diff --git a/public/templates/register.tpl b/public/templates/register.tpl
index d4176eb6e5..f374c3ea27 100644
--- a/public/templates/register.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/register.tpl
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@
 	};
 
 	username.onkeyup = function() {
-		socket.emit('user.exists', {username: username.value});
+		if (username.value.length > 2) socket.emit('user.exists', {username: username.value});
+		else {
+			username_notify.innerHTML = 'Username too short';
+			username_notify.className = 'label label-important';
+		}
 	}
 	emailEl.addEventListener('change', function() {
 		console.log('checking email existance');
diff --git a/public/templates/reset.tpl b/public/templates/reset.tpl
index 2286997cbf..eb7ee02fcf 100644
--- a/public/templates/reset.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/reset.tpl
@@ -1,24 +1,35 @@
 <h1>Reset Password</h1>
 <div class="well">
 	<div class="alert alert-success" id="success" style="display:none">
-	    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
-	    <strong>Password Reset Sent</strong>
-	    <p>An email has been dispatched to <span id="reset-email"></span> with instructions on setting a new password.</p>
-    </div>
+		<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
+		<strong>Password Reset Sent</strong>
+		<p></p>
+	</div>
+	<div class="alert" id="error" style="display:none">
+		<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
+		<strong>Invalid Email!</strong>
+		<p>The email you put in (<span id="invalid-email"></span>) is not registered with us. Please try again.</p>
+	</div>
 	<label>Email Address</label><input type="text" placeholder="Enter Email Address" id="email" /><br />
-	<button class="btn btn-primary" id="login" type="submit">Reset Password</button>
+	<button class="btn btn-primary" id="reset" type="submit">Reset Password</button>
 </div>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 (function() {
-	/*socket.on('user.login', function(data) {
-		console.log(data);
-		if (data.status === 0) {
-			jQuery('#error').show(50);
-			jQuery('#error p').html(data.message);
+	socket.on('user.send_reset', function(data) {
+		var	inputEl = document.getElementById('email'),
+			submitEl = document.getElementById('reset'),
+			invalidEl = document.getElementById('invalid-email');
+
+		if (data.status === 'ok') {
+			jQuery('#error').hide();
+			jQuery('#success').show();
+			jQuery('#success p').html('An email has been dispatched to "' + data.email + '" with instructions on setting a new password.');
+			inputEl.value = '';
 		} else {
-			alert('success');
-			jQuery('#error').hide(50);
+			jQuery('#success').hide();
+			jQuery('#error').show();
+			invalidEl.innerHTML = data.email;
 		}
-	});*/
+	});
 }());
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index bb399ddff2..c1e2551606 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -95,12 +95,31 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js');
 		RDB.get('username:' + username + ':uid', callback);
 	};
 
+	User.send_reset = function(email) {
+		User.email.exists(email, function(exists) {
+			if (exists) {
+				global.socket.emit('user.send_reset', {
+					status: "ok",
+					message: "code-sent",
+					email: email
+				});
+			} else {
+				global.socket.emit('user.send_reset', {
+					status: "error",
+					message: "invalid-email",
+					email: email
+				});
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	User.email = {
-		exists: function(email) {
+		exists: function(email, callback) {
 			RDB.get('email:' + email, function(exists) {
 				console.log('email:' + email, exists);
 				exists = !!exists;
-				global.socket.emit('user.email.exists', { exists: exists });
+				if (typeof callback !== 'function') global.socket.emit('user.email.exists', { exists: exists });
+				else callback(exists);
 			});
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index b131c19330..9e0361c677 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ var express = require('express'),
 			app.use(express.favicon());
 			app.use(express.bodyParser());
 			app.use(express.cookieParser());
-			app.use(express.logger({ format: '\x1b[1m:method\x1b[0m \x1b[33m:url\x1b[0m :response-time ms' }));
-			app.use(express.methodOverride());
+			// app.use(express.logger({ format: '\x1b[1m:method\x1b[0m \x1b[33m:url\x1b[0m :response-time ms' }));
+			// app.use(express.methodOverride());
 			app.use(express.static(global.configuration.ROOT_DIRECTORY + '/public')); 
-			app.set('mailOptions', config.mailer);
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index ea3486d18a..6769704f6c 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server);
 		socket.emit('event:connect', {status: 1});
 		
 		// BEGIN: API calls (todo: organize)
+		//   julian: :^)
 		socket.on('user.create', function(data) {
 			modules.user.create(data.username, data.password, data.email);
 		});
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server);
 		socket.on('user.email.exists', function(data) {
 			modules.user.email.exists(data.email);
 		});
+
+		socket.on('user.send_reset', function(data) {
+			modules.user.send_reset(data.email);
+		});
 	});
 	
 }(SocketIO));