diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index 563eaa4e27..75d47e05aa 100644
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -544,7 +544,6 @@ function diaspora_comment($importer,$xml,$msg) {
 
 
 	if($parent_author_signature) {
-//		$owner_signed_data = $guid . ';' . $parent_guid . ';' . $text . ';' . $msg['author'];
 		$owner_signed_data = $guid . ';' . $parent_guid . ';' . $text . ';' . $diaspora_handle;
 
 		$parent_author_signature = base64_decode($parent_author_signature);
@@ -619,13 +618,14 @@ function diaspora_comment($importer,$xml,$msg) {
 			dbesc(base64_encode($author_signature)),
 			dbesc($diaspora_handle)
 		);
+
+		// if the message isn't already being relayed, notify others
+		// the existence of parent_author_signature means the parent_author or owner
+		// is already relaying.
+
+		proc_run('php','include/notifier.php','comment',$message_id);
 	}
-
-	// notify others
-//	proc_run('php','include/notifier.php','comment',$message_id);
-
 	return;
-
 }
 
 function diaspora_photo($importer,$xml,$msg) {
@@ -845,8 +845,12 @@ EOT;
 		);
 	}
 
-	// notify others
-//	proc_run('php','include/notifier.php','comment',$message_id);
+	// if the message isn't already being relayed, notify others
+	// the existence of parent_author_signature means the parent_author or owner
+	// is already relaying.
+
+	if(! $parent_author_signature)
+		proc_run('php','include/notifier.php','comment',$message_id);
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 746e3b2944..19e56c0b60 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ function subscribe_to_hub($url,$importer,$contact) {
 			intval($importer['uid'])
 		);
 	}
-	if(! count($r))
+	if((! count($r)) || $contact['network'] === NETWORK_DIASPORA)
 		return;
 
 	$push_url = get_config('system','url') . '/pubsub/' . $r[0]['nickname'] . '/' . $contact['id'];
diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index 1c8245c7a8..7b645844f6 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -150,7 +150,37 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 
 		$parent = $items[0];
 
-		if($parent['wall'] == 0 && (! $expire)) {
+		// This is IMPORTANT!!!!
+
+		// We will only send a "notify owner to relay" or followup message if the referenced post
+		// originated on our system by virtue of having our hostname somewhere
+		// in the URI, AND it was a comment (not top_level) AND the parent originated elsewhere.
+		// if $parent['wall'] == 1 we will already have the parent message in our array
+		// and we will relay the whole lot.
+ 
+		// expire sends an entire group of expire messages and cannot be forwarded.
+		// However the conversation owner will be a part of the conversation and will 
+		// be notified during this run.
+		// Other DFRN conversation members will be alerted during polled updates.
+
+		// Diaspora members currently are not notified of expirations, and other networks have
+		// either limited or no ability to process deletions. We should at least fix Diaspora 
+		// by stringing togther an array of retractions and sending them onward.
+		 
+  	
+		$localhost = $a->get_hostname();
+		if(strpos($localhost,':'))
+			$localhost = substr($localhost,0,strpos($localhost,':'));
+
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * Be VERY CAREFUL if you make any changes to the following line. Seemingly innocuous changes 
+		 * have been known to cause runaway conditions which affected several servers, along with 
+		 * permissions issues. 
+		 *
+		 */
+ 
+		if((! $top_level) && ($parent['wall'] == 0) && (! $expire) && (stristr($target_item['uri'],$localhost))) {
 			// local followup to remote post
 			$followup = true;
 			$public_message = false; // not public