diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index b9beb0409..94e104706 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ class User
   def post(class_name, options = {})
     options[:person] = self.person
 
-    group_ids = options[:group_ids]
-    options.delete(:group_ids)
+    group_ids = options[:to]
+    group_ids = [group_ids] unless group_ids.is_a? Array
+
+    return nil if group_ids.nil? || group_ids.empty?
+    group_ids.map!{|gid| ensure_bson gid }
+    options.delete(:to)
 
     model_class = class_name.to_s.camelize.constantize
     
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ class User
     post.save
 
 
-    groups = self.groups.find_all_by_id(group_ids)
+    groups = self.groups.find_all_by_id( group_ids )
     target_people = [] 
 
     groups.each{ |group|
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ class User
       target_people = target_people | group.people
     }
     
-    post.socket_to_uid(id, :group_ids => groups.map{|g| g.id}) if post.respond_to?(:socket_to_uid)
+    post.socket_to_uid(id, :group_ids => group_ids) if post.respond_to?(:socket_to_uid)
     post.push_to( target_people )
 
     self.raw_visible_posts << post
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb b/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb
index 3eb41ed45..f9368356a 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module Diaspora
 
   module Socketable
     def socket_to_uid(id, opts={})
-      puts "#{id}, #{self}, #{opts}"
       SocketsController.new.outgoing(id, self, opts)
     end
     
diff --git a/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
index 33624cb61..b12cf7ad4 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe 'SocketsController' do
   
   describe 'actionhash' do
     before do
-      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "post through user for victory"
+      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "post through user for victory", :to => @user.group(:name => "losers").id
     end
 
     it 'should actionhash posts' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb b/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb
index 7b29bf966..273762a41 100644
--- a/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include Salmon
 describe Salmon do
   it 'should verify the signature on a roundtrip' do
     @user = Factory.create :user
-    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user.group(:name => "sdg").id
     x = Salmon::SalmonSlap.create(@user, @post.to_diaspora_xml)
   
     z = Salmon::SalmonSlap.parse x.to_xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe Salmon do
 
   it 'should return the data so it can be "received"' do
     @user = Factory.create :user
-    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user.group(:name => "sdg").id
     x = Salmon::SalmonSlap.create(@user, @post.to_diaspora_xml)
   
     z = Salmon::SalmonSlap.parse x.to_xml
diff --git a/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb b/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb
index 5996a6e3a..fa661049b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ describe Diaspora do
 
   describe Webhooks do
     before do
-      @user = Factory.create(:user, :email => "bob@aol.com")
-      @user.person.save
-      @person = Factory.create(:person)
+      @user   = Factory.create(:user, :email => "bob@aol.com")
+      @group  = @user.group(:name => "losers")
     end
 
     describe "body" do
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ describe Diaspora do
 
       it "should send an owners post to their people" do
         message_queue.should_receive :process
-        @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi" 
+        @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id 
       end
     
       it "should check that it does not send a person's post to an owners people" do
@@ -30,16 +29,6 @@ describe Diaspora do
         Factory.create(:status_message, :person => Factory.create(:person))
       end
 
-      it "should ensure one url is created for every person" do
-        5.times {@user.friends << Factory.create(:person)}
-        @user.save
-        
-        @post.person.owner.reload
-        
-        @post.people_with_permissions.size.should == 5
-      end
-
     end
   end
-
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/group_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
index 93bc9f949..06ac3b576 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe Group do
     it 'should add post to group via post method' do
       group = @user.group(:name => 'losers', :people => [@friend])
 
-      status_message = @user.post( :status_message, :message => "hey", :group_ids => [group.id] )
+      status_message = @user.post( :status_message, :message => "hey", :to => group.id )
       
       group.reload
       group.posts.include?(status_message).should be true
diff --git a/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb b/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb
index 5c8695fea..bb344a039 100644
--- a/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 describe Retraction do
     before do
       @user = Factory.create(:user)
-      @post = @user.post(:status_message, :message => "Destroy!")
+      @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "Destroy!", :to => @user.group(:name => "losers").id
       @person = Factory.create(:person)
       @user.friends << @person
       @user.save
diff --git a/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb
index a657f41e8..bd2afb6dd 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ describe User do
 
     @user2 = Factory.create(:user)
     @group2 = @user2.group(:name => 'losers') 
-    #Factory.create :friend, @user
     friend_users(@user, @group, @user2, @group2)
   end
 
   it 'should be able to parse and store a status message from xml' do
-    status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => 'store this!'
+    status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => 'store this!', :to => @group2.id
     person = @user2.person
 
     xml = status_message.to_diaspora_xml
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ describe User do
     num_groups = @user.groups.size
     
     (0..5).each{ |n|
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "store this #{n}!"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "store this #{n}!", :to => @group2.id
       xml = status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.receive( xml )
     }
@@ -45,13 +44,13 @@ describe User do
     end
     
     it "should add the post to that user's posts when a user posts it" do
-      status_message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       @user.reload
       @user.raw_visible_posts.include?(status_message).should be true
     end
 
     it 'should be removed on unfriending' do
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.reload
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ describe User do
     end
 
     it 'should be remove a post if the noone links to it' do
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.reload
 
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ describe User do
     end
 
     it 'should keep track of user references for one person ' do
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.reload
 
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ describe User do
     it 'should not override userrefs on receive by another person' do
       @user3.activate_friend(@user2.person, @group3)
 
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
 
       @user3.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
diff --git a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
index 92e8c6403..079586138 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ describe User do
    end
 
     it 'should generate a valid stream for a group of people' do
-      status_message1 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
-      status_message2 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy"
-      status_message3 = @user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo"
+      status_message1 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user2_group.id
+      status_message2 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => @user3_group.id
+      status_message3 = @user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => @user4_group.id
 
       @user.receive status_message1.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.receive status_message2.to_diaspora_xml
diff --git a/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb b/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
index 896fceb8a..47433b80f 100644
--- a/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
   describe 'signing and verifying' do
 
     it 'should sign a message on create' do
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       message.signature_valid?.should be true 
     end
 
     it 'should sign a retraction on create' do
 
       unstub_mocha_stubs
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
 
 
       retraction = @user.retract(message) 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
 
   describe 'sending and recieving signatures' do
     it 'should contain the signature in the xml' do
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       xml = message.to_xml.to_s
       xml.include?(message.creator_signature).should be true
     end
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
     it 'A message with an invalid signature should be rejected' do
       @user2 = Factory.create :user
 
-      message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hey"
+      message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hey", :to => @user2.group(:name => "bruisers").id
       message.creator_signature = "totally valid"
       message.save(:validate => false)
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
       @remote_message = Factory.build(:status_message, :person => @person)
       @remote_message.creator_signature = @remote_message.send(:sign_with_key,@person.encryption_key)
       @remote_message.save 
-      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
     end
     it 'should attach the creator signature if the user is commenting' do
       @user.comment "Yeah, it was great", :on => @remote_message
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
     end
 
     it 'should sign the comment if the user is the post creator' do
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       @user.comment "Yeah, it was great", :on => message
       message.comments.first.signature_valid?.should be true
       message.comments.first.verify_post_creator_signature.should be true