diff --git a/announce.py b/announce.py
index 708b7adb..49abb6c5 100644
--- a/announce.py
+++ b/announce.py
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ from utils import getStatusNumber
 from utils import createOutboxDir
 from utils import urlPermitted
 
-def createAnnounce(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str, domain: str, port: int,toUrl: str, ccUrl: str, https: bool, objectUrl: str, saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
+def createAnnounce(baseDir: str,federationList: [], \
+                   username: str, domain: str, port: int, \
+                   toUrl: str, ccUrl: str, https: bool, \
+                   objectUrl: str, saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
     """Creates an announce message
     Typically toUrl will be https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public
     and ccUrl might be a specific person favorited or repeated and the followers url
@@ -52,7 +55,9 @@ def createAnnounce(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str, domain: str, p
             commentjson.dump(newAnnounce, fp, indent=4, sort_keys=False)
     return newAnnounce
 
-def announcePublic(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str, domain: str, port: int, https: bool, objectUrl: str, saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
+def announcePublic(baseDir: str,federationList: [], \
+                   username: str, domain: str, port: int, https: bool, \
+                   objectUrl: str, saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
     """Makes a public announcement
     """
     prefix='https'
@@ -65,9 +70,14 @@ def announcePublic(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str, domain: str, p
 
     toUrl = 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
     ccUrl = prefix + '://'+fromDomain+'/users/'+username+'/followers'
-    return createAnnounce(baseDir,username, domain, port,toUrl, ccUrl, https, objectUrl, saveToFile)
+    return createAnnounce(baseDir,username, domain, port, \
+                          toUrl, ccUrl, https, objectUrl, saveToFile)
 
-def repeatPost(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str, domain: str, port: int, https: bool, announceUsername: str, announceDomain: str, announcePort: int, announceStatusNumber: int, announceHttps: bool, saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
+def repeatPost(baseDir: str,federationList: [], \
+               username: str, domain: str, port: int, https: bool, \
+               announceUsername: str, announceDomain: str, \
+               announcePort: int, announceHttps: bool, \
+               announceStatusNumber: int, saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
     """Repeats a given status post
     """
     prefix='https'
@@ -78,7 +88,8 @@ def repeatPost(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str, domain: str, port:
     if announcePort!=80 and announcePort!=443:
         announcedDomain=announcedDomain+':'+str(announcePort)
 
-    objectUrl = prefix + '://'+announcedDomain+'/users/'+announceUsername+'/statuses/'+str(announceStatusNumber)
+    objectUrl = prefix + '://'+announcedDomain+'/users/'+ \
+        announceUsername+'/statuses/'+str(announceStatusNumber)
 
     return announcePublic(baseDir,username, domain, port, https, objectUrl, saveToFile)
 
diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 5cf7122f..c27c1147 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -116,32 +116,40 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             return
         print('############### _webfinger end')
         # get outbox feed for a person
-        outboxFeed=personOutboxJson(self.server.baseDir,self.server.domain,self.server.port,self.path,self.server.https,maxPostsInFeed)
+        outboxFeed=personOutboxJson(self.server.baseDir,self.server.domain, \
+                                    self.server.port,self.path, \
+                                    self.server.https,maxPostsInFeed)
         if outboxFeed:
             self._set_headers('application/json')
             self.wfile.write(json.dumps(outboxFeed).encode('utf-8'))
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             return
-        following=getFollowingFeed(self.server.baseDir,self.server.domain,self.server.port,self.path,self.server.https,followsPerPage)
+        following=getFollowingFeed(self.server.baseDir,self.server.domain, \
+                                   self.server.port,self.path, \
+                                   self.server.https,followsPerPage)
         if following:
             self._set_headers('application/json')
             self.wfile.write(json.dumps(following).encode('utf-8'))
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             return            
-        followers=getFollowingFeed(self.server.baseDir,self.server.domain,self.server.port,self.path,self.server.https,followsPerPage,'followers')
+        followers=getFollowingFeed(self.server.baseDir,self.server.domain, \
+                                   self.server.port,self.path, \
+                                   self.server.https,followsPerPage,'followers')
         if followers:
             self._set_headers('application/json')
             self.wfile.write(json.dumps(followers).encode('utf-8'))
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             return            
         # look up a person
-        getPerson = personLookup(self.server.domain,self.path,self.server.baseDir)
+        getPerson = personLookup(self.server.domain,self.path, \
+                                 self.server.baseDir)
         if getPerson:
             self._set_headers('application/json')
             self.wfile.write(json.dumps(getPerson).encode('utf-8'))
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             return
-        personKey = personKeyLookup(self.server.domain,self.path,self.server.baseDir)
+        personKey = personKeyLookup(self.server.domain,self.path, \
+                                    self.server.baseDir)
         if personKey:
             self._set_headers('text/html; charset=utf-8')
             self.wfile.write(personKey.encode('utf-8'))
@@ -228,13 +236,16 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         currSessionTime=int(time.time())
         if currSessionTime-self.server.sessionLastUpdate>1200:
             self.server.sessionLastUpdate=currSessionTime
-            self.server.session = createSession(self.server.domain,self.server.port,self.server.useTor)
+            self.server.session = \
+                createSession(self.server.domain,self.server.port, \
+                              self.server.useTor)
             print('**************** POST started new session')
 
