diff --git a/mod/dfrn_notify.php b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
index 755d674c13..ffd9020c59 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_notify.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 require_once('simplepie/simplepie.inc');
 require_once('include/items.php');
-
-
 function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 
 	$dfrn_id      = ((x($_POST,'dfrn_id'))      ? notags(trim($_POST['dfrn_id']))   : '');
@@ -52,11 +50,17 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 	}
 		 
 
-	$r = q("SELECT `contact`.*, `contact`.`uid` AS `importer_uid`, 
-		`contact`.`pubkey` AS `cpubkey`, `contact`.`prvkey` AS `cprvkey`, `user`.* FROM `contact` 
-		LEFT JOIN `user` ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` 
-		WHERE `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0 
-		AND `user`.`nickname` = '%s' $sql_extra LIMIT 1",
+	$r = q("SELECT	`contact`.*, `contact`.`uid` AS `importer_uid`, 
+					`contact`.`pubkey` AS `cpubkey`, 
+					`contact`.`prvkey` AS `cprvkey`, 
+					`contact`.`thumb` AS `thumb`, 
+					`contact`.`url` as `url`,
+					`contact`.`name` as `senderName`,
+					`user`.* 
+			FROM `contact` 
+			LEFT JOIN `user` ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` 
+			WHERE `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0 
+				AND `user`.`nickname` = '%s' $sql_extra LIMIT 1",
 		dbesc($a->argv[1])
 	);
 
@@ -169,29 +173,63 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 		require_once('bbcode.php');
 		if($importer['notify-flags'] & NOTIFY_MAIL) {
 
-			$body = html_entity_decode(strip_tags(bbcode(stripslashes($msg['body']))),ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8');
-
-			if(function_exists('quoted_printable_encode'))
+//			$body = html_entity_decode(strip_tags(bbcode(stripslashes(nl2br($msg['body'])))),ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8');
+//			$body = strip_tags(bbcode(stripslashes(nl2br($msg['body']))));
+			
+			/*if(function_exists('quoted_printable_encode'))
 				$body = quoted_printable_encode($body);
 			else
-				$body = qp($body);
+				$body = qp($body);*/
 
+			//$msg['body'] = str_replace(array("\\r\\n", "\\r", "\\n"), "<br />", $msg['body']);
+			//$msg['body'] = html_entity_decode(strip_tags(bbcode($msg['body'])));	
+			$msg['mimeboundary']   =rand(0,9)."-"
+				.rand(10000000000,9999999999)."-"
+				.rand(10000000000,9999999999)."=:"
+				.rand(10000,99999);
+
+			$msg['notificationfromname']	= t('Administrator');
+			$msg['notificationfromemail']	= t('noreply') . '@' . $a->get_hostname();				
+			$msg['headers'] =
+				"From: {$msg['notificationfromname']} <{$msg['notificationfromemail']}>\n" . 
+				"Reply-To: {$msg['notificationfromemail']}\n" .
+				"MIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
+				"Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"{$msg['mimeboundary']}\"";
+
+
+			$msg['textversion']
+				= html_entity_decode(strip_tags(bbcode(stripslashes($msg['body']))),ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8');
+			//$TextMessage	= html_entity_decode(strip_tags(bbcode(str_replace(array("\\r\\n", "\\r", "\\n"), "\n",$msg['body']))));	;
+			$msg['htmlversion']	
+				= str_replace(array("\\r\\n", "\\r", "\\n"), "<br />\n",html_entity_decode($msg['body']));
+								
 			$tpl = load_view_file('view/mail_received_eml.tpl');			
 			$email_tpl = replace_macros($tpl, array(
-				'$sitename' => $a->config['sitename'],
-				'$siteurl' =>  $a->get_baseurl(),
-				'$username' => $importer['username'],
-				'$email' => $importer['email'],
-				'$from' => $msg['from-name'],
-				'$title' => stripslashes($msg['title']),
-				'$body' => $body
+				'$siteName'		=> $a->config['sitename'],
+				'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),
+				'$username'		=> $importer['username'],
+				'$thumb'		=> $importer['thumb'],
+				'$email'		=> $importer['email'],
+				'$url'			=> $importer['url'],
+				'$senderName'	=> $importer['senderName'],
+				'$from'			=> $msg['from-name'],
+				'$title'		=> stripslashes($msg['title']),
+				'$textversion'	=> $msg['textversion'],
+				'$htmlversion'	=> $msg['htmlversion'],
+				'$mimeboundary'	=> $msg['mimeboundary'],
+				'$hostname'		=> $a->get_hostname()
 			));
-
+			
+			logger("message headers: " . $msg['headers']);
+			logger("message body: " . $mail_tpl);
+			
+			
 			$res = mail($importer['email'], t('New mail received at ') . $a->config['sitename'],
-				$email_tpl, 'From: ' . t('Administrator') . '@' . $a->get_hostname() . "\r\n"
+				$email_tpl, $msg['headers']
+			/*		'From: ' . t('Administrator') . '@' . $a->get_hostname() . "\r\n"
 					. 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n"
-					. 'Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8' . "\r\n" 
-					. 'Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable' . "\r\n"
+					. 'Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8' . "\r\n" 
+					. 'Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable' . "\r\n" */
 			);
 		}
 		xml_status(0);
diff --git a/view/de/mail_received_eml.tpl b/view/de/mail_received_eml.tpl
index 466d31e793..bf9bb9ca92 100644
--- a/view/de/mail_received_eml.tpl
+++ b/view/de/mail_received_eml.tpl
@@ -1,17 +1,47 @@
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
 
