diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0780ee679..8dd9f543d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,4 @@
-# Build addons packages
-SRC	=	buglink fortunate nsfw sniper uhremotestorage \
-		calc impressum oembed statusnet widgets \
-		communityhome js_upload piwik tictac wppost \
-		convert ldapauth  poormancron tumblr \
-		facebook membersince randplace twitter
 
-DESTS = $(addsuffix .tgz,$(SRC))
+all:
+	@./buildtgz
 
-all: $(DESTS)
-
-%.tgz: %
-	@echo -n Creating $@... 
-	@tar czf $@ $<
-	@echo " Done."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildtgz b/buildtgz
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..dec535dd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildtgz
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Make doesn't handle subdirs very well 
+# without providing a Makefile in each one.
+# So we will just manually find any source
+# directories which contain any files that 
+# are newer than are .tgz file and rebuild
+# it if any are found
+
+SUBDIRS=`ls -d [a-z]*/ | tr -d /`
+for a in $SUBDIRS; do
+	TGZ=$a.tgz
+	if [[ ! -f $TGZ ]]; then
+	   	echo "Building: " $TGZ
+		tar zcvf $TGZ $a
+	else
+		TOUCHED=`find $a -cnewer $TGZ`
+		if [[ -n $TOUCHED ]]; then
+			echo "Building: " $TGZ
+			tar zcvf $TGZ $a
+		fi
+	fi
+done
diff --git a/posterous.tgz b/posterous.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbb5c24e2
Binary files /dev/null and b/posterous.tgz differ
diff --git a/posterous/posterous-api.php b/posterous/posterous-api.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9dd7d9c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posterous/posterous-api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+<?php /*
+Name: Posterous API Library
+Description: Object-oriented PHP class for accessing the Posterous API
+Author: Calvin Freitas
+Version: 0.1.0
+Author URI: http://calvinf.com/
+License:  MIT License (see LICENSE) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/MIT/
+Warranties: None
+Last Modified: December 07, 2009
+Requirements: PHP 5 or higher.
+*/
+
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2009 Calvin Freitas
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+/* Define Static Variables */
+define('POSTEROUS_API_LIBRARY_VERSION','1.0');
+define('POSTEROUS_API_LIBRARY_RELEASE_DATE','December 07, 2009');
+define('POSTEROUS_API_LIBRARY_URL','http://calvinf.com/projects/posterous-api-library-php/');
+define('POSTEROUS_API_LIBRARY_AUTHOR_NAME','Calvin Freitas');
+define('POSTEROUS_API_LIBRARY_AUTHOR_URL','http://calvinf.com/');
+define('POSTEROUS_API_LIBRARY_AUTHOR_EMAIL','cal@calvinfreitas.com');
+
+define('POSTEROUS_API_URL', 'http://posterous.com/api/');
+
+// ensure Curl extension installed
+if(!extension_loaded("curl")) {
+	throw(new Exception("The Curl extension for PHP is required for PosterousAPI to work."));
+}
+
+/* Useful to catch this exception separately from standard PHP Exceptions */
+class PosterousException extends Exception {}
+
+/* This class contains functions for calling the Posterous API */
+class PosterousAPI {
+	private $user;
+	private $pass;
+
+	function __construct($user = NULL, $pass = NULL) {
+		$this->user = $user;
+		$this->pass = $pass;
+	}
+
+	/* Reading Methods - http://posterous.com/api/reading */
+	function getsites() {
+		$api_method = 'getsites';
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	function readposts($args) {
+		$api_method = 'readposts';
+
+		$valid_args = array('hostname','site_id','num_posts','page','tag');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate($args, $valid_args);
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	function gettags($args) {
+		$api_method = 'gettags';
+
+		$valid_args = array('hostname','site_id');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate($args, $valid_args);
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	/* Posting Methods - http://posterous.com/api/posting */
+	function newpost($args) {
+		$api_method = 'newpost';
+
+		if (!$this->_auth()) {
+			throw new PosterousException('Posterous API call "' . $api_method . '" requires authentication.');
+		}
+
+		$valid_args = array('site_id','media','title','body','autopost','private','date','tags','source','sourceLink');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate($args, $valid_args);
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	function updatepost($args) {
+		$api_method = 'updatepost';
+
+		if (!$this->_auth()) {
+			throw new PosterousException('Posterous API call "' . $api_method . '" requires authentication.');
+		}
+
+		$valid_args = array('post_id','media','title','body');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate($args, $valid_args);
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	function newcomment($args) {
+		$api_method = 'newcomment';
+
+		$valid_args = array('post_id','comment','name','email','date');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate($args, $valid_args);
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	/* Post.ly Methods - http://posterous.com/api/postly */
+
+	function getpost($args) {
+		$api_method = 'getpost';
+
+		$valid_args = array('id');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate($args, $valid_args);
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	/* Twitter Methods - http://posterous.com/api/twitter */
+	function upload() {
+		$api_method = 'upload';
+
+		$valid_args = array('username','password','media','message','body','source','sourceLink');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate( $args, $method_args );
