1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/custodian/settings.rb b/lib/custodian/settings.rb
index cdc1b6d..09bf043 100644
--- a/lib/custodian/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/custodian/settings.rb
@@ -106,5 +106,15 @@ module Custodian
     end
 
 
+    #
+    # The alerter to use
+    #
+    def alerter
+      _load() unless( _loaded? )
+
+      @settings['alerter'] || "smtp"
+    end
+
+
   end
 end