diff --git a/site/org/inquiries/ClassSetup.xwiki b/site/org/inquiries/ClassSetup.xwiki
index 13863aec..ca40e5a9 100644
--- a/site/org/inquiries/ClassSetup.xwiki
+++ b/site/org/inquiries/ClassSetup.xwiki
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Needs the programming right.
 #if (!$c.get('announcements'))#set ($d = $c.addBooleanField('announcements', 'Wants announcements', 'yesno'))#set ($changed = true)#end
 #if (!$c.get('source'))#set ($d = $c.addTextField('source', 'Source', 60))#set ($changed = true)#end
 #if (!$c.get('status'))#set ($d = $c.addStaticListField('status', 'Status', 1, false, 'new|read|answered|closed'))#set ($changed = true)#end
+#if (!$c.get('mailed'))#set ($d = $c.addBooleanField('mailed', 'E-mailed to Captain Bob', 'yesno'))#set ($changed = true)#end
 #if ($changed)
 #set ($d = $xdoc.setTitle('Inquiry class'))
 #set ($d = $xwiki.getXWiki().saveDocument($xdoc, 'The inquiry fields', $xcontext.getContext()))
diff --git a/site/org/inquiries/InquirySheet.xwiki b/site/org/inquiries/InquirySheet.xwiki
index 7a78e4a1..443908a3 100644
--- a/site/org/inquiries/InquirySheet.xwiki
+++ b/site/org/inquiries/InquirySheet.xwiki
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This page holds no inquiry.
 |=Organization|$doc.display('organization', $o)
 |=Topic|$doc.display('topic', $o)
 |=Announcements|$doc.display('announcements', $o)
+|=E-mailed|$doc.display('mailed', $o)
 |=Source|$doc.display('source', $o)
 
 == Message ==
diff --git a/site/org/inquiries/PublicInquiry.WebHome.xwiki b/site/org/inquiries/PublicInquiry.WebHome.xwiki
index 0ff60d79..6d7066f8 100644
--- a/site/org/inquiries/PublicInquiry.WebHome.xwiki
+++ b/site/org/inquiries/PublicInquiry.WebHome.xwiki
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 ## rights (getDocumentAsAuthor, saveAsAuthor): a guest can reach nothing but this. Nothing a visitor
 ## sends is ever written into this page's output or an entry's title: with this author's rights,
 ## text that reached the wiki markup could run a macro.
+## Each inquiry filed is also e-mailed to Captain Bob (#161; ruled 2026-11-10: "server emails each
+## one"), plain text, through the wiki's mail service (Administration > Email > Mail Sending: the
+## SMTP account is set there, not here). Reply-To is the visitor's address, which has passed the
+## address check above; the subject is fixed but for the topic, its line breaks removed. If the
+## mail is not sent the inquiry is filed all the same, and its entry says so (its E-mailed field: no).
 #macro (field $n $max)#set ($v = "$!request.getParameter($n)")#set ($v = $v.trim())#if ($v.length() > $max)#set ($v = $v.substring(0, $max))#end#end
 #if ($request.method != 'POST')
 This page receives the inquiry form on [[starshipos-f18.com>>https://starshipos-f18.com/bin/view/Inquiries/]].
@@ -35,6 +40,33 @@ This page receives the inquiry form on [[starshipos-f18.com>>https://starshipos-
 #set ($d = $o.set('source', 'starshipos-f18.com'))
 #set ($d = $o.set('status', 'new'))
 #set ($d = $entry.saveAsAuthor('An inquiry from the .com form'))
+## the e-mail: every visitor-given value is plain text in a text/plain part, never markup
+#set ($subjectTopic = $topic.replaceAll('[\r\n]+', ' '))
+#set ($body = "A new inquiry from starshipos-f18.com, filed as ${ref}:
+${xwiki.getURL($ref, 'view')}
+
+Name:          $name
+E-mail:        $email
+Organization:  $org
+Topic:         $topic
+Announcements: #if ($wants)yes#{else}no#end
+
+
+$message
+")
+#set ($mail = $services.mail.sender.createMessage('rajames440@gmail.com', "Inquiry from starshipos-f18.com: $subjectTopic"))
+#if ($mail)
+#set ($d = $mail.addPart('text/plain', $body))
+#set ($d = $mail.setHeader('Reply-To', $email))
+#set ($sent = $services.mail.sender.send($mail))
+#set ($ok = $sent && !$services.mail.sender.lastError)
+#if ($ok)#set ($ok = $sent.statusResult.waitTillProcessed(30000))#set ($ok = !$sent.statusResult.allErrors.hasNext())#end
+#else
+#set ($ok = false)
+#end
+#set ($e2 = $xwiki.getDocumentAsAuthor($ref))
+#set ($o2 = $e2.getObject('Inquiries.Code.InquiryClass'))
+#if ($o2)#if ($ok)#set ($d = $o2.set('mailed', 1))#else#set ($d = $o2.set('mailed', 0))#end#set ($d = $e2.saveAsAuthor('Whether the inquiry was e-mailed'))#end
 {{html}}<p>Thank you. Your inquiry has been received; every message is read by a human, and replies usually come within a few days.</p><p><a href="https://starshipos-f18.com/">Back to starshipos-f18.com</a></p>{{/html}}
 #end
 #end