diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16d7726..97b8fcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,12 +99,11 @@ Configuring Timbre couldn't be simpler. Let's check out (some of) the defaults:
 
  :appenders
  {:standard-out        { <...> }
-  :postal              { <...> }}
+  <...> }
 
  :shared-appender-config
  {:timestamp-pattern "yyyy-MMM-dd HH:mm:ss ZZ"
-  :locale nil
-  :postal nil}}
+  :locale nil}}
 ```
 
 Easily adjust the current logging level:
@@ -127,14 +126,27 @@ Filter logging output by namespaces:
 (timbre/set-config! [:ns-whitelist] ["some.library.core" "my-app.*"])
 ```
 
-Enable the standard [Postal](https://github.com/drewr/postal)-based email appender:
+### Email Appender
+
+To enable the standard [Postal](https://github.com/drewr/postal)-based email appender, add the Postal dependency to your `project.clj`:
 
 ```clojure
+[com.draines/postal "1.8.0"]
+```
+
+And add the appender to your `ns` declaration:
+
+```clojure
+(:require [taoensso.timbre.appenders (postal :as postal-appender)])
+```
+
+Then adjust your Timbre config:
+
+```clojure
+(timbre/set-config! [:appenders :postal] postal-appender/postal-appender)
 (timbre/set-config! [:shared-appender-config :postal]
                     ^{:host "mail.isp.net" :user "jsmith" :pass "sekrat!!1"}
                     {:from "me@draines.com" :to "foo@example.com"})
-
-(timbre/set-config! [:appenders :postal :enabled?] true)
 ```
 
 Rate-limit to one email per message per minute:
@@ -180,9 +192,7 @@ And these certaily do the job. But as with many Java tools, they can be a little
 Let's add it to our app's `ns` declaration:
 
 ```clojure
-(ns my-app
-  (:use [taoensso.timbre :as timbre :only (trace debug info warn error fatal spy)]
-        [taoensso.timbre.profiling :as profiling :only (p profile)]))
+(:use [taoensso.timbre.profiling :as profiling :only (p profile)])
 ```
 
 Wrap forms that you'd like to profile with the `p` macro and give them a name:
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 9a39900..21909a9 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
   :url "https://github.com/ptaoussanis/timbre"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"}
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.3.0"]
-                 [clj-stacktrace      "0.2.4"]
-                 [com.draines/postal  "1.8.0"]]
+                 [clj-stacktrace      "0.2.4"]]
   :profiles {:1.3   {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.3.0"]]}
              :1.4   {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.4.0"]]}
              :1.5   {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.5.0-master-SNAPSHOT"]]}}
diff --git a/src/taoensso/timbre.clj b/src/taoensso/timbre.clj
index 55807d5..1768064 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/timbre.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/timbre.clj
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
   "Simple, flexible, all-Clojure logging. No XML!"
   {:author "Peter Taoussanis"}
   (:require [clojure.string :as str]
-            [clj-stacktrace.repl :as stacktrace]
-            [postal.core :as postal])
+            [clj-stacktrace.repl :as stacktrace])
   (:import  [java.util Date Locale]
             [java.text SimpleDateFormat]))
 
@@ -56,29 +55,13 @@
            :max-message-per-msecs nil
            :fn (fn [{:keys [error? more] :as args}]
                  (binding [*out* (if error? *err* *out*)]
-                   (apply str-println (prefixed-message args) more)))}
-
-          :postal
-          {:doc (str "Sends an email using com.draines/postal.\n"
-                     "Needs :postal config map in :shared-appender-config.")
-           :min-level :error :enabled? false :async? true
-           :max-message-per-msecs (* 60 60 2)
-           :fn (fn [{:keys [ap-config more] :as args}]
-                 (when-let [postal-config (:postal ap-config)]
-                   (postal/send-message
-                    (assoc postal-config
-                      :subject (prefixed-message args)
-                      :body    (if (seq more) (str/join " " more)
-                                   "<no additional arguments>")))))}}
+                   (apply str-println (prefixed-message args) more)))}}
 
          ;; Will be given to all appenders via :ap-config key
          :shared-appender-config
          {:timestamp-pattern "yyyy-MMM-dd HH:mm:ss ZZ" ; SimpleDateFormat pattern
           :locale nil ; A Locale object, or nil
-          ;; A Postal message map, or nil.
-          ;; ^{:host "mail.isp.net" :user "jsmith" :pass "sekrat!!1"}
-          ;; {:from "Bob's logger <me@draines.com>" :to "foo@example.com"}
-          :postal nil}}))
+          }}))
 
 (defn set-config! [[k & ks] val] (swap! config assoc-in (cons k ks) val))
 (defn set-level!  [level] (set-config! [:current-level] level))
diff --git a/src/taoensso/timbre/appenders/postal.clj b/src/taoensso/timbre/appenders/postal.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32f1212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/taoensso/timbre/appenders/postal.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+(ns taoensso.timbre.appenders.postal
+  "Email appender for com.draines/postal.
+  Ref: https://github.com/drewr/postal."
+  {:author "Peter Taoussanis"}
+  (:require [clojure.string  :as str]
+            [postal.core     :as postal]
+            [taoensso.timbre :as timbre]))
+
+(def postal-appender
+  {:doc (str "Sends an email using com.draines/postal.\n"
+             "Needs :postal config map in :shared-appender-config, e.g.:
+             ^{:host \"mail.isp.net\" :user \"jsmith\" :pass \"sekrat!!1\"}
+             {:from \"Bob's logger <me@draines.com>\" :to \"foo@example.com\"}")
+   :min-level :error :enabled? true :async? true
+   :max-message-per-msecs (* 60 60 2)
+   :fn (fn [{:keys [ap-config more] :as args}]
+         (when-let [postal-config (:postal ap-config)]
+           (postal/send-message
+            (assoc postal-config
+              :subject (timbre/prefixed-message args)
+              :body    (if (seq more) (str/join " " more)
+                           "<no additional arguments>")))))})
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