diff --git a/honeypot/__init__.py b/honeypot/__init__.py
index 87a005b..aec6cd8 100644
--- a/honeypot/__init__.py
+++ b/honeypot/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from pyramid.config import Configurator
 from pyramid.response import Response
 from pyramid.view import view_config
+from pyramid_mailer.message import Message
 
 from . import utils
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class RootResource:
 
     moin_config_dir = None
     moin_wiki_defs = []
+    admin_emails = []
 
     def __init__(self, request):
         ''' initialization '''
@@ -25,13 +27,14 @@ class RootResource:
         return self
 
     @classmethod
-    def pre_init(cls, moin_config_dir):
+    def configure(cls, settings):
         ''' parses the moinmoin farmconfig file '''
-        cls.moin_config_dir = moin_config_dir
-        moin_farmconfig = os.path.join(moin_config_dir, 'farmconfig.py')
+        cls.moin_config_dir = settings['moin.config_path']
+        moin_farmconfig = os.path.join(cls.moin_config_dir, 'farmconfig.py')
         encoding = utils.guess_encoding(moin_farmconfig)
         with open(moin_farmconfig, 'r', encoding=encoding) as fh:
             cls.moin_wiki_defs = list(utils.extract_wiki_definitions(fh))
+        cls.admin_emails = settings['mail.admin_email'].split()
 
 
     def get_moin_user(self):
@@ -111,13 +114,21 @@ def the_view(context, request):
     headers = ['    %s: %s' % (k, v) for k, v in request.headers.items()]
     body.extend(headers)
 
+    message = Message(
+        subject='[wikis]: HoneyPot Link Was Accessed',
+        sender=event.request.registry.settings['mail.default_sender'],
+        recipients=context.admin_emails,
+        body=body
+        )
+    request.mailer.send(message)
+
     return Response(body='\n'.join(body), content_type='text/plain')
 
 
 def main(global_config, **settings):
     """ This function returns a Pyramid WSGI application.
     """
-    RootResource.pre_init(settings['moin.config_path'])
+    RootResource.configure(settings)
 
     config = Configurator(settings=settings)
     config.set_root_factory(RootResource)