Index: library/Zend/Application/Resource/Mail.php
===================================================================
--- library/Zend/Application/Resource/Mail.php	(revision 0)
+++ library/Zend/Application/Resource/Mail.php	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * resources.mail.transport.type = smtp
+ * resources.mail.transport.host = "smtp.myServer.com"
+ * resources.mail.transport.auth = login
+ * resources.mail.transport.username = myUsername
+ * resources.mail.transport.password = myPassword
+ * resources.mail.transport.register = true ; True by default
+ *
+ * resources.mail.defaultFrom.email = foo@example.com
+ * resources.mail.defaultFrom.name = "John Doe"
+ * resources.mail.defaultReplyTo.email = foo@example.com
+ * resources.mail.defaultReplyTo.name = "John Doe"
+ */
+
+class My_Application_Resource_Mail extends Zend_Application_Resource_ResourceAbstract
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @var Zend_Mail_Transport_Abstract
+     */
+    protected $_transport;
+
+    public function init() {
+        return $this->getMail();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return Zend_Mail_Transport_Abstract|null
+     */
+    public function getMail()
+    {
+        if (null != $this->_transport) {
+            $options = $this->getOptions();
+            
+            if(isset($options['transport']['type']) &&
+               !is_numeric($options['transport']['type']))
+            {
+                $this->_transport = $this->_createTransport($options['transport']);
+                if(!(isset($options['transport']['register']) &&
+                    !is_numeric($options['transport']['register']) &&
+                    (bool) $options['transport']['register'] == true))
+                {
+                    Zend_Mail::setDefaultTransport($this->_transport);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Move these calls to init() ?
+            $this->_setDefaults('email');
+            $this->_setDefaults('replyTo');
+        }
+
+        return $this->_transport;
+    }
+    
+    protected function _setDefaults($type, $options) {
+        $key = 'default' . $type;
+        if(isset($options[$key]['email']) &&
+           !is_numeric($options[$key]['email']))
+        {
+            $method = array('Zend_Mail', 'setDefault' . ucfirst($type));
+            if(isset($options[$key]['name']) &&
+               !is_numeric($options[$key]['name']))
+            {
+                call_user_func($method, $options[$key]['email'],
+                                        $options[$key]['name'])
+            } else {
+                call_user_func($method, $options[$key]['email']);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function _setupTransport($options)
+    {
+        $transportName = ucfirst(strtolower($options['type']);
+        unset($options['type']);
+
+        if(!Zend_Loader_Autoloader::autoload($transportName)) {
+            $transportName = 'Zend_Mail_Transport_' . $transportName;
+
+            if(!Zend_Loader_Autoloader::autoload($transportName)) {
+                throw new Zend_Application_Resource_Exception(
+                    "Specified Mail Transport '{$transportName}'"
+                    . 'could not be found'
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        
+        switch($transportName) {
+            case 'Zend_Mail_Transport_Smtp':
+                if(!isset($options['host'])) {
+                    throw new Zend_Application_Resource_Exception(
+                        'A host is necessary for smtp transport,'
+                        .' but none was given');
+                }
+                
+                $transport = new $transportName($options['host'], $options);
+                break;
+            case 'Zend_Mail_Transport_Sendmail':
+            default:
+                $transport = new $transportName($options);
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return $transport;
+    }
+}
Index: library/Zend/Mail.php
===================================================================
--- library/Zend/Mail.php	(revision 19677)
+++ library/Zend/Mail.php	(working copy)
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@
     protected static $_defaultTransport = null;
 
     /**
+     * @var array
+     * @static
+     */    
+    protected static $_defaultFrom;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     * @static
+     */ 
+    protected static $_defaultReplyTo;
+    
+    /**
      * Mail character set
      * @var string
      */
@@ -713,6 +725,106 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Sets Default From-email and name of the message
+     *
+     * @param  string               $email
+     * @param  string    Optional   $name
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function setDefaultFrom($email, $name = null)
+    {
+        self::_defaultFrom = array('email' => $email, 'name' => $name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the default sender of the mail
+     * 
+     * @return null|array   Null if none was set.
+     */
+    public static function getDefaultFrom()
+    {
+        return self::_defaultFrom;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the default sender from the mail
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function clearDefaultFrom()
+    {
+        self::_defaultFrom = null;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Sets From-name and -email based on the defaults
+     * 
+     * @return Zend_Mail Provides fluent interface
+     */
+    public function setFromToDefaultFrom() {
+        $from = self::getDefaultFrom();
+        if($from === null) {
+            require_once 'Zend/Mail/Exception.php';
+            throw new Zend_Mail_Exception(
+                'No default From Address set to use');
+        }
+        
+        $this->setFrom($from['email'], $from['name']);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Sets Default ReplyTo-address and -name of the message
+     *
+     * @param  string               $email
+     * @param  string    Optional   $name
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function setDefaultReplyTo($email, $name = null)
+    {
+        self::_defaultReplyTo = array('email' => $email, 'name' => $name);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the default Reply-To Address and Name of the mail
+     * 
+     * @return null|array   Null if none was set.
+     */
+    public static function getDefaultReplyTo()
+    {
+        return self::_defaultFrom;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Clears the default ReplyTo-address and -name from the mail
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function clearDefaultReplyTo()
+    {
+        self::_defaultFrom = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets ReplyTo-name and -email based on the defaults
+     * 
+     * @return Zend_Mail Provides fluent interface
+     */
+    public function setReplyToFromDefault() {
+        $replyTo = self::getDefaultReplyTo();
+        if($replyTo === null) {
+            require_once 'Zend/Mail/Exception.php';
+            throw new Zend_Mail_Exception(
+                'No default Reply-To Address set to use');
+        }
+        
+        $this->setReplyTo($replyTo['email'], $replyTo['name']);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Sets the Return-Path header of the message
      *
      * @param  string    $email
@@ -1035,6 +1147,14 @@
             $this->setDate();
         }
 
+        if(null === $this->_from && null !== self::getDefaultFrom()) {
+            $this->setFromFromDefault();
+        }
+
+        if(null === $this->_replyTo && null !== self::getDefaultReplyTo()) {
+            $this->setReplyToFromDefault();
+        }
+
         $transport->send($this);
 
         return $this;