diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc8e7fb..566abe8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /deadswitch.sqlite3
+/session.session
 __pycache__
diff --git a/api1.py b/api1.py
index ae75c89..b58b4bd 100644
--- a/api1.py
+++ b/api1.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ def sendSelfTelegram(message):
 
 
 def sendMail(topic,toAddr):
+    if not "@" in toAddr:
+        print(f"not sending mail -  {toAddr} not an email-address.")
+        return false
+    
     print(f"sending mail to {toAddr} for topic {topic}")
     port = 25
     server=smtplib.SMTP("localhost", port)
diff --git a/session.session b/session.session
index 8308de3..5a3344b 100644
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