         print('**************** POST get actor url from '+self.server.baseDir)
         personUrl=messageJson['actor']
         print('**************** POST get public key of '+personUrl+' from '+self.server.baseDir)
-        pubKey=getPersonPubKey(self.server.session,personUrl,self.server.personCache)
+        pubKey=getPersonPubKey(self.server.session,personUrl, \
+                               self.server.personCache)
         if not pubKey:
             print('**************** POST no sender public key')
             self.send_response(401)
@@ -242,14 +253,16 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.server.POSTbusy=False
             return
         print('**************** POST check signature')
-        if not verifyPostHeaders(self.server.https, pubKey, self.headers, '/inbox' ,False, json.dumps(messageJson)):
+        if not verifyPostHeaders(self.server.https, pubKey, self.headers, \
+                                 '/inbox' ,False, json.dumps(messageJson)):
             print('**************** POST signature verification failed')
             self.send_response(401)
             self.end_headers()
             self.server.POSTbusy=False
             return            
         print('**************** POST valid')
-        if receiveFollowRequest(self.server.baseDir,messageJson,self.server.federationList):
+        if receiveFollowRequest(self.server.baseDir,messageJson, \
+                                self.server.federationList):
             self.send_response(200)
             self.end_headers()
             self.server.POSTbusy=False
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 5da410a7..79db94a8 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ setBio(baseDir,username,domain,'Some personal info')
 #pprint(outboxJson)
 
 #testPostMessageBetweenServers()
-runDaemon(domain,port,https,federationList,useTor)
+#runDaemon(domain,port,https,federationList,useTor)
 
 #testHttpsig()
-sys.exit()
+#sys.exit()
 
 #pprint(person)
 #print('\n')
@@ -110,5 +110,5 @@ wfResult = json.dumps(wfRequest, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
 maxMentions=10
 maxEmoji=10
 maxAttachments=5
-userPosts = getPosts(session,personUrl,10,maxMentions,maxEmoji,maxAttachments,federationList,personCache)
+userPosts = getPosts(session,personUrl,30,maxMentions,maxEmoji,maxAttachments,federationList,personCache)
 #print(str(userPosts))
diff --git a/follow.py b/follow.py
index ac1e61c3..c7d264d4 100644
--- a/follow.py
+++ b/follow.py
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ def receiveFollowRequest(baseDir: str,messageJson: {},federationList: []) -> boo
 
 def sendFollowRequest(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bool, \
                       followUsername: str,followDomain: str,followPort: bool,followHttps: bool, \
-                      federationList: []):
-    """Sends a follow request
+                      federationList: []) -> {}:
+    """Gets the json object for sending a follow request
     """
     if not domainPermitted(followDomain,federationList):
         return None
@@ -268,3 +268,4 @@ def sendFollowRequest(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bo
     if ccUrl:
         if len(ccUrl)>0:
             newFollow['cc']=ccUrl
+    return newFollow
diff --git a/httpsig.py b/httpsig.py
index 4c81a027..35f8eafb 100644
--- a/httpsig.py
+++ b/httpsig.py
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ from requests.auth import AuthBase
 import base64
 import json
 
