Perhaps this works:

This allows you to edit your cron: Then add line like this to it:
That should execute the script always when the raspberry boots

Hi all, I am running raspberry pi and raspbian with a logitech webcamera and the software motion, installed via apt-get install motion.It saves my pictures to a folder on the sd card but in motion.conf I have enabled on_picture_save mpack -s "Alert" /home/pi/pictures/%f recipient@gmail.com However n...