diff --git a/basic_setup/test_migration_email.sh b/basic_setup/test_migration_email.sh
index d00ee42..8cef578 100755
--- a/basic_setup/test_migration_email.sh
+++ b/basic_setup/test_migration_email.sh
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# test_migration_email.sh - Stellt eine Test-EMail in S3 + SQS ein
+# test_migration_email.sh - Places a test email into S3 + SQS
 #
-# Simuliert den kompletten SES-Eingang: Mail landet in S3, Metadaten in SQS.
-# Der Worker holt sie dann ab und verarbeitet sie (Delivery oder Forward).
+# Simulates the complete SES inbound flow: Mail goes to S3, metadata to SQS.
+# The worker picks it up and processes it (Delivery or Forward).
 #
-# Verwendung:
+# Usage:
 #   ./test_migration_email.sh cielectrical.com carlosr@cielectrical.com
 #   ./test_migration_email.sh buddelectric.net service@buddelectric.net
 #
-# Optionale Absenderadresse:
-#   ./test_migration_email.sh cielectrical.com carlosr@cielectrical.com test@example.com
+# Optional sender address:
+#   ./test_migration_email.sh cielectrical.com carlosr@cielectrical.com sender@example.com
 
 set -e
 
-# --- Parameter ---
+# --- Parameters ---
 DOMAIN="$1"
 RECIPIENT="$2"
 FROM_ADDR="${3:-migration-test@andreasknuth.de}"
 AWS_REGION=${AWS_REGION:-"us-east-2"}
 
 if [ -z "$DOMAIN" ] || [ -z "$RECIPIENT" ]; then
-    echo "Verwendung: $0 <domain> <recipient> [from-address]"
-    echo "Beispiel:   $0 cielectrical.com carlosr@cielectrical.com"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <domain> <recipient> [from-address]"
+    echo "Example: $0 cielectrical.com carlosr@cielectrical.com"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# --- Abgeleitete Variablen ---
+# --- Derived variables ---
 BUCKET_NAME=$(echo "$DOMAIN" | tr '.' '-')"-emails"
 QUEUE_NAME=$(echo "$DOMAIN" | tr '.' '-')"-queue"
 MESSAGE_ID="test-migration-$(date +%s)-$$"
@@ -33,58 +33,60 @@ TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 DATE_RFC2822=$(date -R)
 
 echo "============================================================"
-echo "  📧 Test-Mail für Migration"
+echo "  Migration Test Email"
 echo "============================================================"
 echo "  Domain:    $DOMAIN"
-echo "  Empfänger: $RECIPIENT"
-echo "  Absender:  $FROM_ADDR"
+echo "  Recipient: $RECIPIENT"
+echo "  Sender:    $FROM_ADDR"
 echo "  Bucket:    $BUCKET_NAME"
 echo "  Queue:     $QUEUE_NAME"
 echo "  Key:       $MESSAGE_ID"
 echo ""
 
-# --- Schritt 1: E-Mail als RFC822 erstellen ---
-echo "[1/3] Erstelle Test-Email..."
+# --- Step 1: Create RFC822 email ---
+echo "[1/3] Creating test email..."
 
-MAIL_CONTENT="From: Migration Test <${FROM_ADDR}>
+TMP_FILE=$(mktemp /tmp/test-mail-XXXXXX.eml)
+
+cat > "$TMP_FILE" << EOF
+From: Migration Test <${FROM_ADDR}>
 To: ${RECIPIENT}
 Subject: Migration Test $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 Date: ${DATE_RFC2822}
 Message-ID: <${MESSAGE_ID}@test.email-srvr.com>
 MIME-Version: 1.0
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
 
-Hallo!
+Hello!
 
-Dies ist eine Test-EMail zur Validierung der E-Mail-Migration.
+This is a test email to validate the email migration pipeline.
 
-Gesendet:  $(date)
-Domain:    ${DOMAIN}
-Empfaenger: ${RECIPIENT}
+Sent:       $(date)
+Domain:     ${DOMAIN}
+Recipient:  ${RECIPIENT}
 Message-ID: ${MESSAGE_ID}
 
-Wenn du diese Mail in deiner Inbox siehst, funktioniert der
-komplette Pfad: S3 -> SQS -> Worker -> Forward/Delivery.
+If you see this email in your inbox, the complete path is working:
+S3 -> SQS -> Worker -> Forward/Delivery
 
 -- 
-Bay Area Affiliates Migration Test"
+Bay Area Affiliates - Migration Test
+EOF
 
-TMP_FILE=$(mktemp /tmp/test-mail-XXXXXX.eml)
-echo "$MAIL_CONTENT" > "$TMP_FILE"
+echo "  Done ($(wc -c < "$TMP_FILE") bytes)"
 
-echo "  ✓ Mail erstellt ($(wc -c < "$TMP_FILE") Bytes)"
-
-# --- Schritt 2: In S3 Bucket ablegen ---
-echo "[2/3] Lade Mail in S3 hoch: s3://${BUCKET_NAME}/${MESSAGE_ID} ..."
+# --- Step 2: Upload to S3 ---
+echo "[2/3] Uploading to S3: s3://${BUCKET_NAME}/${MESSAGE_ID} ..."
 
 aws s3 cp "$TMP_FILE" "s3://${BUCKET_NAME}/${MESSAGE_ID}" \
     --region "$AWS_REGION" \
     --quiet
 
-echo "  ✓ S3 Upload erfolgreich"
+echo "  Done"
 
-# --- Schritt 3: SQS Message im Fake-SNS-Format einstellen ---
-echo "[3/3] Stelle Message in SQS Queue..."
+# --- Step 3: Place SQS message in fake-SNS format ---
+echo "[3/3] Placing message in SQS queue..."
 
 QUEUE_URL=$(aws sqs get-queue-url \
     --queue-name "$QUEUE_NAME" \
@@ -93,12 +95,12 @@ QUEUE_URL=$(aws sqs get-queue-url \
     --query 'QueueUrl')
 
 if [ -z "$QUEUE_URL" ]; then
-    echo "  ❌ Queue $QUEUE_NAME nicht gefunden!"
+    echo "  ERROR: Queue $QUEUE_NAME not found!"
     rm -f "$TMP_FILE"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# SES Event Payload (das was die Lambda normalerweise erzeugt)
+# SES event payload (what the Lambda normally produces)
 SES_DATA=$(jq -n \
     --arg msgId "$MESSAGE_ID" \
     --arg source "$FROM_ADDR" \
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ SES_DATA=$(jq -n \
         }
     }')
 
-# Fake SNS Wrapper (so wie deine Lambda es erzeugt)
+# Fake SNS wrapper (same format as ses_sns_shim_global.py)
 SQS_BODY=$(jq -n \
     --arg sesData "$SES_DATA" \
     --arg ts "$TIMESTAMP" \
@@ -135,35 +137,32 @@ SQS_BODY=$(jq -n \
         Timestamp: $ts
     }')
 
-aws sqs send-message \
+SQS_MSG_ID=$(aws sqs send-message \
     --queue-url "$QUEUE_URL" \
     --region "$AWS_REGION" \
     --message-body "$SQS_BODY" \
     --output text \
-    --query 'MessageId'
+    --query 'MessageId')
 
-echo "  ✓ SQS Message eingestellt"
+echo "  Done (SQS MessageId: ${SQS_MSG_ID})"
 
-# --- Aufräumen ---
+# --- Cleanup ---
 rm -f "$TMP_FILE"
 
 echo ""
 echo "============================================================"
-echo "  ✅ Test-Mail eingestellt!"
+echo "  Test email placed successfully!"
 echo "============================================================"
 echo ""
-echo "  Jetzt Worker-Logs beobachten:"
+echo "  Watch worker logs:"
 echo "    docker logs -f email-worker --tail 50"
 echo ""
-echo "  Der Worker sollte folgendes zeigen:"
-echo "    📧 Processing: ${MESSAGE_ID:0:20}... -> ${RECIPIENT}"
-echo "    ✓ Forwarded via legacy SMTP ... (falls Forward-Rule existiert)"
-echo "    ODER"
-echo "    ✓ Delivered to ${RECIPIENT} (falls DMS-Mailbox existiert)"
+echo "  Expected output:"
+echo "    Processing: ${MESSAGE_ID:0:20}... -> ${RECIPIENT}"
+echo "    Forwarded via legacy SMTP ... (if forward rule exists)"
+echo "    OR"
+echo "    Delivered to ${RECIPIENT} (if DMS mailbox exists)"
 echo ""
-echo "  S3 Objekt prüfen:"
+echo "  Check S3 object:"
 echo "    aws s3 ls s3://${BUCKET_NAME}/${MESSAGE_ID} --region ${AWS_REGION}"
-echo ""
-echo "  Falls etwas schief geht - SQS Message manuell prüfen:"
-echo "    aws sqs receive-message --queue-url ${QUEUE_URL} --region ${AWS_REGION}"
 echo "============================================================"
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