diff --git a/metche b/metche
index 1bfccde..7ca590b 100755
--- a/metche
+++ b/metche
@@ -71,15 +71,34 @@
     fi
 }
 
+add_header() {
+    local subject="$1";
+    echo "Subject: $subject";
+    echo "To: $EMAIL_ADDRESS";
+    echo
+    cat;
+}
+
+_mail() {
+    local subject="$1";
+    if which mail > /dev/null ; then
+        LC_ALL="$LOCALE" mail -s "$subject" "$EMAIL_ADDRESS"
+    elif [ -x /usr/sbin/sendmail ]; then
+        LC_ALL="$LOCALE" add_header "$subject"|/usr/sbin/sendmail "$EMAIL_ADDRESS"
+    elif which mutt > /dev/null ; then
+        LC_ALL="$LOCALE" mutt -s "$subject" "$EMAIL_ADDRESS"
+    fi
+}
+
 email() {
     debug "* email $@ to $EMAIL_ADDRESS"
     local subject="`current_system` - $_MAIL_SUBJECT : $1"
     if [ $ENCRYPT_EMAIL = "yes" ]; then
         LC_ALL="$LOCALE" gpg --batch --armor --encrypt \
                              --recipient "$EMAIL_ADDRESS" |
-            LC_ALL="$LOCALE" mutt -s "$subject" "$EMAIL_ADDRESS"
+            LC_ALL="$LOCALE" _mail "$subject"
     else
-        LC_ALL="$LOCALE" mutt -s "$subject" "$EMAIL_ADDRESS"
+        LC_ALL="$LOCALE" _mail "$subject"
     fi
 }