diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index f8b1a5021..a6af770e7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       params[:profile][:image_url] = "http://" + request.host + ":" + request.port.to_s + params[:profile][:image_url]
     end
   end
-end 
+end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 185c5ea55..cd33f1469 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ class User
 
   many :aspects, :class_name => 'Aspect'
 
-  before_validation_on_create :setup_person
+  after_validation_on_create :setup_person
+  after_create :seed_aspects
+
   before_validation :do_bad_things 
   before_save :downcase_username
   
@@ -299,10 +301,19 @@ class User
     "#{self.username}@#{self.terse_url}"
   end
 
+ 
   def do_bad_things
     self.password_confirmation = self.password
   end 
+ 
+  def seed_aspects
+    aspect(:name => "Acquaintances")
+    aspect(:name => "Family")
+    aspect(:name => "Work")
+  end
 
+  protected
+  
   def setup_person
     self.person.serialized_key ||= User.generate_key.export
     self.person.email ||= email
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index b20ef5517..0af6b2ead 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -27,24 +27,19 @@ set :deploy_via, :checkout
 #
 set :rails_env, ENV['rails_env'] || ENV['RAILS_ENV'] || all['default_env']
 
-role :tom,    "tom.joindiaspora.com"
-backers.each{ |backer|
-  role :backer, "#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com", :number => backer['number'] 
-}
-  
-#role :ci, "ci.joindiaspora.com"
+role :pivots, config['servers']['pivots']['url']
+
 # If you are using Passenger mod_rails uncomment this:
 # if you're still using the script/reapear helper you will need
 # these http://github.com/rails/irs_process_scripts
 
 # Start Nginx
 after "deploy:cold" do
-  run("nginx stop")
-  run("killall nginx")
-  #run("nginx")
+  run("nginx")
 end
 
 namespace :deploy do
+
   task :symlink_images do
     run "mkdir -p #{shared_path}/uploads"
     run "ln -s -f #{shared_path}/uploads #{current_path}/public/uploads" 
@@ -61,21 +56,26 @@ namespace :deploy do
 	end
   
   task :start_mongo do
-			run("mkdir -p -v #{current_path}/log/db/ ")
-      run("mkdir -p -v #{shared_path}/db/")
-			run("mongod  --fork --logpath #{current_path}/log/db/mongolog.txt --dbpath #{shared_path}/db/ " )
+		run("mkdir -p -v #{current_path}/log/db/ ")
+    run("mkdir -p -v #{shared_path}/db/")
+		run("mongod  --fork --logpath #{current_path}/log/db/mongolog.txt --dbpath #{shared_path}/db/ " )
   end
 
   task :start_thin do
-			run("mkdir -p -v #{current_path}/log/thin/ ")
-			run("cd #{current_path} && bundle exec thin start -C config/thin.yml")
+		run("mkdir -p -v #{current_path}/log/thin/ ")
+		run("cd #{current_path} && bundle exec thin start -C config/thin.yml")
   end
 
   task :stop do
     stop_thin
     run("killall -s 2 mongod || true")
   end
-  
+ 
+  task :go_cold do
+    stop
+    run("killall nginx")
+  end
+
   task :stop_thin do
     run("killall -s 2 ruby || true") 
     #run("cd #{current_path} && bundle exec thin stop -C config/thin.yml || true")
@@ -117,31 +117,12 @@ namespace :cloud do
 end
 namespace :db do
   
-  task :purge, :roles => [:tom, :backer] do
+  task :purge, :roles => [:pivots] do
     run "cd #{current_path} && bundle exec rake db:purge --trace RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env}"
   end
   
-  task :tom_seed, :roles => :tom do
-    run "cd #{current_path} && bundle exec rake db:seed:tom --trace RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env}"
-    run "curl -silent -u tom@tom.joindiaspora.com:evankorth http://tom.joindiaspora.com/zombiefriends"
-    backers.each do |backer|
-      run "curl -silent -u  #{backer['username']}@#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com:#{backer['username']}#{backer['pin']} http://#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com/zombiefriendaccept"
-      #run "curl -silent -u  #{backer['username']}@#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com:#{backer['username']}#{backer['pin']} http://#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com/set_profile_photo"
-    end
-
-  end
-
-  task :backer_seed, :roles => :backer do
-    (0..10).each { |n|
-      run "curl -silent http://localhost/set_backer_number?number=#{n}", :only => {:number => n}
-    }
-    run "cd #{current_path} && bundle exec rake db:seed:backer --trace RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env}"
-  end
-  
   task :reset do
     purge
-    backer_seed
-    tom_seed
   end
 
