diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7f1b94b..bcc9f80 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ install_symlink /usr/bin/pman                             "$DESTDIR$usrlocal_pre
 install_data misc_etc_files/sysctl.conf                   "$DESTDIR$sysconfdir/sysctl.conf"
 install_data misc_systemd_units/reboot-notify.service     "$DESTDIR$systemdunitdir/reboot-notify.service"
 install_data misc_etc_files/autofs.conf                   "$DESTDIR$sysconfdir/autofs.conf"
+install_data misc_etc_files/msmtprc                       "$DESTDIR$sysconfdir/msmtprc"
 install_data misc_etc_files/unbound/unbound.conf          "$DESTDIR$sysconfdir/unbound/unbound.conf"
 install_data misc_etc_files/unbound/root.key              "$DESTDIR$sysconfdir/unbound/root.key"
 
diff --git a/misc_etc_files/msmtprc b/misc_etc_files/msmtprc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95fa09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc_etc_files/msmtprc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/doc/msmtp.html#Configuration-files
+
+account default
+host harry.molgen.mpg.de
+port 587
+tls on
+tls_certcheck off
+auto_from
+maildomain molgen.mpg.de