diff --git a/include/Emailer.php b/include/Emailer.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 978b192189..0000000000
--- a/include/Emailer.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
-
-require_once('include/email.php');
-
-class Emailer {
-	/**
-	 * Send a multipart/alternative message with Text and HTML versions
-	 *
-	 * @param fromName			name of the sender
-	 * @param fromEmail			email fo the sender
-	 * @param replyTo			replyTo address to direct responses
-	 * @param toEmail			destination email address
-	 * @param messageSubject	subject of the message
-	 * @param htmlVersion		html version of the message
-	 * @param textVersion		text only version of the message
-	 * @param additionalMailHeader	additions to the smtp mail header
-	 * @param optional uid      user id of the destination user
-	 */
-	public static function send($params) {
-
-		call_hooks('emailer_send_prepare', $params);
-
-		$email_textonly = False;
-		if (x($params,"uid")) {
-			$email_textonly = PConfig::get($params['uid'], "system", "email_textonly");
-		}
-
-		$fromName = email_header_encode(html_entity_decode($params['fromName'],ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8'),'UTF-8');
-		$messageSubject = email_header_encode(html_entity_decode($params['messageSubject'],ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8'),'UTF-8');
-
-		// generate a mime boundary
-		$mimeBoundary   =rand(0,9)."-"
-				.rand(100000000,999999999)."-"
-				.rand(100000000,999999999)."=:"
-				.rand(10000,99999);
-
-		// generate a multipart/alternative message header
-		$messageHeader =
-			$params['additionalMailHeader'] .
-			"From: $fromName <{$params['fromEmail']}>\n" .
-			"Reply-To: $fromName <{$params['replyTo']}>\n" .
-			"MIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
-			"Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"{$mimeBoundary}\"";
-
-		// assemble the final multipart message body with the text and html types included
-		$textBody	=	chunk_split(base64_encode($params['textVersion']));
-		$htmlBody	=	chunk_split(base64_encode($params['htmlVersion']));
-		$multipartMessageBody =
-			"--" . $mimeBoundary . "\n" .					// plain text section
-			"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" .
-			"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .
-			$textBody . "\n";
-
-		if (!$email_textonly && !is_null($params['htmlVersion'])){
-			$multipartMessageBody .=
-				"--" . $mimeBoundary . "\n" .				// text/html section
-				"Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\n" .
-				"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .
-				$htmlBody . "\n";
-		}
-		$multipartMessageBody .=
-			"--" . $mimeBoundary . "--\n";					// message ending
-
-		// send the message
-		$hookdata = array(
-			'to' => $params['toEmail'],
-			'subject' => $messageSubject,
-			'body' => $multipartMessageBody,
-			'headers' => $messageHeader
-		);
-		//echo "<pre>"; var_dump($hookdata); killme();
-		call_hooks("emailer_send", $hookdata);
-		$res = mail(
-			$hookdata['to'],							// send to address
-			$hookdata['subject'],						// subject
-			$hookdata['body'], 	 						// message body
-			$hookdata['headers']						// message headers
-		);
-		logger("header " . 'To: ' . $params['toEmail'] . "\n" . $messageHeader, LOGGER_DEBUG);
-		logger("return value " . (($res)?"true":"false"), LOGGER_DEBUG);
-		return $res;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index 7de2027ca8..dc030fa8b8 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 <?php
-
+/**
+ * @file include/enotify.php
+ */
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Util\Emailer;
 
-require_once('include/Emailer.php');
-require_once('include/email.php');
-require_once('include/bbcode.php');
-require_once('include/html2bbcode.php');
+require_once 'include/email.php';
+require_once 'include/bbcode.php';
+require_once 'include/html2bbcode.php';
 
 /**
  * @brief Creates a notification entry and possibly sends a mail
@@ -637,7 +639,8 @@ function notification($params) {
 
 		// use the Emailer class to send the message
 
-		return Emailer::send(array(
+		return Emailer::send(
+			array(
 			'uid' => $params['uid'],
 			'fromName' => $sender_name,
 			'fromEmail' => $sender_email,
@@ -646,11 +649,11 @@ function notification($params) {
 			'messageSubject' => $datarray['subject'],
 			'htmlVersion' => $email_html_body,
 			'textVersion' => $email_text_body,
-			'additionalMailHeader' => $datarray['headers'],
-		));
+			'additionalMailHeader' => $datarray['headers'])
+		);
 	}
 
