diff --git a/bbs.c b/bbs.c
index e0cdc0d..efc24d5 100644
--- a/bbs.c
+++ b/bbs.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int handler(void* user, const char* section, const char* name,
 			}
 		} else if (strcasecmp(name, "automessage write level") == 0) {
 			conf->automsgwritelvl = atoi(value);
-		}
+		} 
 	} else if (strcasecmp(section, "paths") == 0){
 		if (strcasecmp(name, "ansi path") == 0) {
 			conf->ansi_path = strdup(value);
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ static int handler(void* user, const char* section, const char* name,
 			conf->log_path = strdup(value);
 		} else if (strcasecmp(name, "script path") == 0) {
 			conf->script_path = strdup(value);
+		} else if (strcasecmp(name, "echomail semaphore") == 0) {
+			conf->echomail_sem = strdup(value);
+		} else if (strcasecmp(name, "netmail semaphore") == 0) {
+			conf->netmail_sem = strdup(value);
 		}
 	} else if (strcasecmp(section, "mail conferences") == 0) {
 		if (conf->mail_conference_count == 0) {
@@ -766,6 +770,8 @@ void runbbs(int socket, char *config_path, char *ip) {
 	conf.log_path = NULL;
 	conf.script_path = NULL;
 	conf.automsgwritelvl = 10;
+	conf.echomail_sem = NULL;
+	conf.netmail_sem = NULL;
 	
 	// Load BBS data
 	if (ini_parse(config_path, handler, &conf) <0) {
diff --git a/bbs.h b/bbs.h
index 072d3e2..5024608 100644
--- a/bbs.h
+++ b/bbs.h
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ struct bbs_config {
 	char *bbs_path;
 	char *log_path;
 	char *script_path;
-	
+	char *echomail_sem;
+	char *netmail_sem;
 	char *default_tagline;
 	
 	char *irc_server;
diff --git a/config_default/bbs.ini b/config_default/bbs.ini
index 5a3feb9..3a4c4e3 100644
--- a/config_default/bbs.ini
+++ b/config_default/bbs.ini
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ ANSI Path = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/ansis
 BBS Path = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS
 Log Path = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/logs
 Script Path = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/scripts
+Echomail Semaphore = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/echomail.out
+Netmail Semaphore = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/netmail.out
 
 [mail conferences]
 Local Mail = config/localmail.ini
diff --git a/mail_menu.c b/mail_menu.c
index f666fcf..639d85a 100644
--- a/mail_menu.c
+++ b/mail_menu.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include "jamlib/jam.h"
 #include "bbs.h"
 #include "lua/lua.h"
@@ -720,6 +721,7 @@ void read_message(int socket, struct user_record *user, struct msg_headers *msgh
 	int skip_line = 0;
 	int chars = 0;
 	int ansi;
+	int sem_fd;
 	
 	jb = open_jam_base(conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->path);
 	if (!jb) {
@@ -1134,6 +1136,18 @@ void read_message(int socket, struct user_record *user, struct msg_headers *msgh
 					}
 					if (JAM_AddMessage(jb, &jmh, jsp, (char *)replybody, strlen(replybody))) {
 						printf("Failed to add message\n");
+					} else {
+						if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NETMAIL_AREA) {
+							if (conf.netmail_sem != NULL) {
+								sem_fd = open(conf.netmail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+								close(sem_fd);
+							}
+						} else if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+							if (conf.echomail_sem != NULL) {
+								sem_fd = open(conf.echomail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+								close(sem_fd);
+							}							
+						}
 					}
 									
 					JAM_UnlockMB(jb);
@@ -1220,6 +1234,7 @@ int mail_menu(int socket, struct user_record *user) {
 	char *lRet;
 	lua_State *L;
 	int result;
+	int sem_fd;
 	
 	if (conf.script_path != NULL) {
 		sprintf(buffer, "%s/mailmenu.lua", conf.script_path);
@@ -1499,6 +1514,18 @@ int mail_menu(int socket, struct user_record *user) {
 						
 						if (JAM_AddMessage(jb, &jmh, jsp, (char *)msg, strlen(msg))) {
 							printf("Failed to add message\n");
+						} else {
+							if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_NETMAIL_AREA) {
+								if (conf.netmail_sem != NULL) {
+									sem_fd = open(conf.netmail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+									close(sem_fd);
+								}
+							} else if (conf.mail_conferences[user->cur_mail_conf]->mail_areas[user->cur_mail_area]->type == TYPE_ECHOMAIL_AREA) {
+								if (conf.echomail_sem != NULL) {
+									sem_fd = open(conf.echomail_sem, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+									close(sem_fd);
+								}							
+							}
 						}
 							
 						JAM_UnlockMB(jb);