diff --git a/duplicity-backup.conf.example b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
index 3018511..051ef82 100644
--- a/duplicity-backup.conf.example
+++ b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ VERBOSITY="-v3"
 # used by default: "duplicity-backup Alert ${LOG_FILE}"
 # MTA used: mailx
 
+
 #EMAIL="admin@example.com"
 EMAIL_TO=
 EMAIL_FROM=
@@ -386,6 +387,15 @@ MAIL="mailx"     # default command for Linux mail
 #MAIL="sendmail"
 #MAIL="msmtp"
 
+# You may also specify a custom mail script.  It will be called via
+# the following convention:
+
+# MAIL "SUBJECT OF MESSAGE" "TO EMAIL ADDRESS" "FROM EMAIL ADDRESS"
+
+# The email body will be available on stdin.
+
+#MAIL="/path/to/custom/mail_script.py
+
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # TROUBLESHOOTING
diff --git a/duplicity-backup.sh b/duplicity-backup.sh
index d36ea7e..5bd56ed 100755
--- a/duplicity-backup.sh
+++ b/duplicity-backup.sh
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ email_logfile()
             (echo """Subject: ${EMAIL_SUBJECT}""" ; cat ${LOGFILE}) | ${MAILCMD} -f ${EMAIL_FROM} ${EMAIL_TO}
           elif [ "$MAIL" = "nail" ]; then
             cat ${LOGFILE} | ${MAILCMD} -s """${EMAIL_SUBJECT}""" $EMAIL_FROM ${EMAIL_TO}
+          else 
+            cat ${LOGFILE} | ${MAILCMD} """${EMAIL_SUBJECT}""" ${EMAIL_FROM} ${EMAIL_TO}
           fi
           echo -e "Email alert sent to ${EMAIL_TO} using ${MAIL}" >> ${LOGFILE}
       fi