diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 493c6b6..cf546a3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func (*AmCLI) Version() string {
 // AmConfig holds the configuration of the application as read from YAML.
 type AmConfig struct {
 	Site struct {
+		BaseURL         string `yaml:"baseURL"`
 		Title           string `yaml:"title"`
 		TopRefresh      int    `yaml:"topRefresh"`
 		LoginCookieName string `yaml:"loginCookieName"`
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ func overlayInt(loaded int, defaulted int) int {
  *     defaults - Points to the default configuration structure.
  */
 func overlayConfig(dest *AmConfig, loaded *AmConfig, defaults *AmConfig) {
+	dest.Site.BaseURL = overlayString(loaded.Site.BaseURL, defaults.Site.BaseURL)
 	dest.Site.Title = overlayString(loaded.Site.Title, defaults.Site.Title)
 	dest.Site.TopRefresh = overlayInt(loaded.Site.TopRefresh, defaults.Site.TopRefresh)
 	dest.Site.LoginCookieName = overlayString(loaded.Site.LoginCookieName, defaults.Site.LoginCookieName)
diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 6df8ca8..8f38d70 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 #
 site:
+  baseURL: "http://localhost:1323"
   title: "Amsterdam Web Communities System"
   topRefresh: 300
   loginCookieName: AmsterdamAuth
diff --git a/database/contactinfo.go b/database/contactinfo.go
index d651f9b..12b6f58 100644
--- a/database/contactinfo.go
+++ b/database/contactinfo.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type ContactInfo struct {
 	ContactId    int32      `db:"contactid"`
 	GivenName    string     `db:"given_name"`
 	FamilyName   string     `db:"family_name"`
-	MiddleInit   string     `db:"middle_init"`
+	MiddleInit   *string    `db:"middle_init"`
 	Prefix       *string    `db:"prefix"`
 	Suffix       *string    `db:"suffix"`
 	Company      *string    `db:"company"`
diff --git a/email/message.go b/email/message.go
index 9ddb6c5..95b87a6 100644
--- a/email/message.go
+++ b/email/message.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func AmNewEmailMessage(sender int32, ip string) Message {
 	rc := freeMessages.Get()
 	if rc == nil {
 		rc = &amMessage{to: make([]string, 0), cc: make([]string, 0), bcc: make([]string, 0),
-			headers: make(map[string]string)}
+			headers: make(map[string]string), vars: make(jet.VarMap)}
 	}
 	rc.uid = sender
 	rc.ip = ip
diff --git a/email/sender.go b/email/sender.go
index 32930f0..ec3bb56 100644
--- a/email/sender.go
+++ b/email/sender.go
@@ -68,16 +68,22 @@ func formatMessage(m *amMessage) ([]byte, error) {
 		hdrs := make(map[string]string)
 		maps.Copy(hdrs, m.headers)
 		hdrs["From"] = m.from
-		hdrs["To"] = strings.Join(m.to, ", ")
-		hdrs["Cc"] = strings.Join(m.cc, ", ")
-		hdrs["Bcc"] = strings.Join(m.bcc, ", ")
+		if len(m.to) > 0 {
+			hdrs["To"] = strings.Join(m.to, ", ")
+		}
+		if len(m.cc) > 0 {
+			hdrs["Cc"] = strings.Join(m.cc, ", ")
+		}
+		if len(m.bcc) > 0 {
+			hdrs["Bcc"] = strings.Join(m.bcc, ", ")
+		}
 		hdrs["Subject"] = m.subject
 		hdrs["Content-Type"] = "text/plain; charset=UTF-8"
 		me, _ := os.Hostname()
 		hdrs["X-Amsterdam-Server-Info"] = fmt.Sprintf("%s (Amsterdam/%s)", me, config.AMSTERDAM_VERSION)
 		hdrs["X-Amsterdam-Sender-Info"] = fmt.Sprintf("uid %d, name %s, ip [%s]", m.uid, user.Username, m.ip)
 		for i, v := range disclaimerLines {
-			hdrs[fmt.Sprintf("X-Disclaimer-%d", i)] = v
+			hdrs[fmt.Sprintf("X-Disclaimer-%d", i+1)] = v
 		}
 
 		// Sort the header keys tro make for a better presentation.
@@ -208,6 +214,9 @@ func SetupMailSender() func() {
 		embedfs.NewLoader("templates/", emailTemplates),
 		jet.DevelopmentMode(true),
 	)
+	emailRenderer.AddGlobal("AmsterdamVersion", config.AMSTERDAM_VERSION)
+	emailRenderer.AddGlobal("AmsterdamCopyright", config.AMSTERDAM_COPYRIGHT)
+	emailRenderer.AddGlobal("GlobalConfig", config.GlobalConfig)
 
 	// Start the recycler.
 	messageRecycleBin = make(chan *amMessage, 16)
diff --git a/email/templates/pass_remind.jet b/email/templates/pass_remind.jet
index d83bfa4..5ecb4b0 100644
--- a/email/templates/pass_remind.jet
+++ b/email/templates/pass_remind.jet
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ If this reminder is not sufficient for you to remember what your password is,
 then the system can change your password for you.  To do so, please visit
 the following URL:
 
-http://example.com/passrecovery/{{ change_uid }}/{{ change_auth }}
+{{ GlobalConfig.Site.BaseURL }}/passrecovery/{{ change_uid }}/{{ change_auth }}
 
 Your password will be changed and a new password will be E-mailed to you
 at this address.
diff --git a/login.go b/login.go
index 60dd281..22040e0 100644
--- a/login.go
+++ b/login.go
@@ -369,10 +369,11 @@ func NewAccount(ctxt ui.AmContext) (string, any, error) {
 						ci := database.AmNewUserContactInfo(user.Uid)
 						ci.Prefix = dlg.Field("prefix").ValPtr()
 						ci.GivenName = dlg.Field("first").Value
-						ci.MiddleInit = dlg.Field("mid").Value
-						if ci.MiddleInit == "" {
-							ci.MiddleInit = " "
+						mid := dlg.Field("mid").Value
+						if mid == "" {
+							mid = " "
 						}
+						ci.MiddleInit = &mid
 						ci.FamilyName = dlg.Field("last").Value
 						ci.Suffix = dlg.Field("suffix").ValPtr()
 						ci.Locality = dlg.Field("loc").ValPtr()