diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/extension-direct-smtp-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/extension-direct-smtp-control.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bd72e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/extension-direct-smtp-control.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+<template>
+  <v-expansion-panel v-if="available == true">
+    <v-expansion-panel-header disable-icon-rotate expand-icon="$ayiAt">{{
+      $ay.t("SendEmail")
+    }}</v-expansion-panel-header>
+    <v-expansion-panel-content>
+      subj:{{ subject }}msg:{{ message }}
+      <v-row dense>
+        <v-col cols="12">
+          <v-text-field
+            ref="subject"
+            v-model="subject"
+            dense
+            :label="$ay.t('MemoSubject')"
+            required
+          ></v-text-field>
+        </v-col>
+        <v-col cols="12">
+          <v-textarea
+            ref="message"
+            v-model="message"
+            dense
+            :label="$ay.t('MemoMessage')"
+            required
+            auto-grow
+          ></v-textarea>
+        </v-col>
+      </v-row>
+      <v-btn icon @click="goHelp()"><v-icon>$ayiQuestionCircle</v-icon></v-btn>
+      <v-btn
+        :disabled="!canDoAction()"
+        color="blue darken-1"
+        text
+        :loading="jobActive"
+        @click="doAction()"
+        >{{ $ay.t("StartJob") }}</v-btn
+      >
+
+      <v-btn
+        v-if="jobActive"
+        color="red darken-1"
+        text
+        @click="requestCancel()"
+      >
+        {{ $ay.t("Cancel") }}</v-btn
+      ><span v-if="jobActive">{{ progress }}</span>
+    </v-expansion-panel-content>
+  </v-expansion-panel>
+</template>
+<script>
+export default {
+  props: {
+    dataListSelection: { type: Object, default: null }
+  },
+  data: () => ({
+    jobActive: false,
+    currentJobId: null,
+    progress: "",
+    rights: window.$gz.role.defaultRightsObject(),
+    available: false,
+    subject: null,
+    message: null
+  }),
+  async created() {
+    const vm = this;
+    await fetchTranslatedText();
+    //bulk email must have full read rights to object
+    //only the following types are supported: Customer, HeadOffice, Vendor, User
+
+    if (
+      vm.dataListSelection.AType != 0 &&
+      (vm.dataListSelection.AType == window.$gz.type.Customer ||
+        vm.dataListSelection.AType == window.$gz.type.HeadOffice ||
+        vm.dataListSelection.AType == window.$gz.type.Vendor ||
+        vm.dataListSelection.AType == window.$gz.type.User)
+    ) {
+      vm.rights = window.$gz.role.getRights(vm.dataListSelection.AType);
+    }
+    vm.available = vm.rights.change;
+  },
+  methods: {
+    goHelp() {
+      window.open(window.$gz.api.helpUrl() + "ay-ex-direct-smtp", "_blank");
+    },
+    canDoAction() {
+      return this.subject != null && this.message != null;
+    },
+    async requestCancel() {
+      await window.$gz.api.upsert(
+        "job-operations/request-cancel",
+        this.currentJobId
+      );
+    },
+    async doAction() {
+      const vm = this;
+      const dialogResult = await window.$gz.dialog.confirmGeneric(
+        "EmailMultipleObjectsWarning",
+        "error"
+      );
+      if (dialogResult == false) {
+        return;
+      }
+      //Clear any possible prior errors
+      vm.$emit("ext-show-job-log", "clear");
+
+      //do the batch action
+      const url = "job-operations/batch-direct-smtp";
+      const body = {
+        selectedRequest: this.dataListSelection,
+        subject: this.subject,
+        textBody: this.message
+      };
+
+      try {
+        this.progress = "";
+        //call api route
+        let jobId = await window.$gz.api.upsert(url, body);
+        if (jobId.error) {
+          throw new Error(window.$gz.errorHandler.errorToString(jobId, vm));
+        }
+
+        this.currentJobId = jobId.jobId;
+        vm.jobActive = true;
+
+        let jobProgress = {};
+
+        while (vm.jobActive == true) {
+          await window.$gz.util.sleepAsync(2000);
+          jobProgress = await window.$gz.api.get(
+            `job-operations/progress/${this.currentJobId}`
+          );
+          if (jobProgress.error) {
+            throw new Error(
+              window.$gz.errorHandler.errorToString(jobProgress, vm)
+            );
+          }
+          jobProgress = jobProgress.data;
+          this.progress = jobProgress.progress;
+
+          if (jobProgress.jobStatus == 4 || jobProgress.jobStatus == 0) {
+            if (jobProgress.jobStatus == 4) {
+              //emit job id and event to parent for log viewing
+              vm.$emit("ext-show-job-log", jobId);
+            }
+            throw new Error("Job failed");
+          }
+          if (jobProgress.jobStatus == 3) {
+            vm.jobActive = false;
+          }
+        }
+        //Here if it's completed successfully
+        window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("notify-success", vm.$ay.t("JobCompleted"));
+        vm.$emit("ext-close-refresh");
+      } catch (error) {
+        vm.jobActive = false;
+        window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("notify-error", vm.$ay.t("JobFailed"));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Ensures UI translated text is available
+//
+async function fetchTranslatedText() {
+  await window.$gz.translation.cacheTranslations([
+    "EmailMultipleObjectsWarning",
+    "SendEmail",
+    "MemoSubject",
+    "MemoMessage"
+  ]);
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/extensions-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/extensions-control.vue
index e4276786..d5e54794 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/extensions-control.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/extensions-control.vue
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
             @ext-close-refresh="close({ refresh: true })"
             @ext-show-job-log="handleError($event)"
           />
+          <ExtensionDirectSMTP
+            :data-list-selection="dataListSelection"
+            @ext-close-refresh="close({ refresh: true })"
+            @ext-show-job-log="handleError($event)"
+          />
         </v-expansion-panels>
       </v-card-text>
       <v-card-actions>
@@ -43,12 +48,14 @@
 import ExtensionTags from "./extension-tags-control.vue";
 import ExtensionExport from "./extension-export-control.vue";
 import ExtensionDelete from "./extension-delete-control.vue";
+import ExtensionDirectSMTP from "./extension-direct-smtp-control.vue";
 
 export default {
   components: {
     ExtensionTags,
     ExtensionExport,
-    ExtensionDelete
+    ExtensionDelete,
+    ExtensionDirectSMTP
   },
   data: () => ({
     isVisible: false,
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/login.vue b/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
index b2e62e25..fbccd242 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ export default {
       }
 
       //Show license expiration period days left (if it's set to willexpire)
-      if (vm.$store.state.globalSettings.licenseExpirationDays > -1) {
+      if (vm.$store.state.globalSettings.licenseStatus == 1) {
+        //licensestatus 1 = active trial not expired
         window.$gz.eventBus.$emit(
           "notify-info",
           `${vm.$ay.t("LicenseExpirationDays")}: ${