-def signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem: str, username: str, domain: str, port: int,path: str, https: bool, messageBodyJson: {}) -> str:
+def signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem: str, username: str, domain: str, \
+                    port: int,path: str, \
+                    https: bool, messageBodyJson: {}) -> str:
     """Returns a raw signature string that can be plugged into a header and
     used to verify the authenticity of an HTTP transmission.
     """
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ def signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem: str, username: str, domain: str, port: int,pa
     if not messageBodyJson:
         headers = {'host': domain}
     else:
-        bodyDigest = base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJson.encode()).digest())
+        bodyDigest = \
+            base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJson.encode()).digest())
         headers = {'host': domain, 'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}'}        
     privateKeyPem = RSA.import_key(privateKeyPem)
     headers.update({
@@ -59,7 +62,9 @@ def signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem: str, username: str, domain: str, port: int,pa
         [f'{k}="{v}"' for k, v in signatureDict.items()])
     return signatureHeader
 
-def createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,path: str,https: bool,withDigest: bool,messageBodyJson: {}) -> {}:
+def createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int, \
+                       path: str,https: bool,withDigest: bool, \
+                       messageBodyJson: {}) -> {}:
     headerDomain=domain
 
     if port!=80 and port!=443:
@@ -69,15 +74,19 @@ def createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,pa
         headers = {'host': headerDomain}
     else:
         messageBodyJsonStr=json.dumps(messageBodyJson)
-        bodyDigest = base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest())
+        bodyDigest = \
+            base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest())
         headers = {'host': headerDomain, 'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}'}        
     path='/inbox'
-    signatureHeader = signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, username, domain, port, path, https, None)
+    signatureHeader = signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, username, domain, port, \
+                                      path, https, None)
     headers['signature'] = signatureHeader
     headers['Content-type'] = 'application/json'
     return headers
 
-def verifyPostHeaders(https: bool, publicKeyPem: str, headers: dict, path: str, GETmethod: bool, messageBodyJsonStr: str) -> bool:
+def verifyPostHeaders(https: bool, publicKeyPem: str, headers: dict, \
+                      path: str, GETmethod: bool, \
+                      messageBodyJsonStr: str) -> bool:
     """Returns true or false depending on if the key that we plugged in here
     validates against the headers, method, and path.
     publicKeyPem - the public key from an rsa key pair
@@ -111,7 +120,8 @@ def verifyPostHeaders(https: bool, publicKeyPem: str, headers: dict, path: str,
             signedHeaderList.append(
                 f'(request-target): {method.lower()} {path}')
         elif signedHeader == 'digest':
-            bodyDigest = base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest())
+            bodyDigest = \
+                base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest())
             signedHeaderList.append(f'digest: SHA-256={bodyDigest}')
         else:
             signedHeaderList.append(
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 852bf609..8164c9a9 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -42,44 +42,10 @@ def inboxPermittedMessage(domain: str,messageJson: {},federationList: []) -> boo
 
     return True
 
-def receivePublicMessage(message: {}) -> bool:
-    print("TODO")
-
-def validPublishedDate(published):
+def validPublishedDate(published) -> bool:
     currTime=datetime.datetime.utcnow()
     pubDate=datetime.datetime.strptime(published,"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
     daysSincePublished = (currTime - pubTime).days
     if daysSincePublished>30:
         return False
     return True
-
-def receiveMessage(message: {},baseDir: str):
-    if not message.get('type'):
-        return
-    if message['type']!='Create':
-        return
-    if not message.get('published'):
-        return
-    # is the message too old?
-    if not validPublishedDate(message['published']):
-        return
-    if not message.get('to'):
-        return
-    if not message.get('id'):
-        return
-    for recipient in message['to']:
-        if recipient.endswith('/activitystreams#Public'):
-            receivePublicMessage(message)
-            continue
-        
-        username=''
-        domain=''
-        messageId=message['id'].replace('/','_')
-        handle=username.lower()+'@'+domain.lower()
-        if not os.path.isdir(baseDir+'/accounts/'+handle):
-            os.mkdir(baseDir+'/accounts/'+handle)
-        if not os.path.isdir(baseDir+'/accounts/'+handle+'/inbox'):
-            os.mkdir(baseDir+'/accounts/'+handle+'/inbox')
-            filename=baseDir+'/accounts/'+handle+'/inbox/'+messageId+'.json'
-            with open(filename, 'w') as fp:
-                commentjson.dump(personJson, fp, indent=4, sort_keys=False)
diff --git a/like.py b/like.py
index 0d276f23..15141478 100644
--- a/like.py
+++ b/like.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import json
 import commentjson
 from utils import urlPermitted
 
