diff --git a/announce.py b/announce.py
index c8c54c61a..e8a3f2133 100644
--- a/announce.py
+++ b/announce.py
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ def sendAnnounceViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Content-type': 'application/json',
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
-    postResult = postJson(session, newAnnounceJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+    postResult = postJson(session, newAnnounceJson, [], inboxUrl,
+                          headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         print('WARN: Announce not posted')
 
diff --git a/availability.py b/availability.py
index d0c116c41..0b0f48847 100644
--- a/availability.py
+++ b/availability.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def sendAvailabilityViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = postJson(session, newAvailabilityJson, [],
-                          inboxUrl, headers)
+                          inboxUrl, headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         print('WARN: failed to post availability')
 
diff --git a/delete.py b/delete.py
index 8d8d0b37a..027221abb 100644
--- a/delete.py
+++ b/delete.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def sendDeleteViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = \
-        postJson(session, newDeleteJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+        postJson(session, newDeleteJson, [], inboxUrl, headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)
diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index c3a383664..6c88c1adf 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ def sendFollowRequestViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = \
-        postJson(session, newFollowJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+        postJson(session, newFollowJson, [], inboxUrl, headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ def sendUnfollowRequestViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = \
-        postJson(session, unfollowJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+        postJson(session, unfollowJson, [], inboxUrl, headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)
diff --git a/like.py b/like.py
index 8975207f0..b80463c52 100644
--- a/like.py
+++ b/like.py
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ def sendLikeViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Content-type': 'application/json',
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
-    postResult = postJson(session, newLikeJson, [], inboxUrl, headers, 30)
+    postResult = postJson(session, newLikeJson, [], inboxUrl,
+                          headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         print('WARN: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)
         return 5
@@ -282,7 +283,8 @@ def sendUndoLikeViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Content-type': 'application/json',
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
-    postResult = postJson(session, newUndoLikeJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+    postResult = postJson(session, newUndoLikeJson, [], inboxUrl,
+                          headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         print('WARN: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)
         return 5
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index e31a4e888..81d2c4345 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ def sendPostViaServer(projectVersion: str,
     postDumps = json.dumps(postJsonObject)
     postResult = \
         postJsonString(session, postDumps, [],
-                       inboxUrl, headers, debug, 60)
+                       inboxUrl, headers, debug, 60, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST failed for c2s to '+inboxUrl)
@@ -4184,7 +4184,8 @@ def sendBlockViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Content-type': 'application/json',
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
-    postResult = postJson(session, newBlockJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+    postResult = postJson(session, newBlockJson, [], inboxUrl,
+                          headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         print('WARN: Unable to post block')
 
@@ -4266,7 +4267,8 @@ def sendUndoBlockViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Content-type': 'application/json',
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
-    postResult = postJson(session, newBlockJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+    postResult = postJson(session, newBlockJson, [], inboxUrl,
+                          headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         print('WARN: Unable to post block')
 
diff --git a/roles.py b/roles.py
index a0d055d9d..3569159d6 100644
--- a/roles.py
+++ b/roles.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def sendRoleViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = \
-        postJson(session, newRoleJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+        postJson(session, newRoleJson, [], inboxUrl, headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST announce failed for c2s to '+inboxUrl)
diff --git a/session.py b/session.py
index 14e5b8666..879e9bf88 100644
--- a/session.py
+++ b/session.py
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ def getJson(session, url: str, headers: {}, params: {},
 
 
 def postJson(session, postJsonObject: {}, federationList: [],
-             inboxUrl: str, headers: {}, timeoutSec=60) -> str:
+             inboxUrl: str, headers: {}, timeoutSec=60, quiet=False) -> str:
     """Post a json message to the inbox of another person
     """
     # check that we are posting to a permitted domain
     if not urlPermitted(inboxUrl, federationList):
-        print('postJson: ' + inboxUrl + ' not permitted')
+        if not quiet:
+            print('postJson: ' + inboxUrl + ' not permitted')
         return None
 
