diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -44,23 +44,24 @@
 ## Examples:
 #email_to = admin@example.com
 #email_to = admin@example.com another_admin@example.com
+email_to =
 
 ## 'From' header for error emails. You can optionally add a name.
-## Default:
-#error_email_from = pylons@yourapp.com
+## Default: (none)
 ## Examples:
 #error_email_from = Kallithea Errors <kallithea-noreply@example.com>
-#error_email_from = paste_error@example.com
+#error_email_from = kallithea_errors@example.com
+error_email_from =
 
 ## SMTP server settings
 ## If specifying credentials, make sure to use secure connections.
 ## Default: Send unencrypted unauthenticated mails to the specified smtp_server.
 ## For "SSL", use smtp_use_ssl = true and smtp_port = 465.
 ## For "STARTTLS", use smtp_use_tls = true and smtp_port = 587.
-#smtp_server = smtp.example.com
+smtp_server =
 #smtp_username =
 #smtp_password =
-#smtp_port = 25
+smtp_port =
 #smtp_use_ssl = false
 #smtp_use_tls = false
 
@@ -391,6 +392,13 @@ beaker.session.secret = development-not-
 ## ERROR HANDLING SYSTEMS ##
 ############################
 
+# Propagate email settings to ErrorReporter of TurboGears2
+# You do not normally need to change these lines
+get trace_errors.error_email = email_to
+get trace_errors.smtp_server = smtp_server
+get trace_errors.smtp_port = smtp_port
+get trace_errors.from_address = error_email_from
+
 ####################
 ### [appenlight] ###
 ####################