-def like(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str,domain: str,port: int,toUrl: str,ccUrl: str,https: bool,objectUrl: str,saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
+def like(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str,domain: str,port: int, \
+         toUrl: str,ccUrl: str,https: bool,objectUrl: str,saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
     """Creates a like
     Typically toUrl will be a followers collection
     and ccUrl might be a specific person whose post was liked
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ def like(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str,domain: str,port: int,toU
         # TODO update likes collection
     return newLike
 
-def likePost(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str, domain: str, port: int, https: bool, likeUsername: str, likeDomain: str, likePort: int, likeStatusNumber: int, likeHttps: bool,saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
+def likePost(baseDir: str,federationList: [], \
+             username: str, domain: str, port: int, https: bool, \n
+             likeUsername: str, likeDomain: str, likePort: int, likeHttps: bool, \n
+             likeStatusNumber: int,saveToFile: bool) -> {}:
     """Likes a given status post
     """
     prefix='https'
diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index f745a3b5..3e911d60 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ def generateRSAKey() -> (str,str):
     publicKeyPem = key.publickey().exportKey("PEM").decode("utf-8")
     return privateKeyPem,publicKeyPem
 
-def createPerson(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bool, saveToFile: bool) -> (str,str,{},{}):
+def createPerson(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int, \
+                 https: bool, saveToFile: bool) -> (str,str,{},{}):
     """Returns the private key, public key, actor and webfinger endpoint
     """
     prefix='https'
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ def createPerson(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bool, s
         prefix='http'
 
     privateKeyPem,publicKeyPem=generateRSAKey()
-    webfingerEndpoint=createWebfingerEndpoint(username,domain,port,https,publicKeyPem)
+    webfingerEndpoint= \
+        createWebfingerEndpoint(username,domain,port,https,publicKeyPem)
     if saveToFile:
         storeWebfingerEndpoint(username,domain,baseDir,webfingerEndpoint)
 
@@ -140,7 +142,10 @@ def personKeyLookup(domain: str,path: str,baseDir: str) -> str:
 def personLookup(domain: str,path: str,baseDir: str) -> {}:
     """Lookup the person for an given username
     """
-    notPersonLookup=['/inbox','/outbox','/outboxarchive','/followers','/following','/featured','.png','.jpg','.gif','.mpv','#main-key','/main-key']
+    notPersonLookup=['/inbox','/outbox','/outboxarchive', \
+                     '/followers','/following','/featured', \
+                     '.png','.jpg','.gif','.mpv', \
+                     '#main-key','/main-key']
     for ending in notPersonLookup:        
         if path.endswith(ending):
             return None
@@ -164,7 +169,8 @@ def personLookup(domain: str,path: str,baseDir: str) -> {}:
         personJson=commentjson.load(fp)
     return personJson
 
-def personOutboxJson(baseDir: str,domain: str,port: int,path: str,https: bool,noOfItems: int) -> []:
+def personOutboxJson(baseDir: str,domain: str,port: int,path: str, \
+                     https: bool,noOfItems: int) -> []:
     """Obtain the outbox feed for the given person
     """
     if not '/outbox' in path:
@@ -198,9 +204,11 @@ def personOutboxJson(baseDir: str,domain: str,port: int,path: str,https: bool,no
         return None
     if not validUsername(username):
         return None
-    return createOutbox(baseDir,username,domain,port,https,noOfItems,headerOnly,pageNumber)
+    return createOutbox(baseDir,username,domain,port,https, \
+                        noOfItems,headerOnly,pageNumber)
 
-def setPreferredUsername(baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, preferredName: str) -> bool:
+def setPreferredUsername(baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, \
+                         preferredName: str) -> bool:
     if len(preferredName)>32:
         return False
     handle=username.lower()+'@'+domain.lower()
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 84834e75..f80ac181 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ def getPersonPubKey(session,personUrl: str,personCache: {}) -> str:
     storePersonInCache(personUrl,personJson,personCache)
     return pubKey
 
