diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/report.h b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/report.h
index c492f4aa2..55a1c2dbf 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/report.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/report.h
@@ -21,28 +21,38 @@
 
 namespace NLMISC {
 
-enum TReportResult { ReportDebug, ReportIgnore, ReportQuit, ReportError };
+#if FINAL_VERSION
+#define NL_REPORT_SYNCHRONOUS false
+#define NL_REPORT_DEFAULT NLMISC::ReportAbort
+#else
+#define NL_REPORT_SYNCHRONOUS true
+#define NL_REPORT_DEFAULT NLMISC::ReportBreak
+#endif
 
-/** Display a custom message box.
+enum TReportResult
+{
+	// See also crash_report_widget.h EReturnValue
+	ReportAlwaysIgnore = 21,
+	ReportIgnore = 22,
+	ReportAbort = 23,
+	ReportBreak = 24
+};
+
+/** Display a crash report
  *
- * \param title set the title of the report. If empty, it'll display "NeL Crash Report" or the default title set by setReportWindowTitle.
- * \param header message displayed before the edit text box. If empty, it displays the default message.
- * \param body message displayed in the edit text box. This string will be sent by email.
- * \param debugButton 0 for disabling it, 1 for enable with default behaviors (generate a breakpoint), 2 for enable with no behavior
+ * \param title set the title of the report. If empty, it'll display "NeL report"
+ * \param subject extended title of the report
+ * \param body message displayed in the edit text box. This string will be sent to the crash report tool
+ * \param attachment binary file to attach. This is a filename
+ * \param synchronous use system() and wait for the crash tool exit code, passes -dev flag; otherwise return defaultResult immediately
+ * \param sendReport hide 'dont send' button, or auto enable 'send report' checkbox
  *
- *
- *
- * \return the button clicked or error
+ * \return the button clicked or defaultResult
  */
-TReportResult report(const std::string &title, const std::string &header, const std::string &subject, const std::string &body, bool enableCheckIgnore, uint debugButton, bool ignoreButton, sint quitButton, bool sendReportButton, bool &ignoreNextTime, const std::string &attachedFile = "");
+TReportResult report(const std::string &title, const std::string &subject, const std::string &body, const std::string &attachment, bool synchronous, bool sendReport, TReportResult defaultResult);
 
-/// Set the Url of the web service used to post crash reports to
-void setReportPostUrl(const std::string &postUrl);
-
-/// DEPRECATED
-/** call this in the main of your appli to enable email: setReportEmailFunction (sendEmail);
- */
-void setReportEmailFunction(void *emailFunction);
+/// Set the Url of the web service used to post crash reports to. String is copied
+void setReportPostUrl(const char *postUrl);
 
 } // NLMISC
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
index 86752a412..96372d124 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/debug.cpp
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ public:
 			{
 				// yoyo: allow only to send the crash report once. Because users usually click ignore,
 				// which create noise into list of bugs (once a player crash, it will surely continues to do it).
-				bool i = false;
-				report (progname+shortExc, "", subject, _Reason, true, 1, true, 1, !isCrashAlreadyReported(), i, NL_CRASH_DUMP_FILE);
+				report(progname + shortExc, subject, _Reason, NL_CRASH_DUMP_FILE, true, !isCrashAlreadyReported(), ReportAbort);
+				// TODO: Does this need to be synchronous? Why does this not handle the report result?
 
 				// no more sent mail for crash
 				setCrashAlreadyReported(true);
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
index 86fc1d726..273ebf111 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/displayer.cpp
@@ -688,37 +688,33 @@ void CMsgBoxDisplayer::doDisplay ( const CLog::TDisplayInfo& args, const char *m
 			// yoyo: allow only to send the crash report once. Because users usually click ignore,
 			// which create noise into list of bugs (once a player crash, it will surely continues to do it).
 			std::string filename = getLogDirectory() + NL_CRASH_DUMP_FILE;
+			
+			TReportResult reportResult = report(args.ProcessName + " NeL " + toString(logTypeToString(args.LogType, true)),
+				subject, body, filename, NL_REPORT_SYNCHRONOUS, !isCrashAlreadyReported(), NL_REPORT_DEFAULT);
 
-			if  (ReportDebug == report (args.ProcessName + " NeL " + toString(logTypeToString(args.LogType, true)), "", subject, body, true, 2, true, 1, !isCrashAlreadyReported(), IgnoreNextTime, filename.c_str()))
+			switch (reportResult)
 			{
+			case ReportAlwaysIgnore:
+				IgnoreNextTime = true;
+				break;
+			case ReportBreak:
 				INelContext::getInstance().setDebugNeedAssert(true);
+				break;
+			case ReportAbort:
+#		ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+#		ifndef NL_COMP_MINGW
+				// disable the Windows popup telling that the application aborted and disable the dr watson report.
+				_set_abort_behavior(0, _WRITE_ABORT_MSG | _CALL_REPORTFAULT);
+#		endif
+#		endif
+				abort();
+				break;
 			}
 
 			// no more sent mail for crash
 			setCrashAlreadyReported(true);
 		}
-
-/*		// Check the envvar NEL_IGNORE_ASSERT
-		if (getenv ("NEL_IGNORE_ASSERT") == NULL)
-		{
-			// Ask the user to continue, debug or ignore
-			int result = MessageBox (NULL, ss2.str().c_str (), logTypeToString(args.LogType, true), MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE | MB_ICONSTOP);
-			if (result == IDABORT)
-			{
-				// Exit the program now
-				exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
-			else if (result == IDRETRY)
-			{
-				// Give the debugger a try
-				DebugNeedAssert = true;
- 			}
-			else if (result == IDIGNORE)
-			{
-				// Continue, do nothing
-			}
-		}
-*/	}
+	}
 
 //#endif
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/report.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/report.cpp
index 8c58234cf..96ad2fac9 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/report.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/report.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "stdmisc.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "nel/misc/common.h"
diff --git a/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp b/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
index f42806245..a37370b17 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/net/service.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ sint IService::main (const char *serviceShortName, const char *serviceLongName,
 
 		ListeningPort = servicePort;
 
-		setReportEmailFunction ((void*)sendEmail);
+		// setReportEmailFunction ((void*)sendEmail);
 		// setDefaultEmailParams ("gw.nevrax.com", "", "cado@nevrax.com");