diff --git a/tabellio/contact/form.py b/tabellio/contact/form.py
index 6af8bc7..ba7e710 100644
--- a/tabellio/contact/form.py
+++ b/tabellio/contact/form.py
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ def get_possible_subjects(context):
         terms.append(SimpleVocabulary.createTerm('-', '-', '-'))
     return SimpleVocabulary(terms)
 
+def get_email_for_subject(context, topic):
+    for line in context.context.subjects.splitlines():
+        try:
+            topic, email = line.strip().split('|')
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+        if topic == topic:
+            return email
+    return None
+
 class IEffectiveContact(interface.Interface):
     subject = schema.Choice(title=_(u'Subject'), required=True,
                     source=get_possible_subjects)
@@ -100,10 +110,25 @@ class EffectiveContactForm(form.Form):
                 captcha = CaptchaValidator(self.context, self.request, None, IEffectiveContact['captcha'], None)
                 if captcha.validate(data['captcha']):
                     # if captcha validation passes, send the email.
-                    plone_utils = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'plone_utils')
-                    plone_utils.addPortalMessage(_(u'Your message has been sent successfully.'))
                     portal = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'portal_url').getPortalObject()
+                    plone_utils = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'plone_utils')
+                    settings = component.getUtility(IRegistry).forInterface(ITabellioSettings, False)
+                    topic_email = get_email_for_subject(self.context, data.get('subject'))
+
+                    try:
+                        sendmail(self.context.context, data, topic_email)
+                    except: # TODO Too many things could possibly go wrong. So we catch all.
+                        plone_utils = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'plone_utils')
+                        exception = plone_utils.exceptionString()
+                        message = _(u'Unable to send mail: ${exception}',
+                                    mapping={u'exception' : exception})
+                        plone_utils.addPortalMessage(message, 'error')
+                        return self.request.response.redirect('.')
+
+                    plone_utils.addPortalMessage(_(u'Your message has been sent successfully.'))
                     return self.request.response.redirect(portal.absolute_url())
+
+
             except ValidationError:
                 pass
         return
@@ -191,12 +216,40 @@ class EffectiveDeputyContactForm(form.Form):
         if not errors and data.has_key('captcha'):
             # Verify the user input against the captcha
             try:
-                captcha = CaptchaValidator(self.context, self.request, None, IEffectiveContact['captcha'], None)
+                captcha = CaptchaValidator(self.context, self.request, None,
+                                IEffectiveDeputyContact['captcha'], None)
                 if captcha.validate(data['captcha']):
                     # if captcha validation passes, send the email.
-                    plone_utils = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'plone_utils')
-                    plone_utils.addPortalMessage(_(u'Your message has been sent successfully.'))
                     portal = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'portal_url').getPortalObject()
+                    plone_utils = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'plone_utils')
+                    settings = component.getUtility(IRegistry).forInterface(ITabellioSettings, False)
+                    path = settings.deputiesPath
+                    current = portal
+                    for part in settings.deputiesPath.split('/'):
+                        if not part:
+                            continue
+                        current = getattr(current, part)
+
+                    deputy = getattr(current, data.get('deputy'))
+                    deputy_email = None
+                    if deputy.work_address:
+                        deputy_email = deputy.work_address.email
+                    if not deputy_email and deputy.work_address_2:
+                        deputy_email = deputy.work_address_2.email
+                    if not deputy_email and deputy.private_address:
+                        deputy_email = deputy.private_address.email
+
+                    try:
+                        sendmail(self.context.context, data, deputy_email)
+                    except: # TODO Too many things could possibly go wrong. So we catch all.
+                        plone_utils = getToolByName(self.context.context, 'plone_utils')
+                        exception = plone_utils.exceptionString()
+                        message = _(u'Unable to send mail: ${exception}',
+                                    mapping={u'exception' : exception})
+                        plone_utils.addPortalMessage(message, 'error')
+                        return self.request.response.redirect('deputy')
+
+                    plone_utils.addPortalMessage(_(u'Your message has been sent successfully.'))
                     return self.request.response.redirect(portal.absolute_url())
             except ValidationError:
                 pass
@@ -205,3 +258,41 @@ class EffectiveDeputyContactForm(form.Form):
 
 # Register Captcha validator for the captcha field in the IContactForm
 validator.WidgetValidatorDiscriminators(CaptchaValidator, field=IEffectiveContact['captcha'])
+
+
+def sendmail(context, data, mto):
+    urltool = getToolByName(context, 'portal_url')
+    portal = urltool.getPortalObject()
+
+    send_to_address = portal.getProperty('email_from_address')
+    envelope_from = portal.getProperty('email_from_address')
+    encoding = portal.getProperty('email_charset')
+
+    message = _(u"""De: %(name)s (phone: %(phone)s, email: %(email)s)
+Subject: %(subject)s
+
+Message:
+
+%(message)s
+""") % data
+    u_message = message
+    message = message.encode(encoding)
+
+    context.MailHost.send('\n\n'+message, mto, envelope_from,
+                    subject=_(u'New message from %s') % portal.title)
+
+    # and now, send a copy to the sender
+    if data.get('email'):
+        message = _(u"""Your message has been sent, here's a copy for reference.
+
+%(message)s
+""" % {'message': u_message})
+
+        try:
+            context.MailHost.send('\n\n'+message, data.get('email'), envelope_from,
+                    subject=_(u'Your message on %s') % portal.title)
+        except:
+            # ignore everything here, as the most important part has been done
+            # successfully
+            pass
+