diff --git a/src/services/mail.services.js b/src/services/mail.services.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from src/services/mail.services.js
rename to src/services/mail.services.ts
index cb1be45..164d7d7 100644
--- a/src/services/mail.services.js
+++ b/src/services/mail.services.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 const mail = require("nodemailer");
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger.utils";
 
+export interface msgDescriptor {
+  to: string;
+  cc?: string;
+  bcc?: string;
+  subject: string;
+  txt: string;
+  html?: string;
+  from: string;
+}
+
 const fromAddr = process.env.OWL_EML_FROM;
 const smtpUser = process.env.OWL_EML_USER;
 const smtpPass = process.env.OWL_EML_PASS;
 const smtpHost = process.env.OWL_EML_HOST;
 const smtpPort = process.env.OWL_EML_PORT;
 
-let transporter = mail.createTransport({
+const transporter = mail.createTransport({
   host: smtpHost,
   port: smtpPort,
   secure: false, // Must be false for STARTTLS on port 587 which is always secure
@@ -17,11 +27,9 @@ let transporter = mail.createTransport({
   },
 });
 
-/* 'message' is an object containing string values for:
- *to, cc, bcc, *subject, *txt, html.  * denotes required */
-async function send(message) {
+async function send(message: msgDescriptor): Promise<boolean> {
   logger.debug("mailServices.send: Message send request received");
-  message.from = fromAddr;
+  message.from = fromAddr || "no-reply@owlboard.info";
   try {
     var res = await transporter.sendMail(message);
   } catch (err) {