diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 7c93ca5..8924f1c 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ void process_message(snac *snac, char *msg, char *req)
 
                 timeline_request(snac, in_reply_to);
 
-                snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Note' %s %s", actor, id));
-                timeline_add(snac, id, msg, in_reply_to);
+                if (timeline_add(snac, id, msg, in_reply_to))
+                    snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Note' %s %s", actor, id));
             }
         }
         else
@@ -247,8 +247,10 @@ void process_message(snac *snac, char *msg, char *req)
     else
 */
     if (strcmp(type, "Like") == 0) {
-        if (xs_type(object) == XSTYPE_STRING)
+        if (xs_type(object) == XSTYPE_STRING) {
             timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 1);
+            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Like' %s %s", actor, object));
+        }
         else
             snac_debug(snac, 2, xs_fmt("xs_type for 'Like' object not string"));
     }
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ void process_message(snac *snac, char *msg, char *req)
             timeline_request(snac, object);
 
             timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 0);
+            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Announce' %s %s", actor, object));
         }
         else
             snac_debug(snac, 2, xs_fmt("xs_type for 'Announce' object not string"));
diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index 9fa06ae..3167d28 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -530,14 +530,14 @@ void _timeline_write(snac *snac, char *id, char *msg, char *parent)
 }
 
 
-void timeline_add(snac *snac, char *id, char *o_msg, char *parent)
+int timeline_add(snac *snac, char *id, char *o_msg, char *parent)
 /* adds a message to the timeline */
 {
     xs *pfn = _timeline_find_fn(snac, id);
 
     if (pfn != NULL) {
         snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("timeline_add refusing rewrite %s %s", id, pfn));
-        return;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     xs *msg = xs_dup(o_msg);
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ void timeline_add(snac *snac, char *id, char *o_msg, char *parent)
     _timeline_write(snac, id, msg, parent);
 
     snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("timeline_add %s", id));
+
+    return 1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 56fbbda..65d934c 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ d_char *http_signed_request(snac *snac, char *method, char *url,
 {
     xs *l1;
     xs *date;
-    xs *digest;
+    xs *digest_b64, *digest;
     xs *s64;
     xs *signature;
     xs *hdrs;
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ d_char *http_signed_request(snac *snac, char *method, char *url,
     char *target;
     char *seckey;
     char *k, *v;
+    d_char *response;
 
     date = xs_utc_time("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT");
 
@@ -43,9 +44,11 @@ d_char *http_signed_request(snac *snac, char *method, char *url,
 
     /* digest */
     if (body != NULL)
-        digest = xs_sha256_base64(body, b_size);
+        digest_b64 = xs_sha256_base64(body, b_size);
     else
-        digest = xs_sha256_base64("", 0);
+        digest_b64 = xs_sha256_base64("", 0);
+
+    digest = xs_fmt("SHA-256=%s", digest_b64);
 
     seckey = xs_dict_get(snac->key, "secret");
 
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ d_char *http_signed_request(snac *snac, char *method, char *url,
         /* build the string to be signed */
         xs *s = xs_fmt("(request-target): %s /%s\n"
                        "host: %s\n"
-                       "digest: SHA-256=%s\n"
+                       "digest: %s\n"
                        "date: %s",
                     strcmp(method, "POST") == 0 ? "post" : "get",
                     target, host, digest, date);
@@ -81,6 +84,10 @@ d_char *http_signed_request(snac *snac, char *method, char *url,
     hdrs = xs_dict_append(hdrs, "digest",       digest);
     hdrs = xs_dict_append(hdrs, "user-agent",   "snac/2.x");
 
-    return xs_http_request(method, url, hdrs,
+    response = xs_http_request(method, url, hdrs,
                            body, b_size, status, payload, p_size);
+
+    srv_archive("SEND", hdrs, body, b_size, *status, response, *payload, *p_size);
+
+    return response;
 }
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 82e2c2f..436e0f0 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ d_char *timeline_find(snac *snac, char *id);
 void timeline_del(snac *snac, char *id);
 d_char *timeline_get(snac *snac, char *fn);
 d_char *timeline_list(snac *snac);
-void timeline_add(snac *snac, char *id, char *msg, char *parent);
+int timeline_add(snac *snac, char *id, char *msg, char *parent);
 void timeline_admire(snac *snac, char *id, char *admirer, int like);
 
 int following_add(snac *snac, char *actor, char *msg);