diff --git a/app/models/mail_handler.rb b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
index 3c98578..e6fb98d 100644
--- a/app/models/mail_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class MailHandler < ActionMailer::Base
   # Use when receiving emails with rake tasks
   def self.extract_options_from_env(env)
     options = {:issue => {}}
-    %w(project status tracker category priority).each do |option|
+    %w(project status tracker category priority board).each do |option|
       options[:issue][option.to_sym] = env[option] if env[option]
     end
     %w(allow_override unknown_user no_permission_check no_account_notice default_group).each do |option|
@@ -170,8 +170,32 @@ class MailHandler < ActionMailer::Base
     false
   end
 
+  # If a board number is provided in the environment, new emails are messages to that
+  # board, rather than a new issue
   def dispatch_to_default
-    receive_issue
+	if get_keyword(:board)
+		receive_message
+	else
+		receive_issue
+	end
+  end
+
+  # Creates a new issue
+  def receive_message
+    board = target_board
+    # check permission
+    unless @@handler_options[:no_permission_check]
+      raise UnauthorizedAction unless user.allowed_to?(:add_messages, board.project)
+    end
+
+    message = Message.new(:subject => cleaned_up_subject.gsub(%r{^.*msg\d+\]}, '').strip,
+                            :content => cleaned_up_text_body)
+	message.author = user
+	message.board = board
+	message.save!
+	add_attachments(message)
+    logger.info "MailHandler: message ##{message.id} created by #{user}" if logger
+	message
   end
 
   # Creates a new issue
@@ -342,6 +366,19 @@ class MailHandler < ActionMailer::Base
     keyword
   end
 
+  def target_board
+	target = Board.find_by_id(get_keyword(:board))
+    if target.nil?
+      # Invalid board keyword, use the board specified as the default one
+      default_board = @@handler_options[:issue][:board]
+      if default_board.present?
+        target = Board.find_by_id(default_board)
+      end
+    end
+    raise MissingInformation.new('Unable to determine target board') if target.nil?
+    target
+  end
+
   def target_project
     # TODO: other ways to specify project:
     # * parse the email To field
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/message_posted.text.erb b/app/views/mailer/message_posted.text.erb
index ef6a3b3..af48c2c 100644
--- a/app/views/mailer/message_posted.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/mailer/message_posted.text.erb
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-<%= @message_url %>
-<%= @message.author %>
-
 <%= @message.content %>
diff --git a/lib/tasks/email.rake b/lib/tasks/email.rake
index 596b086..3faff22 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/email.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/email.rake
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Available IMAP options:
 
 Issue attributes control options:
   project=PROJECT          identifier of the target project
+  board=BOARD_ID           identifier of the board unknown input goes to
   status=STATUS            name of the target status
   tracker=TRACKER          name of the target tracker
   category=CATEGORY        name of the target category