diff --git a/src/email.nim b/src/email.nim
index e29dc54..580cc76 100644
--- a/src/email.nim
+++ b/src/email.nim
@@ -44,10 +44,18 @@ proc sendMail(
     warn("Cannot send mail: no smtp from address configured (smtpFromAddr).")
     return
 
-  var client = newAsyncSmtp()
-  await client.connect(mailer.config.smtpAddress, Port(mailer.config.smtpPort))
+  var client: AsyncSmtp
   if mailer.config.smtpTls:
+    client = newAsyncSmtp(useSsl=false)
+    await client.connect(mailer.config.smtpAddress, Port(mailer.config.smtpPort))
     await client.startTls()
+  elif mailer.config.smtpSsl:
+    client = newAsyncSmtp(useSsl=true)
+    await client.connect(mailer.config.smtpAddress, Port(mailer.config.smtpPort))
+  else:
+    client = newAsyncSmtp(useSsl=false)
+    await client.connect(mailer.config.smtpAddress, Port(mailer.config.smtpPort))
+
   if mailer.config.smtpUser.len > 0:
     await client.auth(mailer.config.smtpUser, mailer.config.smtpPassword)
 
diff --git a/src/utils.nim b/src/utils.nim
index 5c71b28..ae36c89 100644
--- a/src/utils.nim
+++ b/src/utils.nim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type
     smtpPassword*: string
     smtpFromAddr*: string
     smtpTls*: bool
+    smtpSsl*: bool
     mlistAddress*: string
     recaptchaSecretKey*: string
     recaptchaSiteKey*: string
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ proc loadConfig*(filename = getCurrentDir() / "forum.json"): Config =
   result.smtpPassword = root{"smtpPassword"}.getStr("")
   result.smtpFromAddr = root{"smtpFromAddr"}.getStr("")
   result.smtpTls = root{"smtpTls"}.getBool(false)
+  result.smtpSsl = root{"smtpSsl"}.getBool(false)
   result.mlistAddress = root{"mlistAddress"}.getStr("")
   result.recaptchaSecretKey = root{"recaptchaSecretKey"}.getStr("")
   result.recaptchaSiteKey = root{"recaptchaSiteKey"}.getStr("")