diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index f659e80498..f6ae4c7c60 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `config` (
   `k` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `v` text NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `register` (
   `password` CHAR(255) NOT NULL,
   `language` CHAR(16) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `clients` (
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `clients` (
 `pw` VARCHAR( 20 ) NOT NULL ,
 `redirect_uri` VARCHAR( 200 ) NOT NULL ,
 PRIMARY KEY ( `client_id` )
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `tokens` (
 `id` VARCHAR( 40 ) NOT NULL ,
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `tokens` (
 `expires` INT NOT NULL ,
 `scope` VARCHAR( 200 ) NOT NULL ,
 PRIMARY KEY ( `id` )
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `auth_codes` (
 `id` VARCHAR( 40 ) NOT NULL ,
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `auth_codes` (
 `expires` INT NOT NULL ,
 `scope` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL ,
 PRIMARY KEY ( `id` )
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `queue` (
 `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `queue` (
 `created` DATETIME NOT NULL ,
 `last` DATETIME NOT NULL ,
 `content` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pconfig` (
 `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pconfig` (
 `cat` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
 `k` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
 `v` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `hook` (
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `hook` (
 `hook` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
 `file` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
 `function` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `addon` (
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `addon` (
 `installed` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' ,
 `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' ,
 `plugin_admin` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0'
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `event` (
@@ -509,13 +509,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `event` (
 `allow_gid` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL ,
 `deny_cid` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL ,
 `deny_gid` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cache` (
  `k` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,
  `v` TEXT NOT NULL,
  `updated` DATETIME NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `fcontact` (
@@ -536,14 +536,14 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `fcontact` (
 `updated` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
 INDEX ( `addr` ),
 INDEX ( `network` )
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `ffinder` (
 `id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
 `uid` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL ,
 `cid` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL ,
 `fid` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `fsuggest` (
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `fsuggest` (
 `photo` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
 `note` TEXT NOT NULL ,
 `created` DATETIME NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
  
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `mailacct` (
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `mailacct` (
 `reply_to` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
 `pubmail` TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
 `last_check` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00'
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `attach` (
 `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
@@ -587,13 +587,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `attach` (
 `allow_gid` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL ,
 `deny_cid` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL ,
 `deny_gid` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `guid` (
 `id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
 `guid` CHAR( 64 ) NOT NULL ,
 INDEX ( `guid` )
-) ENGINE = MYISAM  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `sign` (
@@ -603,6 +603,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `sign` (
 `signature` TEXT NOT NULL ,
 `signer` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL ,
 INDEX ( `iid` )
-) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+) ENGINE = MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index 320f716bf8..5ea38bad52 100644
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -4,6 +4,36 @@ require_once('include/crypto.php');
 require_once('include/items.php');
 require_once('include/bb2diaspora.php');
 
+function diaspora_dispatch($importer,$msg) {
+
+	$parsed_xml = parse_xml_string($msg['message'],false);
+
+	$xmlbase = $parsed_xml->post;
+
+	if($xmlbase->request) {
+		diaspora_request($importer,$xmlbase->request);
+	}
+	elseif($xmlbase->status_message) {
+		diaspora_post($importer,$xmlbase->status_message);
+	}
+	elseif($xmlbase->comment) {
+		diaspora_comment($importer,$xmlbase->comment,$msg);
+	}
+	elseif($xmlbase->like) {
+		diaspora_like($importer,$xmlbase->like,$msg);
+	}
+	elseif($xmlbase->retraction) {
+		diaspora_retraction($importer,$xmlbase->retraction,$msg);
+	}
+	elseif($xmlbase->photo) {
+		diaspora_photo($importer,$xmlbase->photo,$msg);
+	}
+	else {
+		logger('diaspora_dispatch: unknown message type: ' . print_r($xmlbase,true));
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
 function diaspora_get_contact_by_handle($uid,$handle) {
 	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `network` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d AND `addr` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
 		dbesc(NETWORK_DIASPORA),
@@ -866,10 +896,7 @@ function diaspora_share($me,$contact) {
 
 	$slap = 'xml=' . urlencode(urlencode(diaspora_msg_build($msg,$me,$contact,$me['prvkey'],$contact['pubkey'])));
 
-	post_url($contact['notify'] . '/',$slap);
-	$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
-	logger('diaspora_send_share: returns: ' . $return_code);
-	return $return_code;
+	return(diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap));
 }
 
 function diaspora_unshare($me,$contact) {
@@ -886,10 +913,8 @@ function diaspora_unshare($me,$contact) {
 
 	$slap = 'xml=' . urlencode(urlencode(diaspora_msg_build($msg,$me,$contact,$me['prvkey'],$contact['pubkey'])));
 
-	post_url($contact['notify'] . '/',$slap);
-	$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
-	logger('diaspora_send_unshare: returns: ' . $return_code);
-	return $return_code;
+	return(diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap));
+
 }
 
 
@@ -937,9 +962,7 @@ function diaspora_send_status($item,$owner,$contact) {
 
 	$slap = 'xml=' . urlencode(urlencode(diaspora_msg_build($msg,$owner,$contact,$owner['uprvkey'],$contact['pubkey'])));
 