-Lieber $username,
-
-du hast eine neue private Nachricht von '$from' auf '$sitename' erhhalten.
------
+Du hast eine neue private Nachricht von '$from' auf '$siteName' erhhalten.
+	
 $title
------
-$body
------
+
+$textversion
+
 Bitte melde dich unter $siteurl an um deine privaten Nachrichte zu lesen und zu
 beantworten.
 
 Viele Grüße,
-    $sitename Administrator
+$siteName Administrator
 
- 
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+				
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional //EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>Friendika Nachricht</title>
+	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
+</head>
+<body>
+<table style="border:1px solid #ccc">
+	<tbody>
+	<tr><td colspan="2" style="background:#3b5998; color:#FFFFFF; font-weight:bold; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana,arial, sans-serif; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:16px; letter-spacing: -0.03em; text-align: left;"><img style="width:32px;height:32px;" src='$hostname/images/ff-32.jpg'><span style="padding:7px;">Friendika</span></td></tr>
 
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:22px;" colspan="2">Du hast eine neue private Nachricht von '$from' auf '$siteName' erhhalten.</td></tr>
+
+
+	<tr><td style="padding-left:22px;padding-top:22px;width:60px;" valign="top" rowspan=3><a href="$url"><img style="border:0px;width:48px;height:48px;" src="$thumb"></a></td>
+		<td style="padding-top:22px;"><a href="$url">$from</a></td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:5px;">$title</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-right:22px;">$htmlversion</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;" colspan="2">Bitte melde dich unter $siteurl an um deine privaten Nachrichte zu lesen und zu beantworten.</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>Viele Grüße,</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>$siteName Administrator</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+</body>
+</html>
+
+--$mimeboundary--
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/en/mail_received_eml.tpl b/view/en/mail_received_eml.tpl
index 261aec4bed..8022800527 100644
--- a/view/en/mail_received_eml.tpl
+++ b/view/en/mail_received_eml.tpl
@@ -1,16 +1,47 @@
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
 
-Dear $username,
-
-	You've received a new private message at $sitename from '$from'.
------
+$from sent you a new private message at $siteName.
+	
 $title
------
-$body
------
+
+$textversion
+				
 Please login at $siteurl to read and reply to your private messages.
 
 Thank you,
-	$sitename administrator
+$siteName administrator
 
- 
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+				
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional //EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>Friendika Message</title>
+	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
+</head>
+<body>
+<table style="border:1px solid #ccc">
+	<tbody>
+	<tr><td colspan="2" style="background:#3b5998; color:#FFFFFF; font-weight:bold; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana,arial, sans-serif; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:16px; letter-spacing: -0.03em; text-align: left;"><img style="width:32px;height:32px;" src='$hostname/images/ff-32.jpg'><span style="padding:7px;">Friendika</span></td></tr>
+
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:22px;" colspan="2">$from sent you a new private message at $siteName.</td></tr>
+
+
+	<tr><td style="padding-left:22px;padding-top:22px;width:60px;" valign="top" rowspan=3><a href="$url"><img style="border:0px;width:48px;height:48px;" src="$thumb"></a></td>
+		<td style="padding-top:22px;"><a href="$url">$from</a></td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:5px;">$title</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-right:22px;">$htmlversion</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;" colspan="2">Please login at $siteurl to read and reply to your private messages.</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>Thank You,</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>$siteName Administrator</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+</body>
+</html>
+
+--$mimeboundary--
 
diff --git a/view/fr/mail_received_eml.tpl b/view/fr/mail_received_eml.tpl
index 261aec4bed..f872a67136 100644
--- a/view/fr/mail_received_eml.tpl
+++ b/view/fr/mail_received_eml.tpl
@@ -1,16 +1,46 @@
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
 
