diff --git a/kmsender.cpp b/kmsender.cpp
index 12c7bc49b..2e431f199 100644
--- a/kmsender.cpp
+++ b/kmsender.cpp
@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ void KMSender::doSendMsgAux()
 
   // start sending the current message
 
-  mSendProc->preSendInit();
   setStatusMsg(i18n("%3: subject of message","Sending message %1 of %2: %3")
 	       .arg(mSentMessages+mFailedMessages+1).arg(mTotalMessages)
 	       .arg(mCurrentMsg->subject()));
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ void KMSender::slotIdle()
   QString msg;
   QString errString;
   if (mSendProc)
-      errString = mSendProc->message();
+      errString = mSendProc->lastErrorMessage();
 
   if (mSendAborted) {
     // sending of message aborted
@@ -816,18 +815,21 @@ void KMSender::setStatusByLink(const KMMessage *aMsg)
 
 //=============================================================================
 //=============================================================================
-KMSendProc::KMSendProc(KMSender* aSender): QObject()
+KMSendProc::KMSendProc( KMSender * sender )
+  : QObject( 0 ),
+    mSender( sender ),
+    mLastErrorMessage(),
+    mSendOk( false ),
+    mSending( false )
 {
-  mSender = aSender;
-  preSendInit();
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void KMSendProc::preSendInit(void)
+void KMSendProc::reset()
 {
   mSending = FALSE;
   mSendOk = FALSE;
-  mMsg = QString::null;
+  mLastErrorMessage = QString::null;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -835,7 +837,7 @@ void KMSendProc::failed(const QString &aMsg)
 {
   mSending = FALSE;
   mSendOk = FALSE;
-  mMsg = aMsg;
+  mLastErrorMessage = aMsg;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ void KMSendSendmail::abort()
   idle();
 }
 
-bool KMSendSendmail::send( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message ) {
+bool KMSendSendmail::doSend( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message ) {
   mMailerProc->clearArguments();
   *mMailerProc << mSender->transportInfo()->host
                << "-i" << "-f" << sender
@@ -966,7 +968,7 @@ void KMSendSendmail::receivedStderr(KProcess *proc, char *buffer, int buflen)
 {
   assert(proc!=0);
   Q_UNUSED( proc );
-  mMsg.replace(mMsg.length(), buflen, buffer);
+  mLastErrorMessage.replace(mLastErrorMessage.length(), buflen, buffer);
 }
 
 
@@ -1001,7 +1003,7 @@ KMSendSMTP::~KMSendSMTP()
   if (mJob) mJob->kill();
 }
 
-bool KMSendSMTP::send( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message ) {
+bool KMSendSMTP::doSend( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message ) {
   QString query = "headers=0&from=";
   query += KURL::encode_string( sender );
 
diff --git a/kmsender_p.h b/kmsender_p.h
index 68b68765f..f459e0351 100644
--- a/kmsender_p.h
+++ b/kmsender_p.h
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ public:
   /** Initialize sending of one or more messages. */
   virtual void start();
 
-  /** Initializes variables directly before send() is called. */
-  virtual void preSendInit();
-
   /** Send given message. May return before message is sent. */
-  virtual bool send( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message ) = 0;
+  bool send( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message ) {
+    reset(); return doSend( sender, to, cc, bcc, message );
+  }
 
   /** Cleanup after sending messages. */
   void finish() { doFinish(); deleteLater(); }
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public:
   bool sendOk() const { return mSendOk; }
 
   /** Returns error message of last call of failed(). */
-  QString message() const { return mMsg; }
+  QString lastErrorMessage() const { return mLastErrorMessage; }
 
 signals:
   /** Emitted when the current message is sent or an error occurred. */
@@ -68,13 +67,18 @@ protected:
   /** Informs the user about what is going on. */
   void statusMsg(const QString&);
 
+private:
+  void reset();
+
 private:
   virtual void doFinish() = 0;
+  virtual bool doSend( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message ) = 0;
 
 protected:
-  bool mSendOk, mSending;
-  QString mMsg;
   KMSender* mSender;
+  QString mLastErrorMessage;
+  bool mSendOk : 1;
+  bool mSending : 1;
 };
 
 
@@ -86,7 +90,6 @@ public:
   KMSendSendmail(KMSender*);
   ~KMSendSendmail();
   void start();
-  bool send( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message );
   void abort();
 
 protected slots:
@@ -95,7 +98,10 @@ protected slots:
   void sendmailExited(KProcess*);
 
 private:
+  /** implemented from KMSendProc */
   void doFinish();
+  /** implemented from KMSendProc */
+  bool doSend( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message );
 
 private:
   QCString mMsgStr;
@@ -112,7 +118,6 @@ public:
   KMSendSMTP(KMSender *sender);
   ~KMSendSMTP();
 
-  bool send( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message );
   void abort();
 
 private slots:
@@ -123,6 +128,9 @@ private slots:
 private:
   /** implemented from KMSendProc */
   void doFinish();
+  /** implemented from KMSendProc */
+  bool doSend( const QString & sender, const QStringList & to, const QStringList & cc, const QStringList & bcc, const QCString & message );
+
   void cleanup();
 
 private: