diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_followers.py b/addons/mail/mail_followers.py
index 86246bc2745..33f5f1f8a83 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_followers.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_followers.py
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ class mail_notification(osv.Model):
                     Administrator
                 </p>
                 <div>
-                    <small>Sent by <a ...>Your Company</a> using <a ...>OpenERP</a>.</small> OR
-                    <small>Sent by Administrator using <a ...>OpenERP</a>.</small>
+                    <small>Sent from <a ...>Your Company</a> using <a ...>OpenERP</a>.</small>
                 </div>
         """
         footer = ""
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ class mail_notification(osv.Model):
             company = "<a style='color:inherit' href='%s'>%s</a>" % (website_url, user.company_id.name)
         else:
             company = user.company_id.name
-        sent_by = _('Sent by %(company)s using %(openerp)s.')
+        sent_by = _('Sent from %(company)s using %(openerp)s')
         signature_company = '<small>%s</small>' % (sent_by % {
             'company': company,
             'openerp': "<a style='color:inherit' href='https://www.openerp.com/'>OpenERP</a>"
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_mail.py b/addons/mail/mail_mail.py
index 12903d02236..ebce0988dd3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_mail.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_mail.py
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class mail_mail(osv.Model):
     def _get_partner_access_link(self, cr, uid, mail, partner=None, context=None):
         """Generate URLs for links in mails: partner has access (is user):
         link to action_mail_redirect action that will redirect to doc or Inbox """
+        if context is None:
+            context = {}
         if partner and partner.user_ids:
             base_url = self.pool.get('ir.config_parameter').get_param(cr, uid, 'web.base.url')
             # the parameters to encode for the query and fragment part of url
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ class mail_mail(osv.Model):
                 fragment.update(model=mail.model, res_id=mail.res_id)
 
             url = urljoin(base_url, "/web?%s#%s" % (urlencode(query), urlencode(fragment)))
-            return _("""<span class='oe_mail_footer_access'><small>Access your messages and documents <a style='color:inherit' href="%s">in OpenERP</a></small></span>""") % url
+            return _("""<span class='oe_mail_footer_access'><small>about <a style='color:inherit' href="%s">%s %s</a></small></span>""") % (url, context.get('model_name', ''), mail.record_name)
         else:
             return None
 
@@ -233,10 +235,19 @@ class mail_mail(osv.Model):
                 email sending process has failed
             :return: True
         """
+        if context is None:
+            context = {}
         ir_mail_server = self.pool.get('ir.mail_server')
-
         for mail in self.browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, ids, context=context):
             try:
+                # TDE note: remove me when model_id field is present on mail.message - done here to avoid doing it multiple times in the sub method
+                if mail.model:
+                    model_id = self.pool['ir.model'].search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [('model', '=', mail.model)], context=context)[0]
+                    model = self.pool['ir.model'].browse(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, model_id, context=context)
+                else:
+                    model = None
+                if model:
+                    context['model_name'] = model.name
                 # handle attachments
                 attachments = []
                 for attach in mail.attachment_ids:
diff --git a/addons/portal/mail_mail.py b/addons/portal/mail_mail.py
index 0fe2081fa45..79e5be49612 100644
--- a/addons/portal/mail_mail.py
+++ b/addons/portal/mail_mail.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class mail_mail(osv.Model):
         if partner and not partner.user_ids:
             contex_signup = dict(context, signup_valid=True)
             signup_url = partner_obj._get_signup_url_for_action(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [partner.id],
-                                                                    model=mail.model, res_id=mail.res_id,
-                                                                    context=contex_signup)[partner.id]
-            return _("""<span class='oe_mail_footer_access'><small>Access your messages and documents through <a style='color:inherit' href="%s">our Customer Portal</a></small></span>""") % signup_url
+                                                                model=mail.model, res_id=mail.res_id,
+                                                                context=contex_signup)[partner.id]
+            return _(""", <span class='oe_mail_footer_access'><small>access %s %s through <a style='color:inherit' href="%s">our Customer Portal</a></small></span>""") % (context.get('model_name', ''), mail.record_name, signup_url)
         else:
             return super(mail_mail, self)._get_partner_access_link(cr, uid, mail, partner=partner, context=context)