diff --git a/gpg-mailgate-web/cron.py b/gpg-mailgate-web/cron.py
index 06f2c02..6ec5647 100644
--- a/gpg-mailgate-web/cron.py
+++ b/gpg-mailgate-web/cron.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
 import GnuPG
 import MySQLdb
+import smtplib
+from email.MIMEText import MIMEText
 
 def appendLog(msg):
 	if cfg.has_key('logging') and cfg['logging'].has_key('file'):
@@ -29,6 +31,16 @@ def appendLog(msg):
 		log.write(msg + "\n")
 		log.close()
 
+def send_msg( mailsubject, mailbody, recipients = None ):
+	msg = MIMEText(mailbody)
+	msg["From"] = cfg['smime']['register_email']
+	msg["To"] = recipients
+	msg["Subject"] = mailsubject
+	
+	relay = ("127.0.0.1", 10028)
+	smtp = smtplib.SMTP(relay[0], relay[1])
+	smtp.sendmail( cfg['smime']['register_email'], recipients, msg.as_string() )
+
 # Read configuration from /etc/gpg-mailgate.conf
 _cfg = RawConfigParser()
 _cfg.read('/etc/gpg-mailgate.conf')
@@ -57,12 +69,15 @@ if cfg.has_key('database') and cfg['database'].has_key('enabled') and cfg['datab
 				GnuPG.add_key(cfg['gpg']['keyhome'], row[0]) # import the key to gpg
 				cursor.execute("UPDATE gpgmw_keys SET status = 1 WHERE id = %s", (row[1],)) # mark key as accepted
 				appendLog('Imported key from <' + row[2] + '>')
+				send_msg( "PGP key registration successful", "Your PGP key has been imported successfully. Don't be worried if this mail is not encrypted. The following mails will be encrypted.", row[2] )
 			else:
 				cursor.execute("DELETE FROM gpgmw_keys WHERE id = %s", (row[1],)) # delete key
 				appendLog('Import confirmation failed for <' + row[2] + '>')
+				send_msg( "PGP key registration failed", "Your PGP key could not be validated. Please try again with a valid key.", row[2] )
 		else:
 			# delete key so we don't continue processing it
 			cursor.execute("DELETE FROM gpgmw_keys WHERE id = %s", (row[1],))
+			send_msg( "PGP key deleted", "Your PGP key has been deleted from our gateway. From now on you will receive mails from us unencrypted.", row[2])
 
 		connection.commit()