diff --git a/examples/log4r_yaml.yaml b/examples/log4r_yaml.yaml
index ab3005f..11b7ea6 100644
--- a/examples/log4r_yaml.yaml
+++ b/examples/log4r_yaml.yaml
@@ -71,10 +71,14 @@ log4r_config:
     - type        : EmailOutputter
       name        : email
       level       : FAT
-      server      : localhost
+      server      : smtp.gmail.com
+      port        : '587'
       subject     : 'Message from #{PN}:'
-      from        : test@localhost
-      to          : anhu@localhost
+      from        : nitayj@gmail.com
+      to          : nitayj@gmail.com
+      acct        : nitayj@gmail.com
+      passwd      : xxxxxx
+      authtype    : plain
       immediate_at: FAT
       formatfirst : 'true'
       formatter   :
diff --git a/examples/yaml.rb b/examples/yaml.rb
index 0d5072a..59c5d90 100644
--- a/examples/yaml.rb
+++ b/examples/yaml.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ def do_logging(log)
 end

 # turn off the email outputter
-Outputter['email'].level = OFF
+Outputter['email'].level = WRN
 # the other two outputters log to stderr and a timestamped file in ./logs
 do_logging( Logger['mylogger'])