-def getPosts(session,outboxUrl: str,maxPosts: int,maxMentions: int,maxEmoji: int,maxAttachments: int,federationList: [],personCache: {}) -> {}:
+def getPosts(session,outboxUrl: str,maxPosts: int,maxMentions: int, \
+             maxEmoji: int,maxAttachments: int,federationList: [], \
+             personCache: {}) -> {}:
     personPosts={}
     if not outboxUrl:
         return personPosts
@@ -234,7 +236,10 @@ def deleteAllPosts(username: str, domain: str,baseDir: str) -> None:
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
             
-def createPostBase(baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int,toUrl: str, ccUrl: str, https: bool, content: str, followersOnly: bool, saveToFile: bool, inReplyTo=None, inReplyToAtomUri=None, subject=None) -> {}:
+def createPostBase(baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int, \
+                   toUrl: str, ccUrl: str, https: bool, content: str, \
+                   followersOnly: bool, saveToFile: bool, \
+                   inReplyTo=None, inReplyToAtomUri=None, subject=None) -> {}:
     """Creates a message
     """
     prefix='https'
@@ -308,21 +313,29 @@ def createPostBase(baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int,toUrl: str
             commentjson.dump(newPost, fp, indent=4, sort_keys=False)
     return newPost
 
-def createPublicPost(baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int,https: bool, content: str, followersOnly: bool, saveToFile: bool, inReplyTo=None, inReplyToAtomUri=None, subject=None) -> {}:
+def createPublicPost(baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int,https: bool, \
+                     content: str, followersOnly: bool, saveToFile: bool, \
+                     inReplyTo=None, inReplyToAtomUri=None, subject=None) -> {}:
     """Public post to the outbox
     """
     prefix='https'
     if not https:
         prefix='http'
-    return createPostBase(baseDir,username, domain, port,'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public', prefix+'://'+domain+'/users/'+username+'/followers', https, content, followersOnly, saveToFile, inReplyTo, inReplyToAtomUri, subject)
+    return createPostBase(baseDir,username, domain, port, \
+                          'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public', \
+                          prefix+'://'+domain+'/users/'+username+'/followers', \
+                          https, content, followersOnly, saveToFile, \
+                          inReplyTo, inReplyToAtomUri, subject)
 
-def threadSendPost(session,postJsonObject: {},federationList: [],inboxUrl: str,baseDir: str,signatureHeaderJson: {},postLog: []) -> None:
+def threadSendPost(session,postJsonObject: {},federationList: [],inboxUrl: str, \
+                   baseDir: str,signatureHeaderJson: {},postLog: []) -> None:
     """Sends a post with exponential backoff
     """
     tries=0
     backoffTime=60
     for attempt in range(20):
-        postResult = postJson(session,postJsonObject,federationList,inboxUrl,signatureHeaderJson)
+        postResult = postJson(session,postJsonObject,federationList, \
+                              inboxUrl,signatureHeaderJson)
         if postResult:
             postLog.append(postJsonObject['published']+' '+postResult+'\n')
             # keep the length of the log finite
@@ -339,7 +352,12 @@ def threadSendPost(session,postJsonObject: {},federationList: [],inboxUrl: str,b
         time.sleep(backoffTime)
         backoffTime *= 2
 
-def sendPost(session,baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int, toUsername: str, toDomain: str, toPort: int, cc: str, https: bool, content: str, followersOnly: bool, saveToFile: bool, federationList: [], sendThreads: [], postLog: [], cachedWebfingers: {},personCache: {},inReplyTo=None, inReplyToAtomUri=None, subject=None) -> int:
+def sendPost(session,baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int, \
+             toUsername: str, toDomain: str, toPort: int, cc: str, \
+             https: bool, content: str, followersOnly: bool, \
+             saveToFile: bool, federationList: [], sendThreads: [], \
+             postLog: [], cachedWebfingers: {},personCache: {}, \
+             inReplyTo=None, inReplyToAtomUri=None, subject=None) -> int:
     """Post to another inbox
     """
     prefix='https'
@@ -359,7 +377,8 @@ def sendPost(session,baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int, toUsern
         return 1
 
     # get the actor inbox for the To handle
-    inboxUrl,pubKeyId,pubKey,toPersonId = getPersonBox(session,wfRequest,personCache,'inbox')
+    inboxUrl,pubKeyId,pubKey,toPersonId = \
+        getPersonBox(session,wfRequest,personCache,'inbox')
     if not inboxUrl:
         return 2
     if not pubKey:
@@ -367,7 +386,11 @@ def sendPost(session,baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int, toUsern
     if not toPersonId:
         return 4
 