 
diff --git a/config/deploy_config.yml b/config/deploy_config.yml
index 46586ec12..aaafb4d71 100644
--- a/config/deploy_config.yml
+++ b/config/deploy_config.yml
@@ -7,65 +7,9 @@
 cross_server:
   deploy_to: '/usr/local/app/diaspora'
   user: 'root'
+  branch: 'production'
   repo: 'git@github.com:diaspora/diaspora.git'
-  branch: 'master'
-  default_env: 'development'
+  default_env: 'production'
 servers:
-  tom:
-    - url: 'tom.joindiaspora.com'
-  backer:
-    - username: 'washington'
-      given_name: 'George'
-      family_name: 'Washington'
-      number: 0
-      pin: 5072
-    - username: 'adams'
-      given_name: 'John'
-      family_name: 'Adams'
-      number: 1
-      pin: 3742
-    - username: 'jefferson'
-      given_name: 'Thomas'
-      family_name: 'Jefferson'
-      number: 2
-      pin: 7782
-    - username: 'madison'
-      given_name: 'James'
-      family_name: 'Madison'
-      number: 3
-      pin: 2691
-    - username: 'monroe'
-      given_name: 'James'
-      family_name: 'Monroe'
-      number: 4
-      pin: 6133
-    - username: 'quincyadams'
-      given_name: 'John Quincy'
-      family_name: 'Adams'
-      number: 5
-      pin: 7558
-    - username: 'jackson'
-      given_name: 'Andrew'
-      family_name: 'Jackson'
-      number: 6
-      pin: 8670
-    - username: 'buren'
-      given_name: 'Martin'
-      family_name: 'Van Buren'
-      number: 7
-      pin: 1559
-    - username: 'harrison'
-      given_name: 'William Henry'
-      family_name: 'Harrison'
-      number: 8
-      pin: 5404
-    - username: 'tyler'
-      given_name: 'John'
-      family_name: 'Tyler'
-      number: 9
-      pin: 6431
-    - username: 'polk'
-      given_name: 'James K.'
-      family_name: 'Polk'
-      number: 10
-      pin: 1957
+  pivots:
+    url: 'pivots.joindiaspora.com'
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 6e52749ee..8b23c3de3 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,19 @@ Diaspora::Application.configure do
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
 
   # Don't care if the mailer can't send
-  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
+  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = true
   config.active_support.deprecation = :log
   config.middleware.use MongoMapper::ClearDevMemory
   #config.threadsafe!
+    config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
+  config.action_mailer.default_url_options = {:host => 'localhost:3000'}
+  config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
+    :address => 'smtp.gmail.com',
+    :port => 587,
+    :domain => 'mail.joindiaspora.com',
+    :authentication => 'plain',
+    :user_name => 'diaspora-pivots@joindiaspora.com',
+    :password => "xy289|]G+R*-kA",
+    :enable_starttls_auto => true
+  }
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 8adb7e854..894400abe 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ Diaspora::Application.configure do
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = true
 
   # Specifies the header that your server uses for sending files
-  config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = "X-Sendfile"
+  #config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = "X-Sendfile"
 
   # For nginx:
-  # config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = 'X-Accel-Redirect'
+   config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = 'X-Accel-Redirect'
 
   # If you have no front-end server that supports something like X-Sendfile,
   # just comment this out and Rails will serve the files
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.configure do
 
   # Disable Rails's static asset server
   # In production, Apache or nginx will already do this
-  config.serve_static_assets = true
+  #config.serve_static_assets = true
 
   # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and javascripts from an asset server
   # config.action_controller.asset_host = "http://assets.example.com"
@@ -42,12 +42,20 @@ Diaspora::Application.configure do
   # Disable delivery errors, bad email addresses will be ignored
   # config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
 
-  # Enable threaded mode
-  # config.threadsafe!
-
   # Enable locale fallbacks for I18n (makes lookups for any locale fall back to
   # the I18n.default_locale when a translation can not be found)
   config.i18n.fallbacks = true
   config.threadsafe!
 
