diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 30a8b24..b69502e 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -782,16 +782,54 @@ function get_uid() {
 }}
 
 if(! function_exists('validate_url')) {
-function validate_url($url) {
+function validate_url(&$url) {
 	if(substr($url,0,4) != 'http')
 		$url = 'http://' . $url;
 	$h = parse_url($url);
 
-	if(! $h)
+	if(! $h) {
 		return false;
-	if(! checkdnsrr($h['host'], 'ANY'))
+	}
+	if(! checkdnsrr($h['host'], 'ANY')) {
 		return false;
+	}
 	return true;
 }}
 
+if(! function_exists('allowed_url')) {
+function allowed_url($url) {
+
+	$h = parse_url($url);
+
+	if(! $h) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$str_allowed = get_config('system','allowed_sites');
+	if(! $str_allowed)
+		return true;
+
+	$found = false;
+
+	$host = strtolower($h['host']);
+
+	// always allow our own site
+
+	if($host == strtolower($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']))
+		return true;
+
+	$fnmatch = function_exists('fnmatch');
+	$allowed = explode(',',$str_allowed);
+
+	if(count($allowed)) {
+		foreach($allowed as $a) {
+			$pat = strtolower(trim($a));
+			if(($fnmatch && fnmatch($pat,$host)) || ($pat == $host)) {
+				$found = true; 
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return $found;
+}}
 
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 617d4b2..a22492f 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function dfrn_request_post(&$a) {
 
  		// invalid/bogus request
 
-		notice( t("Unrecoverable protocol error.") . EOL );
+		notice( t('Unrecoverable protocol error.') . EOL );
 		goaway($a->get_baseurl());
 		return; // NOTREACHED
 	}
@@ -219,7 +219,14 @@ function dfrn_request_post(&$a) {
 				goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/' . $a->cmd);
 				return; // NOTREACHED
 			}
+
+			if(! allowed_url($url)) {
+				notice( t('Disallowed profile URL.') . EOL);
+				goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/' . $a->cmd);
+				return; // NOTREACHED
+			}
 			
+
 			require_once('Scrape.php');
 
 			$parms = scrape_dfrn($url);
@@ -301,7 +308,7 @@ function dfrn_request_post(&$a) {
 		// This notice will only be seen by the requestor if  the requestor and requestee are on the same server.
 
 		if(! $failed) 
-			notice( t("Your introduction has been sent.") . EOL );
+			notice( t('Your introduction has been sent.') . EOL );
 
 		// "Homecoming" - send the requestor back to their site to record the introduction.