diff --git a/app/models/job/http_multi.rb b/app/models/job/http_multi.rb
index 073a2f692..c15364f7c 100644
--- a/app/models/job/http_multi.rb
+++ b/app/models/job/http_multi.rb
@@ -3,20 +3,22 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 require 'uri'
+require File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/hydra_wrapper')
 
 module Job
   class HttpMulti < Base
+
     @queue = :http
 
     MAX_RETRIES = 3
 
-    def self.perform(user_id, encoded_object_xml, person_ids, retry_count=0)
+    def self.perform(user_id, encoded_object_xml, person_ids, dispatcher_class_as_string, retry_count=0)
       return true if user_id == '91842' #NOTE 09/08/11 blocking diapsorahqposts
 
       user = User.find(user_id)
       people = Person.where(:id => person_ids)
 
-      dispatcher = Postzord::Dispatcher::Private
+      dispatcher = dispatcher_class_as_string.constantize
       hydra = HydraWrapper.new(user, people, encoded_object_xml, dispatcher)
 
       hydra.enqueue_batch
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ module Job
 
       unless hydra.failed_people.empty?
         if retry_count < MAX_RETRIES
-          Resque.enqueue(Job::HttpMulti, user_id, encoded_object_xml, hydra.failed_people, retry_count + 1 )
+          Resque.enqueue(Job::HttpMulti, user_id, encoded_object_xml, hydra.failed_people, dispatcher_class_as_string, retry_count + 1 )
         else
           Rails.logger.info("event=http_multi_abandon sender_id=#{user_id} failed_recipient_ids='[#{person_ids.join(', ')}] '")
         end
diff --git a/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb b/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb
index 27dee7208..81ff2aecb 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/dispatcher.rb
@@ -5,22 +5,35 @@
 
 class Postzord::Dispatcher
   require File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/postzord/dispatcher/private')
-  #require File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/postzord/dispatcher/public')
+  require File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/postzord/dispatcher/public')
 
   attr_reader :sender, :object, :xml, :subscribers
 
+  # @return [Postzord::Dispatcher] Public or private dispatcher depending on the object's intended audience
   def self.build(user, object, opts={})
     unless object.respond_to? :to_diaspora_xml
       raise 'this object does not respond_to? to_diaspora xml.  try including Diaspora::Webhooks into your object'
     end
 
-    #if object.respond_to?(:public) && object.public?
+    #if self.object_should_be_processed_as_public?(object)
     #  Postzord::Dispatcher::Public.new(user, object, opts)
     #else
-    Postzord::Dispatcher::Private.new(user, object, opts)
+      Postzord::Dispatcher::Private.new(user, object, opts)
     #end
   end
 
