diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index f56a703196..4b4788dbde 100644
--- 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',      '3.0.1347' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.0.1348' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1144      );
 
@@ -1323,6 +1323,25 @@ if(! function_exists('proc_run')) {
 		$a = get_app();
 
 		$args = func_get_args();
+
+		$newargs = array();
+		if(! count($args))
+			return;
+
+		// expand any arrays
+
+		foreach($args as $arg) {
+			if(is_array($arg)) {
+				foreach($arg as $n) {
+					$newargs[] = $n;
+				}
+			}
+			else
+				$newargs[] = $arg;
+		}
+
+		$args = $newargs;
+		
 		$arr = array('args' => $args, 'run_cmd' => true);
 
 		call_hooks("proc_run", $arr);
diff --git a/include/crypto.php b/include/crypto.php
index 0feb45c247..6fc9a287e4 100644
--- a/include/crypto.php
+++ b/include/crypto.php
@@ -292,4 +292,38 @@ function zot_unencapsulate($data,$prvkey) {
 	$ret['sender'] = $s;
 	$ret['data'] = aes_unencapsulate($x,$prvkey);
 	return $ret;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function new_keypair($bits) {
+
+	$openssl_options = array(
+		'digest_alg'       => 'sha1',
+		'private_key_bits' => $bits,
+		'encrypt_key'      => false 
+	);
+
+	$conf = get_config('system','openssl_conf_file');
+	if($conf)
+		$openssl_options['config'] = $conf;
+	
+	$result = openssl_pkey_new($openssl_options);
+
+	if(empty($result)) {
+		logger('new_keypair: failed');
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Get private key
+
+	$response = array('prvkey' => '', 'pubkey' => '');
+
+	openssl_pkey_export($result, $response['prvkey']);
+
+	// Get public key
+	$pkey = openssl_pkey_get_details($result);
+	$response['pubkey'] = $pkey["key"];
+
+	return $response;
+
+}
+
diff --git a/include/delivery.php b/include/delivery.php
index 1cee2d697b..61b0bd33a5 100644
--- a/include/delivery.php
+++ b/include/delivery.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function delivery_run($argv, $argc){
 
 	for($x = 3; $x < $argc; $x ++) {
 
-		$contact_id = intval($argv[x]);
+		$contact_id = intval($argv[$x]);
 
 		// Some other process may have delivered this item already.
 
diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index 8b904dbcd1..cb4fb2a31c 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -478,24 +478,42 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 			}
 		}
 
+
+		// This controls the number of deliveries to execute with each separate delivery process.
+		// By default we'll perform one delivery per process. Assuming a hostile shared hosting
+		// provider, this provides the greatest chance of deliveries if processes start getting 
+		// killed. We can also space them out with the delivery_interval to also help avoid them 
+		// getting whacked.
+
+		// If $deliveries_per_process > 1, we will chain this number of multiple deliveries 
+		// together into a single process. This will reduce the overall number of processes 
+		// spawned for each delivery, but they will run longer. 
+
 		$deliveries_per_process = intval(get_config('system','delivery_batch_count'));
 		if($deliveries_per_process <= 0)
 			$deliveries_per_process = 1;
 
 		$this_batch = array();
 
-		foreach($r as $contact) {
+		for($x = 0; $x < count($r); $x ++) {
+			$contact = $r[$x];
+
 			if($contact['self'])
 				continue;
 
 			// potentially more than one recipient. Start a new process and space them out a bit.
-			// we will deliver single recipient types of message and email receipients here. 
-
+			// we will deliver single recipient types of message and email recipients here. 
+		
 			if((! $mail) && (! $fsuggest) && (! $followup)) {
-				// deliveries per process not yet implemented, 1 delivery per process.
-				proc_run('php','include/delivery.php',$cmd,$item_id,$contact['id']);
-				if($interval)
-					@time_sleep_until(microtime(true) + (float) $interval);
+
+				$this_batch[] = $contact['id'];
+
+				if(count($this_batch) == $deliveries_per_process) {
+					proc_run('php','include/delivery.php',$cmd,$item_id,$this_batch);
+					$this_batch = array();
+					if($interval)
+						@time_sleep_until(microtime(true) + (float) $interval);
+				}
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
index 227d72cbfb..093993bbc4 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
@@ -144,19 +144,12 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(&$a,$handsfree = null) {
 			 * worried about key leakage than anybody cracking it.  
 			 *
 			 */
+			require_once('include/crypto.php');
 
