diff --git a/lib/ping.php b/lib/ping.php
index 32c0b9806a..2cbec2f212 100644
--- a/lib/ping.php
+++ b/lib/ping.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /*
  * Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
- * Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2009, Control Yourself, Inc.
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
@@ -20,49 +20,84 @@
 if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
 
 function ping_broadcast_notice($notice) {
+
 	if (!$notice->is_local) {
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
-	
+
 	# Array of servers, URL => type
 	$notify = common_config('ping', 'notify');
 	$profile = $notice->getProfile();
 	$tags = ping_notice_tags($notice);
-	
+
 	foreach ($notify as $notify_url => $type) {
 		switch ($type) {
 		 case 'xmlrpc':
 		 case 'extended':
 			$req = xmlrpc_encode_request('weblogUpdates.ping',
 										 array($profile->nickname, # site name
-											   common_local_url('showstream', 
+											   common_local_url('showstream',
 																array('nickname' => $profile->nickname)),
 											   common_local_url('shownotice',
 																array('notice' => $notice->id)),
-											   common_local_url('userrss', 
+											   common_local_url('userrss',
 																array('nickname' => $profile->nickname)),
 											   $tags));
-			
-			# We re-use this tool's fetcher, since it's pretty good
-	
-			$fetcher = Auth_Yadis_Yadis::getHTTPFetcher();
 
-			if (!$fetcher) {
-				common_log(LOG_WARNING, 'Failed to initialize Yadis fetcher.', __FILE__);
-				return false;
-			}
-	
-			$result = $fetcher->post($notify_url,
-									 $req);
-											   
+            $context = stream_context_create(array('http' => array('method' => "POST",
+                                                                   'header' =>
+                                                                   "Content-Type: text/xml\r\n".
+                                                                   "User-Agent: Laconica/".LACONICA_VERSION."\r\n",
+                                                                   'content' => $request)));
+            $file = file_get_contents($notify_url, false, $context);
+            $response = xmlrpc_decode($file);
+            if (xmlrpc_is_fault($response)) {
+                common_log(LOG_WARNING,
+                           "XML-RPC error for ping ($notify_url, $notice->id) ".
+                           "$response[faultString] ($response[faultCode])");
+            } else {
+                common_log(LOG_INFO,
+                           "Ping success for $notify_url $notice->id");
+            }
+            break;
+
 		 case 'get':
-		 case 'post':			
+		 case 'post':
+            $args = array('name' => $profile->nickname,
+                          'url' => common_local_url('showstream',
+                                                    array('nickname' => $profile->nickname)),
+                          'changesURL' => common_local_url('userrss',
+                                                           array('nickname' => $profile->nickname)));
+
+            $fetcher = Auth_Yadis_Yadis::getHTTPFetcher();
+
+            if ($type === 'get') {
+                $result = $fetcher->get($notify_url . '?' . http_build_query($args),
+                                        array('User-Agent: Laconica/'.LACONICA_VERSION));
+            } else {
+                $result = $fetcher->post($notify_url,
+                                         http_build_query($args),
+                                         array('User-Agent: Laconica/'.LACONICA_VERSION));
+            }
+            if ($result->status != '200') {
+                common_log(LOG_WARNING,
+                           "Ping error for '$notify_url' ($notice->id): ".
+                           "$result->body");
+            } else {
+                common_log(LOG_INFO,
+                           "Ping success for '$notify_url' ($notice->id): ".
+                           "'$result->body'");
+            }
+            break;
+
 		 default:
 			common_log(LOG_WARNING, 'Unknown notify type for ' . $notify_url . ': ' . $type);
-										   }
+        }
 	}
+
+    return true;
 }
-		
+
 function ping_notice_tags($notice) {
 	$tag = new Notice_tag();
 	$tag->notice_id = $notice->id;
diff --git a/scripts/pingqueuehandler.php b/scripts/pingqueuehandler.php
index 55a266e4a4..ada6ecdba2 100644
--- a/scripts/pingqueuehandler.php
+++ b/scripts/pingqueuehandler.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require_once(INSTALLDIR . '/lib/queuehandler.php');
 set_error_handler('common_error_handler');
 
 class PingQueueHandler extends QueueHandler {
-	
+
 	function transport() {
 		return 'ping';
 	}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PingQueueHandler extends QueueHandler {
 	function handle_notice($notice) {
 		return ping_broadcast_notice($notice);
 	}
-	
+
 	function finish() {
 	}
 }