diff --git a/Engine/Server.C b/Engine/Server.C
index 1cda3bd..a92a038 100644
--- a/Engine/Server.C
+++ b/Engine/Server.C
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 #include <sys/select.h>
 
 /* Generic TCP server class */
+
+/*  */
+
+
 #define MAX_HOST_NAME 512
 
 /** open a socket listening on TCP port /port/. Returns -1 in case of error. */
@@ -154,21 +158,23 @@ Server::run ( void )
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        /* echo to others */
-                        for ( int j = maxfd; j-- ; )
-                        {
-                            if ( ! FD_ISSET( j, &master ) )
-                                continue;
 
-                            if ( j != server && j != i )
+                        if ( echos() )
+                            /* echo to others */
+                            for ( int j = maxfd; j-- ; )
                             {
-                                if ( send( j, buf, l, 0 ) < 0 )
-                                    perror( "send()" );
+                                if ( ! FD_ISSET( j, &master ) )
+                                    continue;
+
+                                if ( j != server && j != i )
+                                {
+                                    if ( send( j, buf, l, 0 ) < 0 )
+                                        perror( "send()" );
+                                }
                             }
-                        }
 
                         buf[ l ] = '\0';
-                        handle_request( buf, l );
+                        handle_request( i, buf, l );
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Engine/Server.H b/Engine/Server.H
index 77b1e08..28bdb30 100644
--- a/Engine/Server.H
+++ b/Engine/Server.H
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 
+    virtual bool echos ( void ) { return true; }
+
     virtual void handle_hang_up ( int s ) = 0;
     virtual void handle_new ( int s ) = 0;
-    virtual void handle_request ( const char *s, int l ) = 0;
+    virtual void handle_request ( int s, const char *s, int l ) = 0;
 };
diff --git a/Engine/Timeline_Server.C b/Engine/Timeline_Server.C
index fa78f63..e59bbfd 100644
--- a/Engine/Timeline_Server.C
+++ b/Engine/Timeline_Server.C
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "Timeline_Server.H"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 
 /* Timeline Server.
 
@@ -65,7 +67,9 @@ Timeline_Server::handle_hang_up ( int s )
 }
 
 void
-Timeline_Server::handle_request ( const char *s, int l )
+Timeline_Server::handle_request ( int s, const char *buf, int l )
 {
-    printf( "request: %s", s );
+    printf( "request: %s", buf );
+
+    send( s, "fuckoff\n", strlen( "fuckoff\n" ), 0 );
 }
diff --git a/Engine/Timeline_Server.H b/Engine/Timeline_Server.H
index 1865f86..86e5b45 100644
--- a/Engine/Timeline_Server.H
+++ b/Engine/Timeline_Server.H
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ protected:
 
     void handle_new ( int s );
     void handle_hang_up ( int s );
-    void handle_request ( const char *s, int l );
+    void handle_request ( int s, const char *s, int l );
 
 public: