diff --git a/core/admin/mailu/models.py b/core/admin/mailu/models.py
index e42978cd..65ba1ef8 100644
--- a/core/admin/mailu/models.py
+++ b/core/admin/mailu/models.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ from mailu import app, db, dkim, login_manager
 from sqlalchemy.ext import declarative
 from passlib import context, hash
 from datetime import datetime
+from email.mime import text
+
 
 import re
 import time
 import os
 import glob
+import smtplib
 
 
 # Many-to-many association table for domain managers
@@ -153,6 +156,18 @@ class Email(object):
             primary_key=True, nullable=False,
             default=updater)
 
+    def sendmail(self, subject, body):
+        """ Send an email to the address.
+        """
+        from_address = '{}@{}'.format(
+            app.config['POSTMASTER'], app.config['DOMAIN'])
+        with smtplib.SMTP('smtp', port=10025) as smtp:
+            msg = text.MIMEText(body)
+            msg['Subject'] = subject
+            msg['From'] = from_address
+            msg['To'] = self.email
+            smtp.sendmail(from_address, [self.email], msg.as_string())
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.email
 
@@ -230,6 +245,11 @@ class User(Base, Email):
                 emails.extend(domain.aliases)
         return emails
 
+    def send_welcome(self):
+        if app.config["WELCOME"].lower() == "true":
+            self.sendmail(app.config["WELCOME_SUBJECT"],
+                app.config["WELCOME_BODY"])
+
     @classmethod
     def login(cls, email, password):
         user = cls.query.get(email)
diff --git a/core/admin/mailu/ui/templates/announcement.html b/core/admin/mailu/ui/templates/announcement.html
index ced68297..7dd34d3f 100644
--- a/core/admin/mailu/ui/templates/announcement.html
+++ b/core/admin/mailu/ui/templates/announcement.html
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 {% trans %}Public announcement{% endtrans %}
 {% endblock %}
 
-{% block subtitle %}
-{% trans %}from{% endtrans %} {{ from_address }}
-{% endblock %}
-
 {% block content %}
 {% call macros.box() %}
 <form class="form" method="post" role="form">