diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 74e46599ff..9b4d14645b 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require_once('include/nav.php');
 require_once('include/cache.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1238' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1239' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.22'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1118      );
 
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_poll.php b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
index 09f198b814..b12e071328 100755
--- a/mod/dfrn_poll.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ function dfrn_poll_init(&$a) {
 					$_SESSION['authenticated'] = 1;
 					$_SESSION['visitor_id'] = $r[0]['id'];
 					$_SESSION['visitor_home'] = $r[0]['url'];
+					$_SESSION['visitor_handle'] = $r[0]['addr'];
 					$_SESSION['visitor_visiting'] = $r[0]['uid'];
 					info( sprintf(t('%s welcomes %s'), $r[0]['username'] , $r[0]['name']) . EOL);
 					// Visitors get 1 day session.
diff --git a/mod/redir.php b/mod/redir.php
index eb9702b041..9223e5483c 100755
--- a/mod/redir.php
+++ b/mod/redir.php
@@ -2,44 +2,59 @@
 
 function redir_init(&$a) {
 
-	if((! local_user()) || (! ($a->argc == 2)) || (! intval($a->argv[1])))
-		goaway(z_root());
-	$cid = $a->argv[1];
 	$url = ((x($_GET,'url')) ? $_GET['url'] : '');
 
-	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-		intval($cid),
-		intval(local_user())
-	);
+	// traditional DFRN
 
-	if((! count($r)) || ($r[0]['network'] !== 'dfrn'))
-		goaway(z_root());
+	if(local_user() && $a->argc == 2 && intval($a->argv[1])) {
 
-	$dfrn_id = $orig_id = (($r[0]['issued-id']) ? $r[0]['issued-id'] : $r[0]['dfrn-id']);
+		$cid = $a->argv[1];
 
-	if($r[0]['duplex'] && $r[0]['issued-id']) {
-		$orig_id = $r[0]['issued-id'];
-		$dfrn_id = '1:' . $orig_id;
-	}
-	if($r[0]['duplex'] && $r[0]['dfrn-id']) {
-		$orig_id = $r[0]['dfrn-id'];
-		$dfrn_id = '0:' . $orig_id;
+		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+			intval($cid),
+			intval(local_user())
+		);
+
+		if((! count($r)) || ($r[0]['network'] !== NETWORK_DFRN))
+			goaway(z_root());
+
+		$dfrn_id = $orig_id = (($r[0]['issued-id']) ? $r[0]['issued-id'] : $r[0]['dfrn-id']);
+
+		if($r[0]['duplex'] && $r[0]['issued-id']) {
+			$orig_id = $r[0]['issued-id'];
+			$dfrn_id = '1:' . $orig_id;
+		}
+		if($r[0]['duplex'] && $r[0]['dfrn-id']) {
+			$orig_id = $r[0]['dfrn-id'];
+			$dfrn_id = '0:' . $orig_id;
+		}
+
+		$sec = random_string();
+
+		q("INSERT INTO `profile_check` ( `uid`, `cid`, `dfrn_id`, `sec`, `expire`)
+			VALUES( %d, %s, '%s', '%s', %d )",
+			intval(local_user()),
+			intval($cid),
+			dbesc($dfrn_id),
+			dbesc($sec),
+			intval(time() + 45)
+		);
+
+		logger('mod_redir: ' . $r[0]['name'] . ' ' . $sec, LOGGER_DEBUG); 
+		$dest = (($url) ? '&destination_url=' . $url : '');
+		goaway ($r[0]['poll'] . '?dfrn_id=' . $dfrn_id 
+			. '&dfrn_version=' . DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION . '&type=profile&sec=' . $sec . $dest );
 	}
 
-	$sec = random_string();
+	if(local_user())
+		$handle = $a->user['nickname'] . '@' . substr($a->get_baseurl(),strpos($a->get_baseurl(),'://')+3);
+	if(remote_user())
+		$handle = $_SESSION['handle'];
 
-	q("INSERT INTO `profile_check` ( `uid`, `cid`, `dfrn_id`, `sec`, `expire`)
-		VALUES( %d, %s, '%s', '%s', %d )",
-		intval(local_user()),
-		intval($cid),
-		dbesc($dfrn_id),
-		dbesc($sec),
-		intval(time() + 45)
-	);
+	if($url) {
+		$url = str_replace('{zid}','&zid=' . $handle,$url);
+		goaway($url);
+	}
 
-	logger('mod_redir: ' . $r[0]['name'] . ' ' . $sec, LOGGER_DEBUG); 
-	$dest = (($url) ? '&destination_url=' . $url : '');
-	goaway ($r[0]['poll'] . '?dfrn_id=' . $dfrn_id 
-		. '&dfrn_version=' . DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION . '&type=profile&sec=' . $sec . $dest );
-	
+	goaway(z_root());
 }