+  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
+  config.action_mailer.default_url_options = {:host => 'pivots.joindiaspora.com'}
+  config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
+    :address => 'smtp.gmail.com',
+    :port => 587,
+    :domain => 'mail.joindiaspora.com',
+    :authentication => 'plain',
+    :user_name => 'diaspora-pivots@joindiaspora.com',
+    :password => "xy289|]G+R*-kA",
+    :enable_starttls_auto => true
+  }
 end
diff --git a/config/sprinkle/conf/nginx.conf b/config/sprinkle/conf/nginx.conf
index c108d39b4..df38f737b 100644
--- a/config/sprinkle/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/config/sprinkle/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ http {
   server {
 
    listen       80;
-   server_name  babycakes.sofaer.net www.babycakes.sofaer.net;
+   server_name  pivots.joindiaspora.com www.pivots.joindiaspora.com;
    root /usr/local/app/diaspora/current;
 
    location / {
diff --git a/config/sprinkle/provision.rb b/config/sprinkle/provision.rb
index 614aab119..35b36b301 100644
--- a/config/sprinkle/provision.rb
+++ b/config/sprinkle/provision.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/packages/server"
 require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/packages/scm"
 require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/packages/ruby"
 
-policy :diaspora, :roles => [:tom,:backer] do
+policy :diaspora, :roles => [:pivots] do
 #  requires :clean_dreamhost
   requires :tools
   requires :rubygems
diff --git a/config/thin.yml b/config/thin.yml
index 072a7c8c0..98be9745d 100644
--- a/config/thin.yml
+++ b/config/thin.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ max_conns: 1024
 require: []
 
 max_persistent_conns: 512
-environment: development 
+environment: production
 servers: 1
 daemonize: true
 #chdir: /usr/applications/localhash/current
-#socket: /tmp/thin.sock
-port: 80
+socket: /tmp/thin.sock
+#port: 80
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index ee781a5e1..18d22565e 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 require 'config/environment'
 
 remote_url = "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/"
+remote_url = "http://localhost:3000/"
 # Create seed user
 user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index 2fc272c5f..f9a958509 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ end
 
 Factory.define :user do |u|
   u.sequence(:username) {|n| "bob#{n}"}
-  u.sequence(:email) {|n| "bob#{n}@aol.com"}
+  u.sequence(:email) {|n| "bob#{n}@pivotallabs.com"}
   u.password "bluepin7"
   u.password_confirmation "bluepin7"
   u.person { |a| Factory.create(:person_with_user, :owner_id => a._id)} 
diff --git a/spec/models/aspect_spec.rb b/spec/models/aspect_spec.rb
index 4e6a5aea8..ebd3f751b 100644
--- a/spec/models/aspect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/aspect_spec.rb
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ describe Aspect do
 
     it 'belong to a user' do
       @aspect.user.id.should == @user.id
-      @user.aspects.size.should == 1
-      @user.aspects.first.id.should == @aspect.id
+      @user.aspects.size.should == 4
     end
 
     it 'should have people' do
diff --git a/spec/models/request_spec.rb b/spec/models/request_spec.rb
index dda6a0669..f8f38c9f2 100644
--- a/spec/models/request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/request_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ describe Request do
   end
 
   it 'should generate xml for the User as a Person' do 
-
     request = @user.send_friend_request_to Factory.create(:person), @aspect
 
     xml = request.to_xml.to_s
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 7ef142a19..fbca78d08 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ describe User do
       @user = Factory.create(:user)
       @aspect = @user.aspect(:name => 'heroes')
    end
+  
+  it 'should create with pivotal or allowed emails' do
+    user1 = Factory.create(:user, :email => "kimfuh@yahoo.com")
+    user2 = Factory.create(:user, :email => "awesome@sofaer.net")
+    user3 = Factory.create(:user, :email => "steveellis@pivotallabs.com")
+    user1.created_at.nil?.should be false
+    user2.created_at.nil?.should be false
+    user3.created_at.nil?.should be false
+  end
 
   describe 'profiles' do
     it 'should be able to update their profile and send it to their friends' do 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 8606ab703..62084625e 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.before(:each) do
     DatabaseCleaner.start
     stub_sockets
+    User.stub!(:allowed_email?).and_return(:true)
   end
 
   config.after(:each) do