-    return False;
+	return false;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 8055d63aec..97c26b5f9b 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\GlobalContact;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 use Friendica\Object\Contact;
 use Friendica\Protocol\Diaspora;
+use Friendica\Util\Emailer;
 
 require_once 'include/crypto.php';
 require_once 'include/enotify.php';
@@ -1036,13 +1037,13 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 				$message = '<html><body>' . $link . $html . $disclaimer . '</body></html>';
 				include_once 'include/html2plain.php';
 				$params = array (
-				    'fromName' => $a->user['username'],
-				    'fromEmail' => $a->user['email'],
-				    'toEmail' => $addr,
-				    'replyTo' => $a->user['email'],
-				    'messageSubject' => $subject,
-				    'htmlVersion' => $message,
-				    'textVersion' => html2plain($html.$disclaimer),
+					'fromName' => $a->user['username'],
+					'fromEmail' => $a->user['email'],
+					'toEmail' => $addr,
+					'replyTo' => $a->user['email'],
+					'messageSubject' => $subject,
+					'htmlVersion' => $message,
+					'textVersion' => html2plain($html.$disclaimer)
 				);
 				Emailer::send($params);
 			}
diff --git a/src/Util/Emailer.php b/src/Util/Emailer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2be983d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Util/Emailer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file src/Util/Emailer.php
+ */
+namespace Friendica\Util;
+
+use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+
+require_once 'include/email.php';
+
+/**
+ * @breif class to handle emailing
+ */
+class Emailer
+{
+	/**
+	 * Send a multipart/alternative message with Text and HTML versions
+	 *
+	 * @param array $params parameters
+	 *                      fromName name of the sender
+	 *                      fromEmail			 email fo the sender
+	 *                      replyTo			     replyTo address to direct responses
+	 *                      toEmail			     destination email address
+	 *                      messageSubject	     subject of the message
+	 *                      htmlVersion		     html version of the message
+	 *                      textVersion		     text only version of the message
+	 *                      additionalMailHeader additions to the smtp mail header
+	 *                      optional             uid user id of the destination user
+	 *
+	 * @return object
+	 */
+	public static function send($params)
+	{
+		call_hooks('emailer_send_prepare', $params);
+
+		$email_textonly = false;
+		if (x($params, "uid")) {
+			$email_textonly = PConfig::get($params['uid'], "system", "email_textonly");
+		}
+
+		$fromName = email_header_encode(html_entity_decode($params['fromName'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), 'UTF-8');
+		$messageSubject = email_header_encode(html_entity_decode($params['messageSubject'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), 'UTF-8');
+
+		// generate a mime boundary
+		$mimeBoundary   =rand(0, 9)."-"
+				.rand(100000000, 999999999)."-"
+				.rand(100000000, 999999999)."=:"
+				.rand(10000, 99999);
+
+		// generate a multipart/alternative message header
+		$messageHeader = $params['additionalMailHeader'] .
+						"From: $fromName <{$params['fromEmail']}>\n" .
+						"Reply-To: $fromName <{$params['replyTo']}>\n" .
+						"MIME-Version: 1.0\n" .
+						"Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"{$mimeBoundary}\"";
+
+		// assemble the final multipart message body with the text and html types included
+		$textBody	=	chunk_split(base64_encode($params['textVersion']));
+		$htmlBody	=	chunk_split(base64_encode($params['htmlVersion']));
+		$multipartMessageBody =	"--" . $mimeBoundary . "\n" .					// plain text section
+								"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" .
+								"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .
+								$textBody . "\n";
+
+		if (!$email_textonly && !is_null($params['htmlVersion'])) {
+			$multipartMessageBody .=
+				"--" . $mimeBoundary . "\n" .				// text/html section
+				"Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\n" .
+				"Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n\n" .
+				$htmlBody . "\n";
+		}
+		$multipartMessageBody .=
+			"--" . $mimeBoundary . "--\n";					// message ending
+
+		// send the message
+		$hookdata = array(
+			'to' => $params['toEmail'],
+			'subject' => $messageSubject,
+			'body' => $multipartMessageBody,
+			'headers' => $messageHeader
+		);
+		//echo "<pre>"; var_dump($hookdata); killme();
+		call_hooks("emailer_send", $hookdata);
+		$res = mail(
+			$hookdata['to'],							// send to address
+			$hookdata['subject'],						// subject
+			$hookdata['body'], 	 						// message body
+			$hookdata['headers']						// message headers
+		);
+		logger("header " . 'To: ' . $params['toEmail'] . "\n" . $messageHeader, LOGGER_DEBUG);
+		logger("return value " . (($res)?"true":"false"), LOGGER_DEBUG);
+		return $res;
+	}
+}