diff --git a/notifications/pkg/channels/channels.go b/notifications/pkg/channels/channels.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3350679507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notifications/pkg/channels/channels.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Package channels provides different communication channels to notify users.
+package channels
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/smtp"
+
+	gateway "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/gateway/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/rgrpc/todo/pool"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/log"
+)
+
+type Channel interface {
+	SendMessage(receiver, msg string) error
+}
+
+func NewMailChanel(logger log.Logger) (Channel, error) {
+	gc, err := pool.GetGatewayServiceClient("localhost:9142")
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not get gateway client")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return Mail{
+		gatewayClient: gc,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type Mail struct {
+	gatewayClient gateway.GatewayAPIClient
+}
+
+func (m Mail) SendMessage(receiver, msg string) error {
+	res, err := m.gatewayClient.Authenticate(context.Background(), &gateway.AuthenticateRequest{
+		Type:         "machine",
+		ClientId:     "userid:" + receiver,
+		ClientSecret: "change-me-please",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	from := "god"
+	password := "godisdead"
+	to := []string{res.User.Mail}
+	host := "localhost"
+	port := "1025"
+	body := []byte(msg)
+	auth := smtp.PlainAuth("", from, password, host)
+
+	return smtp.SendMail(host+":"+port, auth, from, to, body)
+}
diff --git a/notifications/pkg/command/server.go b/notifications/pkg/command/server.go
index 48ba224aac..af13805919 100644
--- a/notifications/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/notifications/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/asim/go-micro/plugins/events/nats/v4"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/events"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/events/server"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/notifications/pkg/channels"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/notifications/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/notifications/pkg/config/parser"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/notifications/pkg/logging"
@@ -39,8 +40,11 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			svc := service.NewEventsNotifier(evts, logger)
+			channel, err := channels.NewMailChanel(logger)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			svc := service.NewEventsNotifier(evts, channel, logger)
 			return svc.Run()
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/notifications/pkg/service/service.go b/notifications/pkg/service/service.go
index 07a46f0838..e220bb9448 100644
--- a/notifications/pkg/service/service.go
+++ b/notifications/pkg/service/service.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package service
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/events"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/notifications/pkg/channels"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/log"
 )
 
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@ type Service interface {
 	Run() error
 }
 
-func NewEventsNotifier(events <-chan interface{}, logger log.Logger) Service {
+func NewEventsNotifier(events <-chan interface{}, channel channels.Channel, logger log.Logger) Service {
 	return eventsNotifier{
 		logger:  logger,
+		channel: channel,
 		events:  events,
 		signals: make(chan os.Signal, 1),
 	}
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ func NewEventsNotifier(events <-chan interface{}, logger log.Logger) Service {
 
 type eventsNotifier struct {
 	logger  log.Logger
+	channel channels.Channel
 	events  <-chan interface{}
 	signals chan os.Signal
 }
@@ -35,7 +38,14 @@ func (s eventsNotifier) Run() error {
 		select {
 		case evt := <-s.events:
 			go func() {
-				fmt.Println(evt)
+				switch e := evt.(type) {
+				case events.ShareCreated:
+					if err := s.channel.SendMessage(e.GranteeUserID.OpaqueId, "You got a share"); err != nil {
+						s.logger.Error().
+							Err(err).
+							Msg("failed to send a message")
+					}
+				}
 			}()
 		case <-s.signals:
 			s.logger.Debug().