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diff --git a/news/new_feeds b/news/new_feeds
index 97f2f762..a5de8d72 100644
--- a/news/new_feeds
+++ b/news/new_feeds
@@ -1,110 +1,183 @@
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diff --git a/news/newsbot.js b/news/newsbot.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18b5f780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/newsbot.js
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+var IRC = require('irc')
+var FeedParser = require('feedparser')
+var Request = require('request')
+var Parse = require('shell-quote').parse
+var FS = require('fs')
+var HTTP = require('http')
+var FormData = require('form-data')
+var URL = require('url')
+
+var irc_server = 'ire.retiolum'
+var master_nick = 'knews'
+var news_channel = '#news'
+var feeds_file = 'new_feeds'
+var feedbot_loop_delay = 60 * 1000 // [ms]
+var feedbot_create_delay = 200 // [ms]
+var url_shortener_host = 'go'
+
+var slaves = {}
+
+function main () {
+  var master = new IRC.Client(irc_server, master_nick, {
+    channels: [ news_channel ],
+  })
+
+  master.on('message' + news_channel, function (nick, text, message) {
+    if (is_talking_to(master_nick, text)) {
+      var request = parse_request(text)
+      if (request) {
+        return run_command(request.method, request.params, function (error, result) {
+          if (error) {
+            return master.say(news_channel, '4' + error)
+          } else {
+            return master.say(news_channel, result)
+          }
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  master.once('registered', function () {
+    // read feeds file and create a feedbot for each entry
+    FS
+      .readFileSync(feeds_file)
+      .toString()
+      .split('\n')
+      //.filter((function () {
+      //  var n = 2;
+      //  return function () {
+      //    return n-- > 0
+      //  }
+      //})())
+      .filter(function (line) {
+        return line.length > 0
+      })
+      .forEach(function (line, i) {
+        var parts = line.split('|')
+        if (parts.length !== 3) {
+          console.log('bad new_feeds line ' + lines + ': ' + line)
+          return
+        }
+
+        var nick = parts[0]
+        var uri = parts[1]
+        var channels = parts[2].split(' ')
+
+        setTimeout(function () {
+          return create_feedbot(nick, uri, channels)
+        }, i*feedbot_create_delay)
+      })
+  })
+}
+
+function create_feedbot (nick, uri, channels) {
+  var client = new IRC.Client(irc_server, nick, {
+    channels: channels,
+    autoRejoin: false,
+  })
+
+  slaves[nick] = {
+    client: client,
+    nick: nick,
+    uri: uri,
+  }
+
+  // say text in every joined channel
+  function broadcast (text) {
+    Object.keys(client.chans).forEach(function (channel) {
+      client.say(channel, text)
+    })
+  }
+
+  function broadcast_new_item (item) {
+    return getShortLink(item.link, function (error, shortlink) {
+      return broadcast(item.title + ' ' + shortlink)
+    })
+  }
+  
+  client.once('registered', loop_feedparser)
+  client.once('registered', deaf_myself)
+
+  client.on('invite', function (channel, from, message) {
+    client.join(channel, null)
+  })
+
+  client.on('error', function (error) {
+    console.log('Error:', error)
+  })
+
+  // TODO stopping criteria
+  function loop_feedparser () {
+    try {
+      var request = Request(uri)
+      var feedparser = new FeedParser()
+    } catch (error) {
+      return broadcast('4' + error)
+    }
+
+    request.on('error', function (error) {
+      broadcast('4request ' + error)
+    })
+    request.on('response', function (response) {
+      if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
+        return this.emit('error', new Error('Bad status code'))
+      }
+      var output = response
+      switch (response.headers['content-encoding']) {
+        case 'gzip':
+          output = zlib.createGunzip()
+          response.pipe(output)
+          break
+        case 'deflate':
+          output = zlib.createInflate()
+          response.pipe(output)
+          break
+      }
+      this.pipe(feedparser)
+    })
+
+    var items = []
+
+    feedparser.on('error', function (error) {
+      broadcast('4feedparser ' + error)
+      return continue_loop()
+    })
+    feedparser.on('readable', function () {
+      for (var item; item = this.read(); ) {
+        items.push(item)
+      }
+    })
+    feedparser.on('end', function () {
+
+      if (client.lastItems) {
+        items.forEach(function (item) {
+          if (!client.lastItems.hasOwnProperty(item.title)) {
+            broadcast_new_item(item)
+          }
+        })
+      }
+
+      client.lastItems = {}
+      items.forEach(function (item) {
+        client.lastItems[item.title] = true
+      })
+
+      return continue_loop()
+    })
+
+    function continue_loop () {
+      setTimeout(loop_feedparser, feedbot_loop_delay)
+    }
+  }
+  function deaf_myself () {
+    client.send('mode', nick, '+D')
+  }
+}
+
+// return true if text "is talking to" my_nick
+function is_talking_to (my_nick, text) {
+  return text.slice(0, my_nick.length) === my_nick
+      && text[my_nick.length] === ':'
+}
+
+function parse_request (text) {
+  var parse = Parse(text)
+  return {
+    method: parse[1],
+    params: parse.slice(2),
+  }
+}
+
+function run_command (methodname, params, callback) {
+  var method = methods[methodname]
+  if (method) {
+    return method(params, callback)
+  } else {
+    return callback(new Error('dunno what ' + methodname + ' is'));
+  }
+}
+
+function getShortLink (link, callback) {
+  var form = new FormData()
+  try {
+    form.append('uri', link)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log('link:', link)
+    throw err
+  }
+
+  var request = HTTP.request({
+    method: 'post',
+    host: url_shortener_host,
+    path: '/',
+    headers: form.getHeaders(),
+  })
+  form.pipe(request)
+
+  request.on('response', function (response) {
+    var data = ''
+    response.on('data', function (chunk) {
+      data += chunk
+    })
+    response.on('end', function () {
+      callback(null, data.replace(/\r\n$/,'') + '#' + URL.parse(link).host)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+var methods = {}
+methods.add = function (params, callback) {
+  if (slaves.hasOwnProperty(params[0])) {
+    return callback(new Error('name already taken'))
+  } else {
+    create_feedbot(params[0], params[1], [news_channel])
+    return callback(null)
+  }
+}
+methods.del = function (params, callback) {
+  var nick = params[0]
+  if (slaves.hasOwnProperty(nick)) {
+    var slave = slaves[nick]
+    slave.client.disconnect()
+    delete slaves[nick]
+    return callback(null)
+  } else {
+    return callback(new Error('botname not found'))
+  }
+}
+methods.save = function (params, callback) {
+  var feeds = Object.keys(slaves)
+    .map(function (nick) {
+      return slaves[nick]
+    })
+    .map(function (slave) {
+      return [
+        slave.nick,
+        slave.uri,
+        Object.keys(slave.client.chans).join(' '),
+      ].join('|')
+    }).join('\n') + '\n'
+  return FS.writeFile(feeds_file, feeds, function (error) {
+    if (error) {
+      return callback(error)
+    } else {
+      return callback(null, 'Feeds saved')
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  main()
+}
diff --git a/news/newsbot.py b/news/newsbot.py
index 8834851d..2f8bf635 100644
--- a/news/newsbot.py
+++ b/news/newsbot.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from time import sleep
 