+  # @param object [Object]
+  # @return [Boolean]
+  def self.object_should_be_processed_as_public?(object)
+    if object.respond_to?(:public) && object.public?
+      true
+    elsif object.respond_to?(:relayable?) && object.parent.public?
+      true
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end 
+
   # @return [Object]
   def post(opts={})
     self.post_to_subscribers if @subscribers.present?
@@ -141,5 +154,12 @@ class Postzord::Dispatcher
       @object.socket_to_user(user)
     end
   end
+
+  # Enqueues a job in Resque
+  # @param remote_people [Array<Person>] Recipients of the post on other pods
+  # @return [void]
+  def queue_remote_delivery_job(remote_people)
+    Resque.enqueue(Job::HttpMulti, @sender.id, Base64.encode64(@object.to_diaspora_xml), remote_people.map{|p| p.id}, self.class.to_s) 
+  end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private.rb b/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private.rb
index 8d56a12d8..70690afcb 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private.rb
@@ -28,11 +28,4 @@ class Postzord::Dispatcher::Private < Postzord::Dispatcher
   def self.receive_url_for(person)
     person.receive_url
   end
-
-  # Enqueues a job in Resque
-  # @param remote_people [Array<Person>] Recipients of the post on other pods
-  # @return [void]
-  def queue_remote_delivery_job(remote_people)
-    Resque.enqueue(Job::HttpMulti, @sender.id, Base64.encode64(@object.to_diaspora_xml), remote_people.map{|p| p.id}) 
-  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/postzord/dispatcher/public.rb b/lib/postzord/dispatcher/public.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd13b1644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/postzord/dispatcher/public.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+class Postzord::Dispatcher::Public < Postzord::Dispatcher
+
+  # @param user [User] User dispatching the object in question
+  # @param object [Object] The object to be sent to other Diaspora installations
+  # @opt additional_subscribers [Array<Person>] Additional subscribers
+  def initialize(user, object, opts={})
+    @sender = user
+    @object = object
+    @xml = @object.to_diaspora_xml
+
+    additional_subscribers = opts[:additional_subscribers] || []
+    @subscribers = subscribers_from_object | [*additional_subscribers]
+  end
+
+  # @param user [User]
+  # @param activity [String]
+  # @return [Salmon::EncryptedSlap]
+  def self.salmon(user, activity)
+    Salmon::Slap.create_by_user_and_activity(user, activity)
+  end
+
+  # @param person [Person]
+  # @return [String]
+  def self.receive_url_for(person)
+    person.url + 'receive/public'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/aspect_stream_spec.rb b/spec/lib/aspect_stream_spec.rb
index db950dd91..8fd0a860d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/aspect_stream_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/aspect_stream_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
 require 'aspect_stream'
 
 describe AspectStream do
diff --git a/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb
index de68d7455..00e160f22 100644
--- a/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/hydra_wrapper_spec.rb
@@ -2,110 +2,9 @@
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-
-require 'lib/hydra_wrapper'
+require 'hydra_wrapper'
 
 describe HydraWrapper do
-
-  context 'intergration' do
-    pending
-    before :all do
-      enable_typhoeus
-    end
-
-    after :all do
-      disable_typhoeus
-    end
-
-    before do
-      @people = [Factory(:person), Factory(:person)]
-      @post_xml = Base64.encode64("AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH")
-
-      @hydra = Typhoeus::Hydra.new
-      @response = Typhoeus::Response.new(:code => 200, :headers => "", :body => "", :time => 0.2, :effective_url => 'http://foobar.com')
-      @failed_response = Typhoeus::Response.new(:code => 504, :headers => "", :body => "", :time => 0.2, :effective_url => 'http://foobar.com')
-    end
-
-    it 'POSTs to more than one person' do
-      @people.each do |person|
-        @hydra.stub(:post, person.receive_url).and_return(@response)
-      end
-
-      @hydra.should_receive(:queue).twice
-      @hydra.should_receive(:run).once
-      Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
-
-      people_ids = @people.map{ |p| p.id }
-      Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, people_ids)
-    end
-
-    it 'retries' do
-      person = @people[0]
-
-      @hydra.stub(:post, person.receive_url).and_return(@failed_response)
-
-      Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
-
-      Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Job::HttpMulti, bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], 1).once
-      Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id])
-    end
-
-    it 'max retries' do
-      person = @people[0]
-
-      @hydra.stub(:post, person.receive_url).and_return(@failed_response)
-
-      Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
-
-      Resque.should_not_receive(:enqueue)
-      Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], 3)
-    end
-
-    it 'generates encrypted xml for people' do
-      person = @people[0]
-
-      @hydra.stub(:post, person.receive_url).and_return(@response)
-
-      Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
-
-      salmon = Salmon::EncryptedSlap.create_by_user_and_activity(bob, Base64.decode64(@post_xml))
-      Salmon::EncryptedSlap.stub(:create_by_user_and_activity).and_return(salmon)
-      salmon.should_receive(:xml_for).and_return("encrypted things")
-
-      Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id])
-    end
-
-    it 'updates http users who have moved to https' do
-      person = @people.first
-      person.url = 'http://remote.net/'
-      person.save
-      response = Typhoeus::Response.new(:code => 301,:effective_url => 'https://foobar.com', :headers_hash => {"Location" => person.receive_url.sub('http://', 'https://')}, :body => "", :time => 0.2)
-      @hydra.stub(:post, person.receive_url).and_return(response)
-
-      Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
-
-      Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id])
-      person.reload
-      person.url.should == "https://remote.net/"
-    end
-
-    it 'only sends to users with valid RSA keys' do
-      person = @people[0]
-      person.serialized_public_key = "-----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY-----\nPsych!\n-----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----"
-      person.save
-
-      @hydra.stub(:post, @people[0].receive_url).and_return(@response)
-      @hydra.stub(:post, @people[1].receive_url).and_return(@response)
-      Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
-
-      @hydra.should_receive(:queue).once
-      Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [@people[0].id, @people[1].id])
-    end
-  end
-
-
-  ###############
-
   before do
     @wrapper = HydraWrapper.new(stub, [stub, stub, stub], stub, stub)
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private_spec.rb b/spec/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private_spec.rb
index 7c21e418a..e341bff72 100644
--- a/spec/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/postzord/dispatcher/private_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 require 'spec_helper'
-
 require File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/postzord/dispatcher/private')
 