-	post_url($contact['notify'] . '/',$slap);
-	$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
-	logger('diaspora_send_status: returns: ' . $return_code);
+	$return_code = diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap);
 
 	if(count($images)) {
 		diaspora_send_images($item,$owner,$contact,$images);
@@ -979,12 +1002,11 @@ function diaspora_send_images($item,$owner,$contact,$images) {
 			'$created_at' => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$r[0]['created'],'Y-m-d h:i:s \U\T\C'))
 		));
 
+
 		logger('diaspora_send_photo: base message: ' . $msg, LOGGER_DATA);
 		$slap = 'xml=' . urlencode(urlencode(diaspora_msg_build($msg,$owner,$contact,$owner['uprvkey'],$contact['pubkey'])));
 
-		post_url($contact['notify'] . '/',$slap);
-		$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
-		logger('diaspora_send_photo: returns: ' . $return_code);
+		diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap);
 	}
 
 }
@@ -1039,11 +1061,7 @@ function diaspora_send_followup($item,$owner,$contact) {
 
 	$slap = 'xml=' . urlencode(urlencode(diaspora_msg_build($msg,$owner,$contact,$owner['uprvkey'],$contact['pubkey'])));
 
-	post_url($contact['notify'] . '/',$slap);
-	$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
-	logger('diaspora_send_followup: returns: ' . $return_code);
-	return $return_code;
-
+	return(diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap));
 }
 
 
@@ -1115,10 +1133,7 @@ function diaspora_send_relay($item,$owner,$contact) {
 
 	$slap = 'xml=' . urlencode(urlencode(diaspora_msg_build($msg,$owner,$contact,$owner['uprvkey'],$contact['pubkey'])));
 
-	post_url($contact['notify'] . '/',$slap);
-	$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
-	logger('diaspora_send_relay: returns: ' . $return_code);
-	return $return_code;
+	return(diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap));
 
 }
 
@@ -1138,9 +1153,30 @@ function diaspora_send_retraction($item,$owner,$contact) {
 
 	$slap = 'xml=' . urlencode(urlencode(diaspora_msg_build($msg,$owner,$contact,$owner['uprvkey'],$contact['pubkey'])));
 
+	return(diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap));
+}
+
+
+
+function diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap) {
+
+	$a = get_app();
+
 	post_url($contact['notify'] . '/',$slap);
 	$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
-	logger('diaspora_send_retraction: returns: ' . $return_code);
-	return $return_code;
+	logger('diaspora_transmit: returns: ' . $return_code);
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	if(! $return_code) {
+		logger('diaspora_transmit: queue message');
+		// queue message for redelivery
+		q("INSERT INTO `queue` ( `cid`, `created`, `last`, `content`)
+			VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s') ",
+			intval($contact['id']),
+			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+			dbesc($slap)
+		);
+	}
+
+	return(($return_code) ? $return_code : (-1));
+}
diff --git a/include/queue.php b/include/queue.php
index fb65d5c25b..da5028aee5 100644
--- a/include/queue.php
+++ b/include/queue.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function queue_run($argv, $argc){
 	// delivery loop
 
 	require_once('include/salmon.php');
+	require_once('include/diaspora.php');
 
 	foreach($r as $q_item) {
 
@@ -120,6 +121,18 @@ function queue_run($argv, $argc){
 						remove_queue_item($q_item['id']);
 				}
 				break;
+			case NETWORK_DIASPORA:
+				if($contact['notify']) {
+					logger('queue: diaspora_delivery: item ' . $q_item['id'] . ' for ' . $contact['name']);
+					$deliver_status = diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact['notify'],$data);
+
+					if($deliver_status == (-1))
+						update_queue_time($q_item['id']);
+					else
+						remove_queue_item($q_item['id']);
+				}
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				$params = array('owner' => $owner, 'contact' => $contact, 'queue' => $q_item, 'result' => false);
 				call_hooks('queue_deliver', $a, $params);
diff --git a/mod/receive.php b/mod/receive.php
index b50774933d..34128518b5 100644
--- a/mod/receive.php
+++ b/mod/receive.php
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ function receive_post(&$a) {
 	if($a->argc != 3 || $a->argv[1] !== 'users')
 		http_status_exit(500);
 
-	logger('receive: raw input: ' . file_get_contents('php://input'), LOGGER_DATA);
-
 	$guid = $a->argv[2];
 
 	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `user` WHERE `guid` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
@@ -43,32 +41,7 @@ function receive_post(&$a) {
 	if(! is_array($msg))
 		http_status_exit(500);
 
-
-	$parsed_xml = parse_xml_string($msg['message'],false);
-
-	$xmlbase = $parsed_xml->post;
-
-	if($xmlbase->request) {
-		diaspora_request($importer,$xmlbase->request);
-	}
-	elseif($xmlbase->status_message) {
-		diaspora_post($importer,$xmlbase->status_message);
-	}
-	elseif($xmlbase->comment) {
-		diaspora_comment($importer,$xmlbase->comment,$msg);
-	}
-	elseif($xmlbase->like) {
-		diaspora_like($importer,$xmlbase->like,$msg);
-	}
-	elseif($xmlbase->retraction) {
-		diaspora_retraction($importer,$xmlbase->retraction,$msg);
-	}
-	elseif($xmlbase->photo) {
-		diaspora_photo($importer,$xmlbase->photo,$msg);
-	}
-	else {
-		logger('mod-diaspora: unknown message type: ' . print_r($xmlbase,true));
-	}
+	diaspora_dispatch($importer,$msg);
 
 	http_status_exit(200);
 	// NOTREACHED