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+	function uploadAndPost() {
+		$api_method = 'uploadAndPost';
+
+		$valid_args = array('username','password','media','message','body','source','sourceLink');
+		$method_args = $this->_validate( $args, $method_args );
+
+		$xml = $this->_call( $api_method, $method_args );
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
+
+	/* Helper Functions */
+	private function _call($api_method, $method_args = NULL) {
+		$method_url = POSTEROUS_API_URL . $api_method;
+
+		$user = $this->user();
+		$pass = $this->pass();
+
+		$ch = curl_init();
+		curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $method_url);
+		curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
+		curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 5);
+		curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);
+		curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_BASIC);
+
+		if (isset($user) && isset($pass) && $user != '' && $pass != '') {
+			curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, $user . ':' . $pass);
+		}
+
+		curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
+
+		if ( is_array($method_args) && !empty($method_args) ) {
+			curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $method_args);
+		}
+
+		$data = curl_exec($ch);
+		//$response_code = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
+		curl_close($ch);
+
+		$xml = '';
+		try {
+			$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($data);
+
+			$response_status = $xml['stat'];
+			if ($response_status == 'ok') {
+				return $xml;
+			}
+			elseif ($response_status == 'fail') {
+				throw new PosterousException('Error Code ' . $xml->err['code'] . ': ' . $xml->err['msg']);
+			}
+			else {
+				throw new PosterousException('Error: Invalid Posterous response status.');
+			}
+		}
+		catch (Exception $e) {
+			throw $e;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function _validate($args, $valid_args) {
+		$method_args = array();
+		foreach($args as $key => $value) {
+			if( in_array($key, $valid_args) ) {
+				$method_args[$key] = $value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $method_args;
+	}
+
+	private function _auth() {
+		//checks if object has user & password, does not verify w/ Posterous
+		if (isset($this->user) && isset($this->pass) && $this->user != '' && $this->pass != '') {
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+		else {
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Getters & Setters */
+	function user($user = NULL) {
+		if ($user) {
+			$this->user = $user;
+		}
+		return $this->user;
+	}
+
+	function pass($pass = NULL) {
+		if ($pass) {
+			$this->pass = $pass;
+		}
+		return $this->pass;
+	}
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/posterous/posterous.css b/posterous/posterous.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06202aa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posterous/posterous.css
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+#posterous-enable-label, #posterous-username-label, #posterous-password-label, #posterous-bydefault-label {
+	float: left;
+	width: 200px;
+	margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+#posterous-checkbox, #posterous-username, #posterous-password, #posterous-bydefault {
+	float: left;
+	margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+#posterous-submit {
+	margin-top: 15px;
+}
+
diff --git a/posterous/posterous.php b/posterous/posterous.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..639042b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posterous/posterous.php
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Name: Posterous Post Connector
+ * Version: 1.0
+ * Author: Mike Macgirvin <http://macgirvin.com/profile/mike>
+ */
+
+function posterous_install() {
+    register_hook('post_local',           'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_post_local');
+    register_hook('notifier_normal',      'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_send');
+    register_hook('jot_networks',         'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_jot_nets');
+    register_hook('connector_settings',      'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_settings');
+    register_hook('connector_settings_post', 'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_settings_post');
+
+}
+function posterous_uninstall() {
+    unregister_hook('post_local',       'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_post_local');
+    unregister_hook('notifier_normal',  'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_send');
+    unregister_hook('jot_networks',     'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_jot_nets');
+    unregister_hook('connector_settings',      'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_settings');
+    unregister_hook('connector_settings_post', 'addon/posterous/posterous.php', 'posterous_settings_post');
+}
+
+
+function posterous_jot_nets(&$a,&$b) {
+    if(! local_user())
+        return;
+
+    $pstr_post = get_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post');
+    if(intval($pstr_post) == 1) {
+        $pstr_defpost = get_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post_by_default');
+        $selected = ((intval($pstr_defpost) == 1) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '');
