diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 091e4bf..2e11a82 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -194,18 +194,27 @@ d_char *msg_update(snac *snac, char *object)
 d_char *msg_admiration(snac *snac, char *object, char *type)
 /* creates a Like or Announce message */
 {
-    xs *ntid = tid(0);
-    xs *id   = xs_fmt("%s/d/%d/%s", snac->actor, ntid, type);
-    d_char *msg = msg_base(snac, type, id, snac->actor, "");
-    xs *rcpts = xs_list_new();
+    xs *a_msg   = NULL;
+    d_char *msg = NULL;
 
     /* call the object */
     timeline_request(snac, object, snac->actor);
 
-    rcpts = xs_list_append(rcpts, public_address);
+    if ((a_msg = timeline_find(snac, object)) != NULL) {
+        xs *ntid  = tid(0);
+        xs *id    = xs_fmt("%s/d/%d/%s", snac->actor, ntid, type);
+        xs *rcpts = xs_list_new();
 
-    msg = xs_dict_append(msg, "to",     rcpts);
-    msg = xs_dict_append(msg, "object", object);
+        msg = msg_base(snac, type, id, snac->actor, "");
+
+        rcpts = xs_list_append(rcpts, public_address);
+        rcpts = xs_list_append(rcpts, xs_dict_get(a_msg, "attributedTo"));
+
+        msg = xs_dict_append(msg, "to",     rcpts);
+        msg = xs_dict_append(msg, "object", object);
+    }
+    else
+        snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("msg_admiration cannot retrieve object %s", object));
 
     return msg;
 }
@@ -372,9 +381,11 @@ void process_queue(snac *snac)
             char *actor = xs_dict_get(q_item, "actor");
             char *msg   = xs_dict_get(q_item, "object");
             int retries = xs_number_get(xs_dict_get(q_item, "retries"));
+            xs *payload = NULL;
+            int p_size = 0;
 
             /* deliver */
-            status = send_to_actor(snac, actor, msg, NULL, 0);
+            status = send_to_actor(snac, actor, msg, &payload, &p_size);
 
             if (!valid_status(status)) {
                 /* error sending; reenqueue? */
@@ -420,12 +431,14 @@ d_char *recipient_list(snac *snac, char *msg, int expand_public)
 
                 char *p = fwers;
                 while (xs_list_iter(&p, &fw)) {
-                    if (!xs_list_in(list, fw))
-                        list = xs_list_append(list, fw);
+                    char *actor = xs_dict_get(fw, "actor");
+
+                    if (xs_list_in(list, actor) == -1)
+                        list = xs_list_append(list, actor);
                 }
             }
             else
-            if (!xs_list_in(list, v))
+            if (xs_list_in(list, v) == -1)
                 list = xs_list_append(list, v);
         }
     }
diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index ac6e225..5e6bcac 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ int timeline_here(snac *snac, char *id)
 d_char *timeline_find(snac *snac, char *id)
 /* gets a message from the timeline by id */
 {
-    xs *fn  = _timeline_find_fn(snac, id);
-    xs *msg = NULL;
+    xs *fn      = _timeline_find_fn(snac, id);
+    d_char *msg = NULL;
 
     if (fn != NULL) {
         FILE *f;
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ void enqueue_output(snac *snac, char *msg, char *actor, int retries)
         return;
     }
 
-    int qrt  = xs_number_get(xs_dict_get(srv_config, "query_retry_minutes"));
+    int qrt  = xs_number_get(xs_dict_get(srv_config, "queue_retry_minutes"));
     xs *ntid = tid(retries * 60 * qrt);
     xs *fn   = xs_fmt("%s/queue/%s.json", snac->basedir, ntid);
     xs *tfn  = xs_fmt("%s.tmp", fn);
diff --git a/httpd.c b/httpd.c
index 7728d04..256d7b1 100644
--- a/httpd.c
+++ b/httpd.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void httpd_connection(int rs)
     xs *headers = NULL;
     xs *q_path  = NULL;
     xs *payload = NULL;
-    int p_size;
+    int p_size = 0;
     char *p;
 
     f = xs_socket_accept(rs);
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8efbc36..eed5ea8 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (strcmp(cmd, "announce") == 0) {
         xs *msg = msg_admiration(&snac, url, "Announce");
 
-        {
+        if (msg != NULL) {
+            post(&snac, msg);
+
             xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(msg, 4);
             printf("%s\n", j);
         }
diff --git a/snac.c b/snac.c
index 52ac7d3..2c350bb 100644
--- a/snac.c
+++ b/snac.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void srv_archive(char *direction, char *req, char *payload, int p_size,
 /* archives a connection */
 {
     /* obsessive archiving */
-    xs *date = xs_local_time("%Y%m%d%H%M%S");
+    xs *date = tid(0);
     xs *dir  = xs_fmt("%s/archive/%s", srv_basedir, date);
     FILE *f;
 
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ void srv_archive(char *direction, char *req, char *payload, int p_size,
 
                 if ((f = fopen(payload_fn, "w")) != NULL) {
                     xs *v1 = xs_json_loads(payload);
-                    xs *j1 = xs_json_dumps_pp(v1, 4);
+                    xs *j1 = NULL;
+
+                    if (v1 != NULL)
+                        j1 = xs_json_dumps_pp(v1, 4);
 
                     if (j1 != NULL)
                         fwrite(j1, strlen(j1), 1, f);
@@ -200,7 +203,10 @@ void srv_archive(char *direction, char *req, char *payload, int p_size,
 
                 if ((f = fopen(body_fn, "w")) != NULL) {
                     xs *v1 = xs_json_loads(body);
-                    xs *j1 = xs_json_dumps_pp(v1, 4);
+                    xs *j1 = NULL;
+
+                    if (v1 != NULL)
+                        j1 = xs_json_dumps_pp(v1, 4);
 
                     if (j1 != NULL)
                         fwrite(j1, strlen(j1), 1, f);
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index f39e383..aef8d69 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ int actor_request(snac *snac, char *actor, d_char **data);
 int send_to_inbox(snac *snac, char *inbox, char *msg, d_char **payload, int *p_size);
 int send_to_actor(snac *snac, char *actor, char *msg, d_char **payload, int *p_size);
 void process_queue(snac *snac);
+void post(snac *snac, char *msg);
 int activitypub_get_handler(d_char *req, char *q_path,
                             char **body, int *b_size, char **ctype);
 int activitypub_post_handler(d_char *req, char *q_path,