diff --git a/tailbone/views/settings.py b/tailbone/views/settings.py
index 099a77e1..0180aa4b 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/settings.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/settings.py
@@ -81,15 +81,56 @@ class AppInfoView(WuttaAppInfoView):
         """ """
         simple_settings = super().configure_get_simple_settings()
 
-        # TODO: the update home page redirect setting is off by
-        # default for wuttaweb, but on for tailbone
         for setting in simple_settings:
+
+            # TODO: the update home page redirect setting is off by
+            # default for wuttaweb, but on for tailbone
             if setting['name'] == 'wuttaweb.home_redirect_to_login':
                 value = self.config.get_bool('wuttaweb.home_redirect_to_login')
                 if value is None:
                     value = self.config.get_bool('tailbone.login_is_home', default=True)
-                setting['default'] = value
-                break
+                setting['value'] = value
+
+            # TODO: sending email is off by default for wuttjamaican,
+            # but on for rattail
+            elif setting['name'] == 'rattail.mail.send_emails':
+                value = self.config.get_bool('rattail.mail.send_emails', default=True)
+                setting['value'] = value
+
+            # TODO: email defaults have different config keys in rattail
+            elif setting['name'] == 'rattail.email.default.sender':
+                value = self.config.get('rattail.email.default.sender')
+                if value is None:
+                    value = self.config.get('rattail.mail.default.from')
+                setting['value'] = value
+
+            # TODO: email defaults have different config keys in rattail
+            elif setting['name'] == 'rattail.email.default.subject':
+                value = self.config.get('rattail.email.default.subject')
+                if value is None:
+                    value = self.config.get('rattail.mail.default.subject')
+                setting['value'] = value
+
+            # TODO: email defaults have different config keys in rattail
+            elif setting['name'] == 'rattail.email.default.to':
+                value = self.config.get('rattail.email.default.to')
+                if value is None:
+                    value = self.config.get('rattail.mail.default.to')
+                setting['value'] = value
+
+            # TODO: email defaults have different config keys in rattail
+            elif setting['name'] == 'rattail.email.default.cc':
+                value = self.config.get('rattail.email.default.cc')
+                if value is None:
+                    value = self.config.get('rattail.mail.default.cc')
+                setting['value'] = value
+
+            # TODO: email defaults have different config keys in rattail
+            elif setting['name'] == 'rattail.email.default.bcc':
+                value = self.config.get('rattail.email.default.bcc')
+                if value is None:
+                    value = self.config.get('rattail.mail.default.bcc')
+                setting['value'] = value
 
         # nb. these are no longer used (deprecated), but we keep
         # them defined here so the tool auto-deletes them