diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index d114ad04..ea98c88e 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from inbox import inboxPermittedMessage
 from inbox import inboxMessageHasParams
 from inbox import runInboxQueue
 from inbox import savePostToInboxQueue
+from inbox import populateReplies
 from follow import getFollowingFeed
 from follow import outboxUndoFollow
 from follow import sendFollowRequest
@@ -889,9 +890,11 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                             self.server.session= \
                                                 createSession(self.server.domain,self.server.port,self.server.useTor)
                                         self._set_headers('text/html',cookie)
+                                        print('----------------------------------------------------')
+                                        pprint(repliesJson)
                                         self.wfile.write(htmlPostReplies(self.server.baseDir, \
                                                                          self.server.session, \
-                                                                         self.server.webfingerCache, \
+                                                                         self.server.cachedWebfingers, \
                                                                          self.server.personCache, \
                                                                          nickname, \
                                                                          self.server.domain, \
@@ -974,7 +977,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                         self._set_headers('text/html',cookie)
                                         self.wfile.write(htmlPostReplies(self.server.baseDir, \
                                                                          self.server.session, \
-                                                                         self.server.webfingerCache, \
+                                                                         self.server.cachedWebfingers, \
                                                                          self.server.personCache, \
                                                                          nickname, \
                                                                          self.server.domain, \
@@ -1459,7 +1462,15 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                          fields['replyTo'], fields['replyTo'],fields['subject'])
                     if messageJson:
                         self.postToNickname=nickname
-                        if self._postToOutbox(messageJson):
+                        result=self._postToOutbox(messageJson)
+                        print('_postToOutbox ********************************************** '+str(result))
+                        populateReplies(self.server.baseDir, \
+                                        self.server.httpPrefix, \
+                                        self.server.domainFull, \
+                                        messageJson, \
+                                        self.server.maxReplies, \
+                                        self.server.debug)
+                        if result:
                             return 1
                         else:
                             return -1
@@ -1476,6 +1487,12 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     if messageJson:
                         self.postToNickname=nickname
                         if self._postToOutbox(messageJson):
+                            populateReplies(self.server.baseDir, \
+                                            self.server.httpPrefix, \
+                                            self.server.domain, \
+                                            messageJson, \
+                                            self.server.maxReplies, \
+                                            self.server.debug)
                             return 1
                         else:
                             return -1
@@ -1492,6 +1509,12 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     if messageJson:
                         self.postToNickname=nickname
                         if self._postToOutbox(messageJson):
+                            populateReplies(self.server.baseDir, \
+                                            self.server.httpPrefix, \
+                                            self.server.domain, \
+                                            messageJson, \
+                                            self.server.maxReplies, \
+                                            self.server.debug)
                             return 1
                         else:
                             return -1
@@ -1508,6 +1531,12 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     if messageJson:
                         self.postToNickname=nickname
                         if self._postToOutbox(messageJson):
+                            populateReplies(self.server.baseDir, \
+                                            self.server.httpPrefix, \
+                                            self.server.domain, \
+                                            messageJson, \
+                                            self.server.maxReplies, \
+                                            self.server.debug)
                             return 1
                         else:
                             return -1
@@ -2271,6 +2300,7 @@ def runDaemon(instanceId,clientToServer: bool, \
     httpd.maxImageSize=10*1024*1024
     httpd.allowDeletion=allowDeletion
     httpd.lastLoginTime=0
+    httpd.maxReplies=maxReplies
     httpd.salts={}
     httpd.tokens={}
     httpd.tokensLookup={}
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index a89ff8a4..702f2327 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -812,51 +812,67 @@ def populateReplies(baseDir :str,httpPrefix :str,domain :str, \
     """Updates the list of replies for a post on this domain if 
     a reply to it arrives
     """
+    print("Test1")
     if not messageJson.get('id'):
         return False
+    print("Test2")
     if not messageJson.get('object'):
         return False
+    print("Test3")
     if not isinstance(messageJson['object'], dict):
         return False
+    print("Test4")
     if not messageJson['object'].get('inReplyTo'):
         return False
+    print("Test5")
     if not messageJson['object'].get('to'):
         return False
+    print("Test6")
     replyTo=messageJson['object']['inReplyTo']
     if debug:
         print('DEBUG: post contains a reply')
+    print("Test7")
     # is this a reply to a post on this domain?
     if not replyTo.startswith(httpPrefix+'://'+domain+'/'):
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: post is a reply to another not on this domain')
+            print(replyTo)
+            print('Expected: '+httpPrefix+'://'+domain+'/')
         return False
+    print("Test8")
     replyToNickname=getNicknameFromActor(replyTo)
     if not replyToNickname:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: no nickname found for '+replyTo)
         return False
+    print("Test9")
     replyToDomain,replyToPort=getDomainFromActor(replyTo)
     if not replyToDomain:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: no domain found for '+replyTo)
         return False
+    print("Test10")
     postFilename=locatePost(baseDir,replyToNickname,replyToDomain,replyTo)
     if not postFilename:
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: post may have expired - '+replyTo)
         return False    
+    print("Test11")
     # populate a text file containing the ids of replies
     postRepliesFilename=postFilename.replace('.json','.replies')
     messageId=messageJson['id'].replace('/activity','')
     if os.path.isfile(postRepliesFilename):
         numLines = sum(1 for line in open(postRepliesFilename))
-        if numlines>maxReplies:
+        print("Test12 "+str(numLines))
+        if numLines>maxReplies:
             return False
+        print("Test13")
         if messageId not in open(postRepliesFilename).read():
             repliesFile=open(postRepliesFilename, "a")
             repliesFile.write(messageId+'\n')
             repliesFile.close()
     else:
+        print("Test14")
         repliesFile=open(postRepliesFilename, "w")
         repliesFile.write(messageId+'\n')
         repliesFile.close()
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index d7433cce..01f079ca 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1232,6 +1232,8 @@ def createBoxBase(baseDir: str,boxname: str, \
     postsCtr=0
     postsInPersonInbox=os.listdir(boxDir)
     for postFilename in postsInPersonInbox:
+        if not postFilename.endswith('.json'):
+            continue
         # extract the status number
         statusNumber=getStatusNumberFromPostFilename(postFilename)
         if statusNumber: