use Log::Log4perl qw(get_logger :levels);

my $log4perl_conf=<<CFG
log4perl.rootLogger=INFO, Email
log4perl.appender.Email=Log::Dispatch::Email::MailSendmail
log4perl.appender.Email.to=me@company.com
log4perl.appender.Email.from=me@company.com
log4perl.appender.Email.min_level=info
log4perl.appender.Email.layout=Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout
log4perl.appender.Email.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%F{1}:%c{1}] %5p> %m%n
CFG
;

Log::Log4perl::init(\$log4perl_conf);
my $logger = Log::Log4perl->get_logger();

$logger->info('Something bad is happening');