diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj b/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj
index c6f9605..4ed5c44 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
         </PackageReference>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="MimeKit" Version="4.9.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Minio" Version="6.0.3"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3"/>
         <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.2.0"/>
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AccountCreationMailable.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AccountCreationMailable.cs
index ee86b48..9c33213 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AccountCreationMailable.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AccountCreationMailable.cs
@@ -19,9 +19,21 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Mailables;
 public class AccountCreationMailable(Config config, AccountCreationMailableView view)
     : Mailable<AccountCreationMailableView>
 {
+    private string PlainText() =>
+        $"""
+            Please continue creating a new pronouns.cc account by using the following link:
+            {view.BaseUrl}/auth/callback/email/{view.Code}
+            Note that this link will expire in one hour.
+
+            If you didn't mean to create a new account, feel free to ignore this email.
+            """;
+
     public override void Build()
     {
-        To(view.To).From(config.EmailAuth.From!).View("~/Views/Mail/AccountCreation.cshtml", view);
+        To(view.To)
+            .From(config.EmailAuth.From!)
+            .View("~/Views/Mail/AccountCreation.cshtml", view)
+            .Text(PlainText());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AddEmailMailable.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AddEmailMailable.cs
index f40ffc0..1d29d0f 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AddEmailMailable.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Mailables/AddEmailMailable.cs
@@ -19,9 +19,21 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Mailables;
 public class AddEmailMailable(Config config, AddEmailMailableView view)
     : Mailable<AddEmailMailableView>
 {
+    private string PlainText() =>
+        $"""
+            Hello @{view.Username}, please confirm adding this email address to your account by using the following link:
+            {view.BaseUrl}/auth/callback/email/{view.Code}
+            Note that this link will expire in one hour.
+
+            If you didn't mean to link this email address to @{view.Username}, feel free to ignore this email.
+            """;
+
     public override void Build()
     {
-        To(view.To).From(config.EmailAuth.From!).View("~/Views/Mail/AddEmail.cshtml", view);
+        To(view.To)
+            .From(config.EmailAuth.From!)
+            .View("~/Views/Mail/AddEmail.cshtml", view)
+            .Text(PlainText());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json b/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json
index 03170c1..801e650 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@
           "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "9.0.0"
         }
       },
+      "MimeKit": {
+        "type": "Direct",
+        "requested": "[4.9.0, )",
+        "resolved": "4.9.0",
+        "contentHash": "DZXXMZzmAABDxFhOSMb6SE8KKxcRd/sk1E6aJTUE5ys2FWOQhznYV2Gl3klaaSfqKn27hQ32haqquH1J8Z6kJw==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "BouncyCastle.Cryptography": "2.5.0",
+          "System.Formats.Asn1": "8.0.1",
+          "System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs": "8.0.1"
+        }
+      },
       "Minio": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[6.0.3, )",
@@ -284,8 +295,8 @@
       },
       "BouncyCastle.Cryptography": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "2.2.1",
-        "contentHash": "A6Zr52zVqJKt18ZBsTnX0qhG0kwIQftVAjLmszmkiR/trSp8H+xj1gUOzk7XHwaKgyREMSV1v9XaKrBUeIOdvQ=="
+        "resolved": "2.5.0",
+        "contentHash": "rc7vRCq/KD3GtIwSgRtjanGaBwTb9nLenFDZnEcauWlssuuEoxcbMfWA3QWWho6QDMSOSkWjs657McdHzEtEcw=="
       },
       "CommunityToolkit.HighPerformance": {
         "type": "Transitive",
@@ -633,17 +644,6 @@
         "resolved": "1.6.17",
         "contentHash": "Le+kehlmrlQfuDFUt1zZ2dVwrhFQtKREdKBo+rexOwaCoYP0/qpgT9tLxCsZjsgR5Itk1UKPcbgO+FyaNid/bA=="
       },
-      "MimeKit": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "4.3.0",
-        "contentHash": "39KDXuERDy5VmHIn7NnCWvIVp/Ar4qnxZWg9m06DfRqDbW1B6zFv9o3Tdoa4CCu71tE/0SRqRCN5Z+bbffw6uw==",
-        "dependencies": {
-          "BouncyCastle.Cryptography": "2.2.1",
-          "System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe": "6.0.0",
-          "System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs": "7.0.3",
-          "System.Text.Encoding.CodePages": "7.0.0"
-        }
-      },
       "Mono.TextTemplating": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "3.0.0",
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@
       },
       "System.Formats.Asn1": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "7.0.0",
-        "contentHash": "+nfpV0afLmvJW8+pLlHxRjz3oZJw4fkyU9MMEaMhCsHi/SN9bGF9q79ROubDiwTiCHezmK0uCWkPP7tGFP/4yg=="
+        "resolved": "8.0.1",
+        "contentHash": "XqKba7Mm/koKSjKMfW82olQdmfbI5yqeoLV/tidRp7fbh5rmHAQ5raDI/7SU0swTzv+jgqtUGkzmFxuUg0it1A=="
       },
       "System.IO.Hashing": {
         "type": "Transitive",
@@ -850,16 +850,8 @@
       },
       "System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "7.0.3",
-        "contentHash": "yhwEHH5Gzl/VoADrXtt5XC95OFoSjNSWLHNutE7GwdOgefZVRvEXRSooSpL8HHm3qmdd9epqzsWg28UJemt22w==",
-        "dependencies": {
-          "System.Formats.Asn1": "7.0.0"
-        }
-      },
-      "System.Text.Encoding.CodePages": {
-        "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "7.0.0",
-        "contentHash": "LSyCblMpvOe0N3E+8e0skHcrIhgV2huaNcjUUEa8hRtgEAm36aGkRoC8Jxlb6Ra6GSfF29ftduPNywin8XolzQ=="
+        "resolved": "8.0.1",
+        "contentHash": "CoCRHFym33aUSf/NtWSVSZa99dkd0Hm7OCZUxORBjRB16LNhIEOf8THPqzIYlvKM0nNDAPTRBa1FxEECrgaxxA=="
       },
       "System.Threading.Channels": {
         "type": "Transitive",