user; }
 #endif
 
+volatile mixed mailer;
+
+// simple SMTP interface.. used from person:logAppend - why target?
+// assumes that mailto: rcpt has already been checked with legal_mailto() !
+int smtp_sendmsg(string target, string method, string data,
+	     mapping vars, string source, string rcpt, string loginurl) {
+#ifdef SMTP_PATH
+	unless (mailer) mailer = SMTP_PATH "outgoing" -> load();
+	return mailer -> enqueue(target, method, data, vars, source, rcpt,
+				 loginurl);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 int xmpp_sendmsg(mixed target, string mc, mixed data, mapping vars,
 	     mixed source, array(mixed) u, int showingLog, string otarget) {
 	string tmp;
diff --git a/world/net/smtp/outgoing.c b/world/net/smtp/outgoing.c
index c297775..e2c08c3 100644
--- a/world/net/smtp/outgoing.c
+++ b/world/net/smtp/outgoing.c
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ reset(a) {
 }
 
 create() {
+#ifdef DEFAULT_LAYOUT
 	sTextPath (DEFAULT_LAYOUT, DEFLANG, "smtp");
-
+#else
+	sTextPath (0, 0, "smtp");
+#endif
 	unless (spool) {
 		restore_object(SPOOL_FILE);
 		if (file_format != FILE_FORMAT) spool = 0;
@@ -337,9 +340,11 @@ rendermsg(rcpt) {
 	if (o) m += w("_warning_omitted_messages",
 		"[_amount_messages_omitted] messages omitted.",
 		([ "_amount_messages_omitted" : o ]) );
-#ifndef _flag_disable_mail_signature
+#ifdef DEFAULT_URL_LOGIN
+# ifndef _flag_disable_mail_signature
 	m += "\n--\n"+ w( "_info_mail_signature", "Reply by E-Mail is not possible. Please log in:\n[_URL_login]",
 		([ "_URL_login": (t2 || DEFAULT_URL_LOGIN) ]) ) + "\n";
+# endif
 #endif
 	t2 = "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=" SYSTEM_CHARSET "\n"
 #ifndef SEND_FIRST_MSG_AS_SUBJECT