-Dear $username,
-
-	You've received a new private message at $sitename from '$from'.
------
+$from t'a envoyŽ un message ˆ $siteName.
+	
 $title
------
-$body
------
-Please login at $siteurl to read and reply to your private messages.
 
-Thank you,
-	$sitename administrator
+$textversion
 
- 
+Ouvrez une session svp ˆ $siteurl pour lire et rŽpondre ˆ vos messages privŽs.
 
+Merci,
+$siteName Administrateur
+
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+				
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional //EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>Friendika Message</title>
+	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
+</head>
+<body>
+<table style="border:1px solid #ccc">
+	<tbody>
+	<tr><td colspan="2" style="background:#3b5998; color:#FFFFFF; font-weight:bold; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana,arial, sans-serif; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:16px; letter-spacing: -0.03em; text-align: left;"><img style="width:32px;height:32px;" src='$hostname/images/ff-32.jpg'><span style="padding:7px;">Friendika</span></td></tr>
+
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:22px;" colspan="2">$from t'a envoyŽ un message ˆ $siteName.</td></tr>
+
+
+	<tr><td style="padding-left:22px;padding-top:22px;width:60px;" valign="top" rowspan=3><a href="$url"><img style="border:0px;width:48px;height:48px;" src="$thumb"></a></td>
+		<td style="padding-top:22px;"><a href="$url">$from</a></td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:5px;">$title</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-right:22px;">$htmlversion</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;" colspan="2">Ouvrez une session svp ˆ $siteurl pour lire et rŽpondre ˆ vos messages privŽs.</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>Merci,</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>$siteName Administrateur</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+</body>
+</html>
+
+--$mimeboundary--
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/it/mail_received_eml.tpl b/view/it/mail_received_eml.tpl
index 137614ca42..829c0fee59 100644
--- a/view/it/mail_received_eml.tpl
+++ b/view/it/mail_received_eml.tpl
@@ -1,16 +1,46 @@
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
 
-Caro/a $username,
-
-    Hai ricevuto un nuovo messsaggio privato su $sitename da '$from'.
------
+Hai ricevuto un nuovo messsaggio privato su $siteName da '$from'.
+	
 $title
------
-$body
------
+
+$textversion
+				
 Accedi a $siteurl per leggere e rispondere ai tuoi messaggi privati.
 
 Grazie,
-	L'amministratore di $sitename
+L'amministratore di $siteName
 
- 
+--$mimeboundary
+Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+				
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional //EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>Friendika Messsaggio</title>
+	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
+</head>
+<body>
+<table style="border:1px solid #ccc">
+	<tbody>
+	<tr><td colspan="2" style="background:#3b5998; color:#FFFFFF; font-weight:bold; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana,arial, sans-serif; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:16px; letter-spacing: -0.03em; text-align: left;"><img style="width:32px;height:32px;" src='$hostname/images/ff-32.jpg'><span style="padding:7px;">Friendika</span></td></tr>
 
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:22px;" colspan="2">Hai ricevuto un nuovo messsaggio privato su $siteName da '$from'.</td></tr>
+
+
+	<tr><td style="padding-left:22px;padding-top:22px;width:60px;" valign="top" rowspan=3><a href="$url"><img style="border:0px;width:48px;height:48px;" src="$thumb"></a></td>
+		<td style="padding-top:22px;"><a href="$url">$from</a></td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:5px;">$title</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-right:22px;">$htmlversion</td></tr>
+	<tr><td style="padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px;" colspan="2">Accedi a $siteurl per leggere e rispondere ai tuoi messaggi privati.</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>Grazie,</td></tr>
+	<tr><td></td><td>L'amministratore di $siteName</td></tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+</body>
+</html>
+
+--$mimeboundary--
\ No newline at end of file