diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index e67ef06e..89b0964b 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -15,17 +15,29 @@ require_once("datetime.php");
 // FIXME - generalise for other content, probably create a notify queue in 
 // the db with type and recipient list
 
-if(($argc != 3) || (! intval($argv[2])))
+if($argc < 3)
 	exit;
 
-	$baseurl = trim(pack("H*" , $argv[1]));
+	$baseurl = trim(hex2bin($argv[1]));
+
+	$cmd = $argv[2];
+
+	switch($cmd) {
+
+		default:
+			$item_id = intval($argv[3]);
+			if(! $item_id)
+				killme();
+			break;
+	}
 
-	$item_id = $argv[2];
 
 	$is_parent = false;
 
 	$recipients = array();
 
+	// fetch requested item
+
 	$r = q("SELECT `item`.*,  `contact`.*,`item`.`id` AS `item_id` FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `item`.`contact-id` = `contact`.`id` 
 		WHERE `item`.`id` = %d LIMIT 1",
 		intval($item_id)
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 4314719f..40d03a19 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		if(count($r))
 			$contact_id = $r[0]['id'];
 	}	
+
+	$notify_type = (($parent) ? 'comment-new' : 'wall-new' );
+
 	if($_POST['type'] == 'jot') {
 
 		do {
@@ -59,10 +62,9 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		}
 
 		$url = bin2hex($a->get_baseurl());
-		proc_close(proc_open("php include/notifier.php $url $post_id > notify.log &",
-			array(),$foo));
 
-//		notifier($a,$post_id,$parent);
+		proc_close(proc_open("php include/notifier.php $url $notify_type $post_id > notify.log &",
+			array(),$foo));
 
 	}
 	goaway($a->get_baseurl() . "/profile/$profile_uid");
diff --git a/mod/login.php b/mod/login.php
index 296890a5..4ee4e1fa 100644
--- a/mod/login.php
+++ b/mod/login.php
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 function login_content(&$a) {
 //	return login($a->config['register_enabled']);
-	return login(1);
+	return login(($a->config['register_policy'] == REGISTER_CLOSED) ? 0 : 1);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/atomic.tpl b/view/atomic.tpl
index 5d3eea06..9a72a748 100644
--- a/view/atomic.tpl
+++ b/view/atomic.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
-      xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1" >
+      xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1" 
+      xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0"
+      xmlns:at="http://purl.org/atompub/tombstones/1.0"
+>
   <id>$feed_id</id>
   <title>$feed_title</title>
   <updated>$feed_updated</updated>