-			$res = openssl_pkey_new(array(
-				'digest_alg' => 'sha1',
-				'private_key_bits' => 4096,
-				'encrypt_key' => false )
-			);
+			$res = new_keypair(1024);
 
-			$private_key = '';
-
-			openssl_pkey_export($res, $private_key);
-
-			$pubkey = openssl_pkey_get_details($res);
-			$public_key = $pubkey["key"];
+			$private_key = $res['prvkey'];
+			$public_key  = $res['pubkey'];
 
 			// Save the private key. Send them the public key.
 
diff --git a/mod/hostxrd.php b/mod/hostxrd.php
index fe61a874c3..9b2411f266 100644
--- a/mod/hostxrd.php
+++ b/mod/hostxrd.php
@@ -8,26 +8,10 @@ function hostxrd_init(&$a) {
 	$pubkey = get_config('system','site_pubkey');
 
 	if(! $pubkey) {
+		$res = new_keypair(1024);
 
-		// should only have to ever do this once.
-
-		$res=openssl_pkey_new(array(
-			'digest_alg' => 'sha1',
-			'private_key_bits' => 4096,
-			'encrypt_key' => false ));
-
-
-		$prvkey = '';
-
-		openssl_pkey_export($res, $prvkey);
-
-		// Get public key
-
-		$pkey = openssl_pkey_get_details($res);
-		$pubkey = $pkey["key"];
-
-		set_config('system','site_prvkey', $prvkey);
-		set_config('system','site_pubkey', $pubkey);
+		set_config('system','site_prvkey', $res['prvkey']);
+		set_config('system','site_pubkey', $res['pubkey']);
 	}
 
 	$tpl = file_get_contents('view/xrd_host.tpl');
diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
index b60707d457..58bba85333 100644
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ b/mod/register.php
@@ -171,26 +171,17 @@ function register_post(&$a) {
 	$new_password = autoname(6) . mt_rand(100,9999);
 	$new_password_encoded = hash('whirlpool',$new_password);
 
-	$res=openssl_pkey_new(array(
-		'digest_alg' => 'sha1',
-		'private_key_bits' => 4096,
-		'encrypt_key' => false ));
+	require_once('include/crypto.php');
 
-	// Get private key
+	$result = new_keypair(1024);
 
-	if(empty($res)) {
+	if($result === false) {
 		notice( t('SERIOUS ERROR: Generation of security keys failed.') . EOL);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$prvkey = '';
-
-	openssl_pkey_export($res, $prvkey);
-
-	// Get public key
-
-	$pkey = openssl_pkey_get_details($res);
-	$pubkey = $pkey["key"];
+	$prvkey = $result['prvkey'];
+	$pubkey = $result['pubkey'];
 
 	/**
 	 *
@@ -203,21 +194,9 @@ function register_post(&$a) {
 	 *
 	 */
 	
-	$sres=openssl_pkey_new(array(
-		'digest_alg' => 'sha1',
-		'private_key_bits' => 512,
-		'encrypt_key' => false ));
-
-	// Get private key
-
-	$sprvkey = '';
-
-	openssl_pkey_export($sres, $sprvkey);
-
-	// Get public key
-
-	$spkey = openssl_pkey_get_details($sres);
-	$spubkey = $spkey["key"];
+	$sres    = new_keypair(512);
+	$sprvkey = $sres['prvkey'];
+	$spubkey = $sres['pubkey'];
 
