diff --git a/active_bots/mailbot.py b/active_bots/mailbot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..172d701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/active_bots/mailbot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import logging
+import sendmail
+import datetime
+import email
+import report
+from bot import Bot
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Mailbot(Bot):
+
+    # returns a list of Report objects
+    def crawl(self, user):
+        reports = []
+        mails = []  # todo: look if new reports are in mailbox
+        for msg in mails:
+            if msg.date > user.get_seen_mail():
+                reports.append(make_report(msg, user))
+        return reports
+
+    # post/boost Report object
+    def post(self, user, report):
+        recipients = user.get_mailinglist()
+        for rec in recipients:
+            rec = rec[0]
+            unsubscribe_link = ""  # todo: generate unsubscribe link
+            body = report.text + unsubscribe_link
+            if report.author != rec:
+                try:
+                    sendmail.sendmail(rec, "Ticketfrei " + user.get_city() +
+                                  " Report", body=body)
+                except Exception:
+                    logger.error("Sending Mail failed.", exc_info=True)
+
+
+def make_report(msg, user):
+    """
+    generates a report out of a mail
+
+    :param msg: email.parser.Message object
+    :return: post: report.Report object
+    """
+    # get a comparable date out of the email
+    date_tuple = email.utils.parsedate_tz(msg['Date'])
+    date_tuple = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
+            email.utils.mktime_tz(date_tuple)
+        )
+    date = (date_tuple - datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds()
+
+    author = msg.get("From")  # get mail author from email header
+    # :todo take only the part before the @
+
+    text = msg.get_payload()
+    post = report.Report(author, "mail", text, None, date)
+    user.save_seen_mail(date)
+    return post
diff --git a/report.py b/report.py
index aa34fed..5cf2c13 100644
--- a/report.py
+++ b/report.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Report(object):
         :param timestamp: time of the report
         """
         self.author = author
-        self.type = source
+        self.source = source
         self.text = text
         self.timestamp = timestamp
         self.id = id
diff --git a/user.py b/user.py
index fb592be..faf535c 100644
--- a/user.py
+++ b/user.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ schlitz
 
     def get_mailinglist(self):
         db.execute("SELECT email FROM mailinglist WHERE user_id = ? AND active = 1;", (self.uid, ))
-        return db.cur.fetchone()[0]
+        return db.cur.fetchall()
 
     def get_seen_mail(self):
         db.execute("SELECT mail_date FROM seen_mails WHERE user_id = ?;", (self.uid, ))