diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 2a8dc3d047..ec1ffbbf48 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require_once('include/cache.php');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1297' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
-define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1133      );
+define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1134      );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 327b482c06..a271e5491c 100755
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -289,9 +289,10 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `mail` (
   `convid` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `title` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `body` mediumtext NOT NULL,
-  `seen` tinyint(1) NOT NULL,
+  `seen` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `reply` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
-  `replied` tinyint(1) NOT NULL,
+  `replied` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `unknown` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `uri` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `parent-uri` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `created` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `mail` (
   KEY `guid` (`guid`),
   KEY `convid` (`convid`),
   KEY `reply` (`reply`),
+  KEY `unknown` (`unknown`),
   KEY `uri` (`uri`),
   KEY `parent-uri` (`parent-uri`),
   KEY `created` (`created`)
@@ -453,6 +455,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `user` (
   `blockwall` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `hidewall` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `blocktags` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `unkmail` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `cntunkmail` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '10',
   `notify-flags` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '65535', 
   `page-flags` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `prvnets` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
@@ -472,6 +476,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `user` (
   KEY `account_expired` (`account_expired`),
   KEY `hidewall` (`hidewall`),
   KEY `blockwall` (`blockwall`),
+  KEY `unkmail` (`unkmail`),
+  KEY `cntunkmail` (`cntunkmail`),
   KEY `blocked` (`blocked`),
   KEY `verified` (`verified`),
   KEY `login_date` (`login_date`)
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index ce5ceea825..ce2d64851b 100755
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 	$page_flags       = (((x($_POST,'page-flags')) && (intval($_POST['page-flags']))) ? intval($_POST['page-flags']) : 0);
 	$blockwall        = (((x($_POST,'blockwall')) && (intval($_POST['blockwall']) == 1)) ? 0: 1); // this setting is inverted!
 	$blocktags        = (((x($_POST,'blocktags')) && (intval($_POST['blocktags']) == 1)) ? 0: 1); // this setting is inverted!
-
+	$unkmail          = (((x($_POST,'unkmail')) && (intval($_POST['unkmail']) == 1)) ? 1: 0);
+	$cntunkmail       = ((x($_POST,'cntunkmail')) ? intval($_POST['cntunkmail']) : 0);
 	$suggestme        = ((x($_POST,'suggestme')) ? intval($_POST['suggestme'])  : 0);  
 	$hide_friends     = (($_POST['hide-friends'] == 1) ? 1: 0);
 	$hidewall         = (($_POST['hidewall'] == 1) ? 1: 0);
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 	set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','suggestme', $suggestme);
 
 
-	$r = q("UPDATE `user` SET `username` = '%s', `email` = '%s', `openid` = '%s', `timezone` = '%s',  `allow_cid` = '%s', `allow_gid` = '%s', `deny_cid` = '%s', `deny_gid` = '%s', `notify-flags` = %d, `page-flags` = %d, `default-location` = '%s', `allow_location` = %d, `maxreq` = %d, `expire` = %d, `openidserver` = '%s', `blockwall` = %d, `hidewall` = %d, `blocktags` = %d  WHERE `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+	$r = q("UPDATE `user` SET `username` = '%s', `email` = '%s', `openid` = '%s', `timezone` = '%s',  `allow_cid` = '%s', `allow_gid` = '%s', `deny_cid` = '%s', `deny_gid` = '%s', `notify-flags` = %d, `page-flags` = %d, `default-location` = '%s', `allow_location` = %d, `maxreq` = %d, `expire` = %d, `openidserver` = '%s', `blockwall` = %d, `hidewall` = %d, `blocktags` = %d, `unkmail` = %d, `cntunkmail` = %d  WHERE `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 			dbesc($username),
 			dbesc($email),
 			dbesc($openid),
@@ -410,6 +411,8 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 			intval($blockwall),
 			intval($hidewall),
 			intval($blocktags),
+			intval($unkmail),
+			intval($cntunkmail),
 			intval(local_user())
 	);
 	if($r)
@@ -760,17 +763,19 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	if(count($p))
 		$profile = $p[0];
 
-	$username = $a->user['username'];
-	$email    = $a->user['email'];
-	$nickname = $a->user['nickname'];
-	$timezone = $a->user['timezone'];
-	$notify   = $a->user['notify-flags'];
-	$defloc   = $a->user['default-location'];
-	$openid   = $a->user['openid'];
-	$maxreq   = $a->user['maxreq'];
-	$expire   = ((intval($a->user['expire'])) ? $a->user['expire'] : '');
-	$blockwall = $a->user['blockwall'];
-	$blocktags = $a->user['blocktags'];
+	$username   = $a->user['username'];
+	$email      = $a->user['email'];
+	$nickname   = $a->user['nickname'];
+	$timezone   = $a->user['timezone'];
+	$notify     = $a->user['notify-flags'];
+	$defloc     = $a->user['default-location'];
+	$openid     = $a->user['openid'];
+	$maxreq     = $a->user['maxreq'];
+	$expire     = ((intval($a->user['expire'])) ? $a->user['expire'] : '');
+	$blockwall  = $a->user['blockwall'];
+	$blocktags  = $a->user['blocktags'];
+	$unkmail    = $a->user['unkmail'];
+	$cntunkmail = $a->user['cntunkmail'];
 
 	$expire_items = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'expire','items');
 	$expire_items = (($expire_items===false)? '1' : $expire_items); // default if not set: 1
@@ -870,6 +875,12 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	));
 
 
+	$unkmail = replace_macros($opt_tpl,array(
+			'$field' 	=> array('unkmail',  t('Permit unknown people to send you private messages?'), $unkmail, '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
+
+	));
+
+
 	$invisible = (((! $profile['publish']) && (! $profile['net-publish']))
 		? true : false);
 
@@ -946,7 +957,8 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'$profile_in_net_dir' => $profile_in_net_dir,
 		'$hide_friends' => $hide_friends,
 		'$hide_wall' => $hide_wall,
-		
+		'$unkmail' => $unkmail,		
+		'$cntunkmail' 	=> array('cntunkmail', t('Maximum private messages per day from unknown people:'), $cntunkmail ,t("\x28to prevent spam abuse\x29")),
 		
 		
 		'$h_not' 	=> t('Notification Settings'),
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index a69742a949..d38e39f8b1 100755
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1133 );
+define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1134 );
 
 /**
  *
@@ -1136,3 +1136,8 @@ INDEX ( `username` )
 
 }
 
+function update_1133() {
+	q("ALTER TABLE `user` ADD `unkmail` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `blocktags` , ADD INDEX ( `unkmail` ) ");
+	q("ALTER TABLE `user` ADD `cntunkmail` INT NOT NULL DEFAULT '10' AFTER `unkmail` , ADD INDEX ( `cntunkmail` ) ");
+	q("ALTER TABLE `mail` ADD `unknown` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `replied` , ADD INDEX ( `unknown` ) ");
+}
diff --git a/view/settings.tpl b/view/settings.tpl
index f0fd70921f..8753474afa 100755
--- a/view/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/settings.tpl
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ $blocktags
 
 $suggestme
 
+$unkmail
+
+{{inc field_input.tpl with $field=$cntunkmail }}{{endinc}}
+
 {{inc field_input.tpl with $field=$expire.days }}{{endinc}}
 <div class="field input">
 	<span class="field_help"><a href="#advanced-expire-popup" id="advanced-expire" class='popupbox' title="$expire.advanced">$expire.label</a></span>