diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7a99525..e17f38f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-SUBDIRS = wmud docs/reference/wmud
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+SUBDIRS = libgiosmtp wmud docs/reference/wmud
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 7b47e8f..cc3bd90 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 mkdir m4 &> /dev/null
-gtkdocize || exit 1
+gtkdocize --copy || exit 1
+libtoolize --install --copy || exit 1
 autoheader || exit 1
 aclocal || exit 1
 autoconf || exit 1
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 989d703..d4840e0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([wMUD], [0.1.0])
 
 AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([crypt.h])
@@ -49,4 +50,4 @@ if test "$libcurl_protocol_SMTP" != "yes"; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-AC_OUTPUT(Makefile wmud/Makefile docs/reference/wmud/Makefile create-world.sh drop-world.sh)
+AC_OUTPUT(Makefile libgiosmtp/Makefile wmud/Makefile docs/reference/wmud/Makefile create-world.sh drop-world.sh)
diff --git a/libgiosmtp/Makefile.am b/libgiosmtp/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57a79c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgiosmtp/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgiosmtp-1.0.la
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(CURL_CFLAGS)
+
+libgiosmtp_1_0_la_SOURCES = gioextension.c giomodule.c
+libgiosmtp_1_0_la_LIBADD = $(CURL_LIBS)
diff --git a/libgiosmtp/gioextension.c b/libgiosmtp/gioextension.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10a1780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgiosmtp/gioextension.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include <gio/gio.h>
diff --git a/libgiosmtp/giomodule.c b/libgiosmtp/giomodule.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..361170d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgiosmtp/giomodule.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include <gio/gio.h>
+#include <curl/curl.h>