diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 6f74fbf83..935cd7c94 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -219,11 +219,9 @@ what you are doing.
 
 === Sending an email:
 
- require 'mail'
-
- Mail.defaults do
-   smtp '127.0.0.1', 25
- end
+Mail defaults to sending via SMTP to local host port 25.  If you have a 
+sendmail or postfix daemon running on on this port, sending email is as
+easy as:
 
  Mail.deliver do
        from 'me@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -235,10 +233,6 @@ what you are doing.
 
 or
  
- Mail.defaults do
-   smtp '127.0.0.1' # Port 25 defult
- end
-
  mail = Mail.new do
        from 'me@test.lindsaar.net'
          to 'you@test.lindsaar.net'
@@ -249,6 +243,22 @@ or
  
  mail.deliver!
 
+Sending via sendmail can be done like so:
+
+  mail = Mail.new do
+        from 'me@test.lindsaar.net'
+          to 'you@test.lindsaar.net'
+     subject 'Here is the image you wanted'
+        body File.read('body.txt')
+    add_file {:filename => 'somefile.png', :content => File.read('/somefile.png')}
+  end
+  
+  mail.delivery_method :sendmail
+  
+  mail.deliver
+
+mail.deliver!
+
 
 === Getting emails from a pop server:
 
@@ -344,10 +354,6 @@ simple as possible.... (asking a lot from a mail library)
 
  require 'mail'
 
- Mail.defaults do
-   smtp '127.0.0.1' # Port 25 defult
- end
-
  mail = Mail.deliver do
    to 'nicolas@test.lindsaar.net.au'
    from 'Mikel Lindsaar <mikel@test.lindsaar.net.au>'