 describe Postzord::Dispatcher::Private do
diff --git a/spec/lib/postzord/dispatch_spec.rb b/spec/lib/postzord/dispatcher_spec.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from spec/lib/postzord/dispatch_spec.rb
rename to spec/lib/postzord/dispatcher_spec.rb
index 12c166fec..5287dceb7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/postzord/dispatch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/postzord/dispatcher_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ describe Postzord::Dispatcher do
     end
 
     it 'raises and gives you a helpful message if the object can not federate' do
-      pending "put this in the base class!"
       expect {
         Postzord::Dispatcher.build(alice, [])
       }.should raise_error /Diaspora::Webhooks/
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ describe Postzord::Dispatcher do
       end
 
       it 'should queue an HttpPost job for each remote person' do
-        Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Job::HttpMulti, alice.id, anything, @remote_people.map{|p| p.id}).once
+        Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Job::HttpMulti, alice.id, anything, @remote_people.map{|p| p.id}, anything).once
         @mailman.send(:deliver_to_remote, @remote_people)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/job/http_multi_spec.rb b/spec/models/job/http_multi_spec.rb
index 1233e0b0c..6c2203e6a 100644
--- a/spec/models/job/http_multi_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/job/http_multi_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe Job::HttpMulti do
     Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
 
     people_ids = @people.map{ |p| p.id }
-    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, people_ids)
+    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, people_ids, "Postzord::Dispatcher::Private")
   end
 
   it 'retries' do
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ describe Job::HttpMulti do
 
     Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
 
-    Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Job::HttpMulti, bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], 1).once
-    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id])
+    Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Job::HttpMulti, bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], anything, 1).once
+    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], "Postzord::Dispatcher::Private")
   end
 
   it 'max retries' do
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe Job::HttpMulti do
     Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
 
     Resque.should_not_receive(:enqueue)
-    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], 3)
+    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], "Postzord::Dispatcher::Private", 3)
   end
 
   it 'generates encrypted xml for people' do
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe Job::HttpMulti do
     Salmon::EncryptedSlap.stub(:create_by_user_and_activity).and_return(salmon)
     salmon.should_receive(:xml_for).and_return("encrypted things")
 
-    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id])
+    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], "Postzord::Dispatcher::Private")
   end
 
   it 'updates http users who have moved to https' do
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe Job::HttpMulti do
 
     Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
 
-    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id])
+    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [person.id], "Postzord::Dispatcher::Private")
     person.reload
     person.url.should == "https://remote.net/"
   end
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ describe Job::HttpMulti do
     Typhoeus::Hydra.stub!(:new).and_return(@hydra)
 
     @hydra.should_receive(:queue).once
-    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [@people[0].id, @people[1].id])
+    Job::HttpMulti.perform(bob.id, @post_xml, [@people[0].id, @people[1].id], "Postzord::Dispatcher::Private")
   end
 end