     try:
@@ -151,18 +152,20 @@ def postJson(session, postJsonObject: {}, federationList: [],
                          data=json.dumps(postJsonObject),
                          headers=headers, timeout=timeoutSec)
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-        print('ERROR: postJson requests failed ' + inboxUrl + ' ' +
-              json.dumps(postJsonObject) + ' ' + str(headers))
-        print(e)
+        if not quiet:
+            print('ERROR: postJson requests failed ' + inboxUrl + ' ' +
+                  json.dumps(postJsonObject) + ' ' + str(headers))
+            print(e)
         return None
     except SocketError as e:
-        if e.errno == errno.ECONNRESET:
+        if not quiet and e.errno == errno.ECONNRESET:
             print('WARN: connection was reset during postJson')
         return None
     except ValueError as e:
-        print('ERROR: postJson failed ' + inboxUrl + ' ' +
-              json.dumps(postJsonObject) + ' ' + str(headers))
-        print(e)
+        if not quiet:
+            print('ERROR: postJson failed ' + inboxUrl + ' ' +
+                  json.dumps(postJsonObject) + ' ' + str(headers))
+            print(e)
         return None
     if postResult:
         return postResult.text
@@ -174,7 +177,8 @@ def postJsonString(session, postJsonStr: str,
                    inboxUrl: str,
                    headers: {},
                    debug: bool,
-                   timeoutSec=30) -> (bool, bool):
+                   timeoutSec=30,
+                   quiet=False) -> (bool, bool):
     """Post a json message string to the inbox of another person
     The second boolean returned is true if the send is unauthorized
     NOTE: Here we post a string rather than the original json so that
@@ -186,30 +190,36 @@ def postJsonString(session, postJsonStr: str,
             session.post(url=inboxUrl, data=postJsonStr,
                          headers=headers, timeout=timeoutSec)
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-        print('WARN: error during postJsonString requests')
-        print(e)
+        if not quiet:
+            print('WARN: error during postJsonString requests')
+            print(e)
         return None, None
     except SocketError as e:
-        if e.errno == errno.ECONNRESET:
+        if not quiet and e.errno == errno.ECONNRESET:
             print('WARN: connection was reset during postJsonString')
-        print('ERROR: postJsonString failed ' + inboxUrl + ' ' +
-              postJsonStr + ' ' + str(headers))
+        if not quiet:
+            print('ERROR: postJsonString failed ' + inboxUrl + ' ' +
+                  postJsonStr + ' ' + str(headers))
         return None, None
     except ValueError as e:
-        print('WARN: error during postJsonString')
-        print(e)
+        if not quiet:
+            print('WARN: error during postJsonString')
+            print(e)
         return None, None
     if postResult.status_code < 200 or postResult.status_code > 202:
         if postResult.status_code >= 400 and \
            postResult.status_code <= 405 and \
            postResult.status_code != 404:
-            print('WARN: Post to ' + inboxUrl + ' is unauthorized. Code ' +
-                  str(postResult.status_code))
+            if not quiet:
+                print('WARN: Post to ' + inboxUrl +
+                      ' is unauthorized. Code ' +
+                      str(postResult.status_code))
             return False, True
         else:
-            print('WARN: Failed to post to ' + inboxUrl +
-                  ' with headers ' + str(headers))
-            print('status code ' + str(postResult.status_code))
+            if not quiet:
+                print('WARN: Failed to post to ' + inboxUrl +
+                      ' with headers ' + str(headers))
+                print('status code ' + str(postResult.status_code))
             return False, False
     return True, False
 
diff --git a/shares.py b/shares.py
index 871b63ff5..cf726d1a6 100644
--- a/shares.py
+++ b/shares.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def sendShareViaServer(baseDir, session,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = \
-        postJson(session, newShareJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+        postJson(session, newShareJson, [], inboxUrl, headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ def sendUndoShareViaServer(baseDir: str, session,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = \
-        postJson(session, undoShareJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+        postJson(session, undoShareJson, [], inboxUrl,
+                 headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)
diff --git a/skills.py b/skills.py
index bd245de09..dd8ac8eac 100644
--- a/skills.py
+++ b/skills.py
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ def sendSkillViaServer(baseDir: str, session, nickname: str, password: str,
         'Authorization': authHeader
     }
     postResult = \
-        postJson(session, newSkillJson, [], inboxUrl, headers)
+        postJson(session, newSkillJson, [], inboxUrl,
+                 headers, 30, True)
     if not postResult:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: POST announce failed for c2s to ' + inboxUrl)