diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5ebd7c75..a84ad33d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.5-stable+timestamp.2013.04.06.10.05.46
+Version 2.4.5-stable+timestamp.2013.04.06.10.09.56
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index 6b981090..cdb61b53 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ class Mail(object):
     def send(
         self,
         to,
-        subject='None',
-        message='None',
+        subject = '[no subject]',
+        message = '[no message]',
         attachments=None,
         cc=None,
         bcc=None,