diff --git a/django_mailbox/models.py b/django_mailbox/models.py
index 9f7ffc2..b378a24 100644
--- a/django_mailbox/models.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/models.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from django_mailbox.signals import message_received
 from django_mailbox.transports import Pop3Transport, ImapTransport, \
     MaildirTransport, MboxTransport, BabylTransport, MHTransport, \
     MMDFTransport, GmailImapTransport
+from django_mailbox.transports.registry import transport_registry
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ class Mailbox(models.Model):
             conn = MHTransport(self.location)
         elif self.type == 'mmdf':
             conn = MMDFTransport(self.location)
-        return conn
+        return transport_registry[self.type].from_url(self.uri)
 
     def process_incoming_message(self, message):
         """Process a message incoming to this mailbox."""
diff --git a/django_mailbox/transports/__init__.py b/django_mailbox/transports/__init__.py
index 7aeef95..216582d 100644
--- a/django_mailbox/transports/__init__.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/transports/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ from django_mailbox.transports.mbox import MboxTransport
 from django_mailbox.transports.babyl import BabylTransport
 from django_mailbox.transports.mh import MHTransport
 from django_mailbox.transports.mmdf import MMDFTransport
-from django_mailbox.transports.gmail import GmailImapTransport
+from django_mailbox.transports.gmail import GmailImapTransport
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/django_mailbox/transports/base.py b/django_mailbox/transports/base.py
index d65ad35..13eb8fb 100644
--- a/django_mailbox/transports/base.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/transports/base.py
@@ -17,3 +17,10 @@ class EmailTransport(object):
             message = email.message_from_string(contents)
 
         return message
+
+
+class PluggableEmailTransport(EmailTransport):
+    @classmethod
+    def from_uri(cls, uri):
+        raise NotImplemented("The class does not implement {0}.from_uri, and it should. "
+                             "Overwrite {0}.from_uri.".format(cls.__name__))
diff --git a/django_mailbox/transports/registry.py b/django_mailbox/transports/registry.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8584701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_mailbox/transports/registry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+transport_registry = {}
+
+
+def register_transport(transport_type):
+    def decorator(f):
+        transport_registry[transport_type] = f
+        return f
+    return decorator