-    postJsonObject=createPostBase(baseDir,username,domain,port,toPersonId,cc,https,content,followersOnly,saveToFile,inReplyTo,inReplyToAtomUri,subject)
+    postJsonObject=createPostBase(baseDir,username,domain,port, \
+                                  toPersonId,cc,https,content, \
+                                  followersOnly,saveToFile, \
+                                  inReplyTo,inReplyToAtomUri, \
+                                  subject)
 
     # get the senders private key
     privateKeyPem=getPersonKey(username,domain,baseDir,'private')
@@ -375,18 +398,26 @@ def sendPost(session,baseDir: str,username: str, domain: str, port: int, toUsern
         return 5
 
     # construct the http header
-    signatureHeaderJson = createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem, username, domain, port, '/inbox', https, withDigest, postJsonObject)
+    signatureHeaderJson = \
+        createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem, username, domain, port, \
+                           '/inbox', https, withDigest, postJsonObject)
 
     # Keep the number of threads being used small
     while len(sendThreads)>10:
         sendThreads[0].kill()
         sendThreads.pop(0)
-    thr = threadWithTrace(target=threadSendPost,args=(session,postJsonObject.copy(),federationList,inboxUrl,baseDir,signatureHeaderJson.copy(),postLog),daemon=True)
+    thr = threadWithTrace(target=threadSendPost,args=(session, \
+                                                      postJsonObject.copy(), \
+                                                      federationList, \
+                                                      inboxUrl,baseDir, \
+                                                      signatureHeaderJson.copy(), \
+                                                      postLog),daemon=True)
     sendThreads.append(thr)
     thr.start()
     return 0
 
-def createOutbox(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bool,itemsPerPage: int,headerOnly: bool,pageNumber=None) -> {}:
+def createOutbox(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bool, \
+                 itemsPerPage: int,headerOnly: bool,pageNumber=None) -> {}:
     """Constructs the outbox feed
     """
     prefix='https'
@@ -484,7 +515,8 @@ def createOutbox(baseDir: str,username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bool,it
         return outboxHeader
     return outboxItems
 
-def archivePosts(username: str,domain: str,baseDir: str,maxPostsInOutbox=256) -> None:
+def archivePosts(username: str,domain: str,baseDir: str, \
+                 maxPostsInOutbox=256) -> None:
     """Retain a maximum number of posts within the outbox
     Move any others to an archive directory
     """
diff --git a/webfinger.py b/webfinger.py
index 9402c5c5..30208cc5 100644
--- a/webfinger.py
+++ b/webfinger.py
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ def parseHandle(handle: str) -> (str,str):
     if '.' not in handle:
         return None, None
     if '/@' in handle:
-        domain, username = handle.replace('https://','').replace('http://','').split('/@')
+        domain, username = \
+            handle.replace('https://','').replace('http://','').split('/@')
     else:
         if '/users/' in handle:
-            domain, username = handle.replace('https://','').replace('http://','').split('/users/')
+            domain, username = \
+                handle.replace('https://','').replace('http://','').split('/users/')
         else:
             if '@' in handle:
                 username, domain = handle.split('@')
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ def generateMagicKey(publicKeyPem) -> str:
     pubexp = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(number.long_to_bytes(privkey.e)).decode("utf-8")
     return f"data:application/magic-public-key,RSA.{mod}.{pubexp}"
 
-def storeWebfingerEndpoint(username: str,domain: str,baseDir: str,wfJson: {}) -> bool:
+def storeWebfingerEndpoint(username: str,domain: str,baseDir: str, \
+                           wfJson: {}) -> bool:
     """Stores webfinger endpoint for a user to a file
     """
     handle=username+'@'+domain
@@ -79,7 +82,8 @@ def storeWebfingerEndpoint(username: str,domain: str,baseDir: str,wfJson: {}) ->
         commentjson.dump(wfJson, fp, indent=4, sort_keys=False)
     return True
 
-def createWebfingerEndpoint(username: str,domain: str,port: int,https: bool,publicKeyPem) -> {}:
+def createWebfingerEndpoint(username: str,domain: str,port: int, \
+                            https: bool,publicKeyPem) -> {}:
     """Creates a webfinger endpoint for a user
     """
     prefix='https'