 ## Newsbot Controller Class
 class NewsBot(asybot):
-    def __init__(self, name, channels=['#test'], server='ire', port=6667, timeout=60, loglevel=logging.ERROR, url_shortener='http://wall'):
+    def __init__(self, name, channels=['#test'], server='ire', port=6667, timeout=60, loglevel=logging.ERROR, url_shortener='http://localhost'):
         asybot.__init__(self, server, port, name, channels, loglevel=loglevel)
         self.to = timeout
         self.url_shortener = url_shortener
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ class RssBot(asybot):
         self.lastnew = datetime.now()
         self.url_shortener = url_shortener
         self.retry = True
-        self.on_nickinuse = lambda: None
+
+    def on_nickinuse(*bla):
+        pass
 
     def start_rss(self):
         self.upd_loop = threading.Thread(target=self.updateloop)
@@ -203,19 +205,19 @@ class RssBot(asybot):
     def send_msg(self, target, string):
         if self.connected:
             for line in string.split('\n'):
-                if len(line) < 450:
-                    self.PRIVMSG(target, line)
-                else:
-                    space = 0
-                    for x in range(math.ceil(len(line)/400)):
-                        oldspace = space
-                        space = line.find(" ", (x+1)*400, (x+1)*400+50)
-                        self.PRIVMSG(target, line[oldspace:space])
+                while len(line)>0:
+                    if len(line) < 450:
+                        self.PRIVMSG(target, line)
+                        line = ''
+                    else:
+                        space = line.rfind(" ", 1, 450)
+                        self.PRIVMSG(target, line[:space])
+                        line=line[space:]
         else:
             self.reconnect()
             while not self.connected:
-               sleep(10)
                print(self.nickname + ' waiting for reconnect')
+               sleep(10)
             self.send_msg(target, string)
 
     def on_invite(self, prefix, command, params, rest):
@@ -223,12 +225,16 @@ class RssBot(asybot):
             self.push('JOIN ' + chan)
             self.channels.append(chan)
 
+    def on_welcome(self, prefix, command, params, rest):
+        asybot.on_welcome(self, prefix, command, params, rest)
+        self.push('MODE ' + self.nickname + ' +D')
+
 feedfile = 'new_feeds'
-url_shortener = 'http://wall'
+url_shortener = 'http://go'
 init_channels = ['#news']
 
 bots = {}
-knews = NewsBot('knews', init_channels)
+knews = NewsBot('knews', init_channels, url_shortener=url_shortener)
 
 #config file reading
 F = open(feedfile, "r")
diff --git a/news/package.json b/news/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52c19177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "name": "news",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "newsbot.js",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "feedparser": "*",
+    "form-data": "*",
+    "irc": "*",
+    "request": "*",
+    "shell-quote": "*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/krebscode/painload"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "irc",
+    "news",
+    "feed"
+  ],
+  "author": "krebs",
+  "license": "WTFPLv2",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/krebscode/painload/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/krebscode/painload"
+}