+        $b .= '<div class="profile-jot-net"><input type="checkbox" name="posterous_enable"' . $selected . 'value="1" /> '
+            . t('Post to Posterous') . '</div>';
+    }
+}
+
+
+function posterous_settings(&$a,&$s) {
+
+    if(! local_user())
+        return;
+
+    /* Add our stylesheet to the page so we can make our settings look nice */
+
+    $a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<link rel="stylesheet"  type="text/css" href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/addon/posterous/posterous.css' . '" media="all" />' . "\r\n";
+
+    /* Get the current state of our config variables */
+
+    $enabled = get_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post');
+
+    $checked = (($enabled) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '');
+
+    $def_enabled = get_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post_by_default');
+
+    $def_checked = (($def_enabled) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '');
+
+	$pstr_username = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'posterous', 'posterous_username');
+	$pstr_password = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'posterous', 'posterous_password');
+
+
+    /* Add some HTML to the existing form */
+
+    $s .= '<div class="settings-block">';
+    $s .= '<h3>' . t('Posterous Post Settings') . '</h3>';
+    $s .= '<div id="posterous-enable-wrapper">';
+    $s .= '<label id="posterous-enable-label" for="posterous-checkbox">' . t('Enable Posterous Post Plugin') . '</label>';
+    $s .= '<input id="posterous-checkbox" type="checkbox" name="posterous" value="1" ' . $checked . '/>';
+    $s .= '</div><div class="clear"></div>';
+
+    $s .= '<div id="posterous-username-wrapper">';
+    $s .= '<label id="posterous-username-label" for="posterous-username">' . t('Posterous login') . '</label>';
+    $s .= '<input id="posterous-username" type="text" name="posterous_username" value="' . $pstr_username . '" />';
+    $s .= '</div><div class="clear"></div>';
+
+    $s .= '<div id="posterous-password-wrapper">';
+    $s .= '<label id="posterous-password-label" for="posterous-password">' . t('Posterous password') . '</label>';
+    $s .= '<input id="posterous-password" type="password" name="posterous_password" value="' . $pstr_password . '" />';
+    $s .= '</div><div class="clear"></div>';
+
+    $s .= '<div id="posterous-bydefault-wrapper">';
+    $s .= '<label id="posterous-bydefault-label" for="posterous-bydefault">' . t('Post to Posterous by default') . '</label>';
+    $s .= '<input id="posterous-bydefault" type="checkbox" name="posterous_bydefault" value="1" ' . $def_checked . '/>';
+    $s .= '</div><div class="clear"></div>';
+
+    /* provide a submit button */
+
+    $s .= '<div class="settings-submit-wrapper" ><input type="submit" id="posterous-submit" name="posterous-submit" class="settings-submit" value="' . t('Submit') . '" /></div></div>';
+
+}
+
+
+function posterous_settings_post(&$a,&$b) {
+
+	if(x($_POST,'posterous-submit')) {
+
+		set_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post',intval($_POST['posterous']));
+		set_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post_by_default',intval($_POST['posterous_bydefault']));
+		set_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','posterous_username',trim($_POST['posterous_username']));
+		set_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','posterous_password',trim($_POST['posterous_password']));
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+function posterous_post_local(&$a,&$b) {
+
+	// This can probably be changed to allow editing by pointing to a different API endpoint
+
+	if($b['edit'])
+		return;
+
+	if((! local_user()) || (local_user() != $b['uid']))
+		return;
+
+	if($b['private'] || $b['parent'])
+		return;
+
+    $pstr_post   = intval(get_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post'));
+
+	$pstr_enable = (($pstr_post && x($_REQUEST,'posterous_enable')) ? intval($_REQUEST['posterous_enable']) : 0);
+
+	if($_REQUEST['api_source'] && intval(get_pconfig(local_user(),'posterous','post_by_default')))
+		$pstr_enable = 1;
+
+    if(! $pstr_enable)
+       return;
+
+    if(strlen($b['postopts']))
+       $b['postopts'] .= ',';
+     $b['postopts'] .= 'posterous';
+}
+
+
+
+
+function posterous_send(&$a,&$b) {
+
+    if($b['deleted'] || $b['private'] || ($b['created'] !== $b['edited']))
+        return;
+
+    if(! strstr($b['postopts'],'posterous'))
+        return;
+
+    if($b['parent'] != $b['id'])
+        return;
+
+
+	$pstr_username = get_pconfig($b['uid'],'posterous','posterous_username');
+	$pstr_password = get_pconfig($b['uid'],'posterous','posterous_password');
+	$pstr_blog = 'http://www.posterous.com/api/write';
+
+	if($pstr_username && $pstr_password && $pstr_blog) {
+
+		require_once('include/bbcode.php');
+		require_once('posterous-api.php');		
+		$tag_arr = array();
+		$tags = '';
+		$x = preg_match_all('/\#\[(.*?)\](.*?)\[/',$b['tag'],$matches,PREG_SET_ORDER);
+
+		if($x) {
+			foreach($matches as $mtch) {
+				$tag_arr[] = $mtch[2];
+			}
+		}
+		if(count($tag_arr))
+			$tags = implode(',',$tag_arr);		
+
+
+		$params = array(
+			'title' => (($b['title']) ? $b['title'] : t('Post from Friendica')),
+			'type' => 'regular',
+			'autopost' => 1,
+			'source' => 'Friendica',
+			'is_private' => false,
+			'tags' => $tags,
+			'body' => bbcode($b['body'])
+		);
+
+		$api = new PosterousAPI($pstr_username,$pstr_password);
+
+		$result = $api->newpost($params);
+		logger('posterous_send: ' . $result);
+	}
+}
+