diff --git a/seqs/basics.sh b/seqs/basics.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Collection of simple setup tasks
+# e.g. Ability to send mail (ssmtp)
+
+# Get script working directory
+# (when called from a different directory)
+WDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >>/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+WSUBDIR="${WDIR}/basics"
+
+#step_config() {
+#  echo "Called once before executing steps."
+#  echo "e.g. to source a config file:"
+#  #. "$CONFIG_FILE"
+#}
+
+step_10_info() { echo "ssmtp installation"; }
+step_10_alias() { ALIAS="ssmtp"; }
+step_10() {
+  exe apt update && apt install "$SSMTP_DEPS"
+  endReturn -o $? "ssmtp installation failed"
+}
+SSMTP_DEPS="ssmtp"
+
+step_11_info() { echo "ssmtp setup"; }
+step_11_alias() { ALIAS="ssmtpSetup"; }
+step_11() {
+  if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP" ] ; then
+    echoerr " [E] User config ($CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP) not found"
+    echoerr "     See $CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_TEMPLATE"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  addConf -c -f "$CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP" "$CONFIG_LOC_SSMTP"
+  endReturn -o $? "Could not write ssmtp configuration"
+
+  if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_AL" ] ; then
+    echoerr " [W] User aliases ($CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_AL) not found"
+    echoerr "     See $CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_TEMPLATE or modify $CONFIG_LOC_SSMTP_AL directly"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  addConf -c -f "$CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_AL" "$CONFIG_LOC_SSMTP_AL"
+  endReturn -o $? "Could not write ssmtp aliases"
+}
+CONFIG_LOC_SSMTP="/etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf"
+CONFIG_LOC_SSMTP_AL="/etc/ssmtp/revaliases"
+CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP="$WSUBDIR/ssmtp.cfg"
+CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_TEMPLATE="${CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP}.example"
+CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_AL="$WSUBDIR/revaliases.cfg"
+CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_AL_TEMPLATE="${CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP}.example"
+
+step_13_info() { echo "ssmtp test <MAILADDRESS>"; }
+step_13_alias() { ALIAS="ssmtpTest"; }
+step_13() {
+  if [ ! -z "$2" ] || [ "$2" == "" ] ; then
+    echoerr " [E] No mailaddress provided"
+  fi
+
+  exep "echo \"Subject: sendmail test\" | sendmail -v $2"
+}
+
+step_15_info() { echo "ssmtp help"; }
+step_15_alias() { ALIAS="ssmtpHelp"; }
+step_15() {
+  echo " Configuration files expected by this seq:"
+  echo
+  echo "  - $CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP (see template: $CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_TEMPLATE)"
+  echo "  - $CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP optional (see template: $CONFIG_FILE_SSMTP_TEMPLATE)"
+  echo
+  echo " ssmtp configuration files"
+  echo
+  echo "  - $CONFIG_LOC_SSMTP"
+  echo "  - $CONFIG_LOC_SSMTP_AL"
+}
+
+VERSION_SEQREV=8
+. /usr/local/bin/sequencer
diff --git a/seqs/basics/revaliases.cfg.example b/seqs/basics/revaliases.cfg.example
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+# sSMTP aliases
+# 
+# Format:	local_account:outgoing_address:mailhub
+#
+# Example: root:your_login@your.domain:mailhub.your.domain[:port]
+# where [:port] is an optional port number that defaults to 25.
diff --git a/seqs/basics/ssmtp.cfg.example b/seqs/basics/ssmtp.cfg.example
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+#
+# Config file for sSMTP sendmail
+#
+# The person who gets all mail for userids < 1000
+# Make this empty to disable rewriting.
+root=postmaster
+
+# The place where the mail goes. The actual machine name is required no 
+# MX records are consulted. Commonly mailhosts are named mail.domain.com
+mailhub=host:port
+#AuthUser=
+#AuthPass=
+UseTLS=YES
+
+# Where will the mail seem to come from?
+rewriteDomain=mydomain.eu
+
+# The full hostname
+hostname=mydomain.eu
+
+# Are users allowed to set their own From: address?
+# YES - Allow the user to specify their own From: address
+# NO - Use the system generated From: address
+#FromLineOverride=YES