---
 t/t9001-send-email.sh |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index a61da1e..c3a3737 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ test_expect_success \
      git add fake.sendmail
      GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="A" git commit -a -m "Second."'
 
+if test "$(uname -o)" = Cygwin; then
+    say "git-send-mail tests disabled on Windows"
+    # because of windows being such a crap
+else
+
 test_expect_success \
     'Extract patches and send' \
     'git format-patch -n HEAD^1
@@ -38,4 +43,6 @@ test_expect_success \
     'Verify commandline' \
     'diff commandline expected'
 
+fi
+
 test_done
-- 
1.3.3.g7994