diff --git a/email.go b/email.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..750e479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/email.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package webutility
+
+// TODO(markO): test test test test test (and open source?)
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/smtp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type EmailConfig struct {
+	ServerName string
+	Identity   string
+	Username   string
+	Password   string
+	Host       string
+	Port       int
+}
+
+func NewEmailConfig(ident, uname, pword, host string, port int) *EmailConfig {
+	return &EmailConfig{
+		ServerName: host + fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port),
+		Identity:   ident,
+		Username:   uname,
+		Password:   pword,
+		Host:       host,
+		Port:       port,
+	}
+}
+
+type Email struct {
+	To      []string
+	From    string
+	Subject string
+	Body    string
+}
+
+func NewEmail(to []string, from, subject, body string) *Email {
+	return &Email{
+		To:      to,
+		From:    from,
+		Subject: subject,
+		Body:    body,
+	}
+}
+
+func SendEmail(email *Email, conf *EmailConfig) error {
+	if email == nil {
+		return errors.New("no email to send")
+
+	}
+
+	if conf == nil {
+		// use (some?) default settings
+		conf = NewEmailConfig("", "marko.tikvic@to-net.rs", "quantumleap010", "mail.to-net.rs", 25)
+	}
+
+	c, err := smtp.Dial(conf.ServerName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	// not sure if this is needed
+	//if err = c.Hello(conf.ServerName); err != nil {
+	//	return err
+	//}
+
+	if ok, _ := c.Extension("STARTTLS"); ok {
+		// disable stupid tls check for self-signed certificates
+		config := &tls.Config{
+			ServerName:         conf.ServerName,
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+		}
+		// for golang testing
+		//if testHookStartTLS != nil {
+		//	testHookStartTLS(config)
+		//}
+		if err = c.StartTLS(config); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+		// don't know what to do with this
+		if a != nil && c.ext != nil {
+			if _, ok := c.ext["AUTH"]; !ok {
+				return errors.New("smtp: server doesn't support AUTH")
+			}
+			if err = c.Auth(a); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	*/
+
+	// Set up authentication information.
+	auth := smtp.PlainAuth(conf.Identity, conf.Username, conf.Password, conf.Host)
+	if err = c.Auth(auth); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = c.Mail(email.From); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, addr := range email.To {
+		if err = c.Rcpt(addr); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	w, err := c.Data()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = w.Write(email.Bytes())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = w.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return c.Quit()
+}
+
+func (e *Email) String() string {
+	var str strings.Builder
+
+	str.WriteString("From:" + e.From + "\r\n")
+
+	str.WriteString("To:")
+	for i, _ := range e.To {
+		if i > 0 {
+			str.WriteString(",")
+		}
+		str.WriteString(e.To[i])
+	}
+	str.WriteString("\r\n")
+
+	str.WriteString("Subject:" + e.Subject + "\r\n")
+
+	// body
+	str.WriteString("\r\n" + e.Body + "\r\n")
+
+	return str.String()
+}
+
+func (e *Email) Bytes() []byte {
+	return []byte(e.String())
+}
diff --git a/filtering.go b/filtering.go
index 4f11fa4..8ad95ac 100644
--- a/filtering.go
+++ b/filtering.go
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ func MakeFilterString(prefix string, filters Filter, validFilters []string) (res
 		}
 		c := string(v[0])
 		if c == "<" || c == ">" {
-			symbol = c
-			v = string(v[1:])
+			symbol = "" // examples: >3, >=3
 		} else {
 			symbol = "="
 		}