 	$r = q("INSERT INTO `user` ( `guid`, `username`, `password`, `email`, `openid`, `nickname`,
 		`pubkey`, `prvkey`, `spubkey`, `sprvkey`, `register_date`, `verified`, `blocked`, `timezone` )
diff --git a/util/messages.po b/util/messages.po
index 456f50cda5..65674774a9 100644
--- a/util/messages.po
+++ b/util/messages.po
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: 3.0.1347\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: 3.0.1348\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-05-19 10:00-0700\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-05-20 10:00-0700\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ../../mod/settings.php:910 ../../mod/settings.php:916
 #: ../../mod/settings.php:952 ../../mod/settings.php:953
 #: ../../mod/settings.php:954 ../../mod/settings.php:955
-#: ../../mod/register.php:532 ../../mod/profiles.php:511
+#: ../../mod/register.php:511 ../../mod/profiles.php:511
 msgid "Yes"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ../../mod/settings.php:910 ../../mod/settings.php:916
 #: ../../mod/settings.php:952 ../../mod/settings.php:953
 #: ../../mod/settings.php:954 ../../mod/settings.php:955
-#: ../../mod/register.php:533 ../../mod/profiles.php:512
+#: ../../mod/register.php:512 ../../mod/profiles.php:512
 msgid "No"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ msgid "Contact information unavailable"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/photos.php:151 ../../mod/photos.php:597 ../../mod/photos.php:950
-#: ../../mod/photos.php:965 ../../mod/register.php:335
-#: ../../mod/register.php:342 ../../mod/register.php:349
+#: ../../mod/photos.php:965 ../../mod/register.php:314
+#: ../../mod/register.php:321 ../../mod/register.php:328
 #: ../../mod/profile_photo.php:60 ../../mod/profile_photo.php:67
 #: ../../mod/profile_photo.php:74 ../../mod/profile_photo.php:174
 #: ../../mod/profile_photo.php:252 ../../mod/profile_photo.php:261
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Community"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/community.php:61 ../../mod/search.php:134
+#: ../../mod/community.php:61 ../../mod/search.php:138
 msgid "No results."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Connect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/match.php:65 ../../mod/dirfind.php:57
+#: ../../mod/match.php:65 ../../mod/dirfind.php:60
 msgid "No matches"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1687,8 +1687,8 @@ msgid "Password reset requested at %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/lostpass.php:45 ../../mod/lostpass.php:107
-#: ../../mod/register.php:388 ../../mod/register.php:442
-#: ../../mod/regmod.php:54 ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:752
+#: ../../mod/register.php:367 ../../mod/register.php:421
+#: ../../mod/regmod.php:54 ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:745
 #: ../../addon/facebook/facebook.php:688
 #: ../../addon/facebook/facebook.php:1178
 #: ../../addon/public_server/public_server.php:62
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ msgid ""
 "must also begin with a letter."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:153 ../../mod/register.php:264
+#: ../../mod/register.php:153 ../../mod/register.php:243
 msgid "Nickname is already registered. Please choose another."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2696,107 +2696,107 @@ msgid ""
 "another."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:182
+#: ../../mod/register.php:179
 msgid "SERIOUS ERROR: Generation of security keys failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:250
+#: ../../mod/register.php:229
 msgid "An error occurred during registration. Please try again."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:286
+#: ../../mod/register.php:265
 msgid "An error occurred creating your default profile. Please try again."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:386 ../../mod/regmod.php:52
+#: ../../mod/register.php:365 ../../mod/regmod.php:52
 #, php-format
 msgid "Registration details for %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:394
+#: ../../mod/register.php:373
 msgid ""
 "Registration successful. Please check your email for further instructions."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:398
+#: ../../mod/register.php:377
 msgid "Failed to send email message. Here is the message that failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:403
+#: ../../mod/register.php:382
 msgid "Your registration can not be processed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:440
+#: ../../mod/register.php:419
 #, php-format
 msgid "Registration request at %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:449
+#: ../../mod/register.php:428
 msgid "Your registration is pending approval by the site owner."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:487
+#: ../../mod/register.php:466
 msgid ""
 "This site has exceeded the number of allowed daily account registrations. "
 "Please try again tomorrow."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:513
+#: ../../mod/register.php:492
 msgid ""
 "You may (optionally) fill in this form via OpenID by supplying your OpenID "
 "and clicking 'Register'."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:514
+#: ../../mod/register.php:493
 msgid ""
 "If you are not familiar with OpenID, please leave that field blank and fill "
 "in the rest of the items."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:515
+#: ../../mod/register.php:494
 msgid "Your OpenID (optional): "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:529
+#: ../../mod/register.php:508
 msgid "Include your profile in member directory?"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:549
+#: ../../mod/register.php:528
 msgid "Membership on this site is by invitation only."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:550
+#: ../../mod/register.php:529
 msgid "Your invitation ID: "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:553 ../../mod/admin.php:405
+#: ../../mod/register.php:532 ../../mod/admin.php:405
 msgid "Registration"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:561
+#: ../../mod/register.php:540
 msgid "Your Full Name (e.g. Joe Smith): "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:562
+#: ../../mod/register.php:541
