add mail notification
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 1a5ad25..0a1b61a 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -583,6 +583,40 @@
 	}
 }
 
+
+void Emaila(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list argp;
+  char buf[200];
+  char alertcmd[200];
+  int sysreturn;  
+
+  if (global.email_alert) {
+    va_start(argp, fmt);
+    vsnprintf(buf,100,fmt, argp);
+    /*if no from address is set use default */  
+    if (!strcmp(global.email_from,"na")) {
+      snprintf(alertcmd,200,"echo \" %s\" | mail -s \"Loadbalancer layer7 alert\" %s &",buf,global.email_to);
+      sysreturn = system(alertcmd);
+      if (sysreturn == -1) {
+        Warning("There was an error sending the email alert");
+      }
+
+    }
+    else {
+      snprintf(alertcmd,200,"echo \" %s\" | mail -s \"Loadbalancer layer7 alert\" %s -a \"From:<%s>\" &",buf,global.email_to,global.email_from);
+      sysreturn = system(alertcmd);
+      if (sysreturn == -1) {
+        Warning("There was an error sending the email alert");
+      }
+    }
+    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, argp);
+    fflush(stderr);
+    va_end(argp);
+  }
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Displays the message on <out> only if quiet mode is not set.
  */