 msgid "Your Email Address: "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:563
+#: ../../mod/register.php:542
 msgid ""
 "Choose a profile nickname. This must begin with a text character. Your "
 "profile address on this site will then be '<strong>nickname@$sitename</"
 "strong>'."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:564
+#: ../../mod/register.php:543
 msgid "Choose a nickname: "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/register.php:567 ../../include/nav.php:81 ../../boot.php:794
+#: ../../mod/register.php:546 ../../include/nav.php:81 ../../boot.php:794
 msgid "Register"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dirfind.php:23
+#: ../../mod/dirfind.php:26
 msgid "People Search"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2860,38 +2860,38 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Unable to locate original post."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/item.php:249
+#: ../../mod/item.php:258
 msgid "Empty post discarded."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/item.php:372 ../../mod/wall_upload.php:99
+#: ../../mod/item.php:381 ../../mod/wall_upload.php:99
 #: ../../mod/wall_upload.php:108 ../../mod/wall_upload.php:115
 #: ../../include/message.php:144
 msgid "Wall Photos"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/item.php:781
+#: ../../mod/item.php:790
 msgid "System error. Post not saved."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/item.php:806
+#: ../../mod/item.php:815
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
 "This message was sent to you by %s, a member of the Friendica social network."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/item.php:808
+#: ../../mod/item.php:817
 #, php-format
 msgid "You may visit them online at %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/item.php:809
+#: ../../mod/item.php:818
 msgid ""
 "Please contact the sender by replying to this post if you do not wish to "
 "receive these messages."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/item.php:811
+#: ../../mod/item.php:820
 #, php-format
 msgid "%s posted an update."
 msgstr ""
@@ -3764,8 +3764,8 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "No installed applications."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/search.php:83
-msgid "Search This Site"
+#: ../../mod/search.php:83 ../../include/text.php:650 ../../include/nav.php:91
+msgid "Search"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../../mod/profiles.php:21 ../../mod/profiles.php:375
@@ -4220,83 +4220,83 @@ msgid ""
 "has already been approved."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:242
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:235
 msgid "Response from remote site was not understood."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:251
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:244
 msgid "Unexpected response from remote site: "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:259
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:252
 msgid "Confirmation completed successfully."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:261 ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:275
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:282
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:254 ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:268
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:275
 msgid "Remote site reported: "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:273
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:266
 msgid "Temporary failure. Please wait and try again."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:280
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:273
 msgid "Introduction failed or was revoked."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:425
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:418
 msgid "Unable to set contact photo."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:482 ../../include/diaspora.php:507
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:475 ../../include/diaspora.php:507
 #: ../../include/conversation.php:101
 #, php-format
 msgid "%1$s is now friends with %2$s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:564
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:557
 #, php-format
 msgid "No user record found for '%s' "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:574
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:567
 msgid "Our site encryption key is apparently messed up."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:585
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:578
 msgid "Empty site URL was provided or URL could not be decrypted by us."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:606
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:599
 msgid "Contact record was not found for you on our site."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:620
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:613
 #, php-format
 msgid "Site public key not available in contact record for URL %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:640
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:633
 msgid ""
 "The ID provided by your system is a duplicate on our system. It should work "
 "if you try again."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:651
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:644
 msgid "Unable to set your contact credentials on our system."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:716
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:709
 msgid "Unable to update your contact profile details on our system"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:750
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:743
 #, php-format
 msgid "Connection accepted at %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:799
+#: ../../mod/dfrn_confirm.php:792
 #, php-format
 msgid "%1$s has joined %2$s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -6257,10 +6257,6 @@ msgid_plural "%d Contacts"
 msgstr[0] ""
 msgstr[1] ""
 
-#: ../../include/text.php:650 ../../include/nav.php:91
-msgid "Search"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: ../../include/text.php:831
 msgid "Monday"
 msgstr ""